TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Not for that long a time, but I've had the same sort of thing happen. Ask them if there's any chance of putting in overtime before the shutdown to make up some of the difference.
> From: Karen <ekarenski-techwrl -at- yahoo -dot- com>
> Subject: Christmas Surprise--Company Closed for 2 Weeks
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 1:37 AM
> I started a W2 contracting job a few months ago. The agency
> is out of state, but the job is local. At that time, I was
> given a list of holidays, etc.
>
> Now, I got a little surprise--I found out the company shuts
> down for 2 weeks during Christmas.I'm so frustrated
> since I only figured (financially) on 3 days.
>
> I know there's not much I can do about it, but I am
> pretty upset with the agency for waiting so long to tell me
> and not revealing this upfront.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this?
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring
> and publishing
> solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor,
> Microsoft Word or
> HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed
> manuals.
>http://www.doctohelp.com
>
> Help & Manual 5: The complete help authoring tool for
> individual
> authors and teams. Professional power, intuitive interface.
> Write
> once, publish to 8 formats. Multi-user authoring and
> version control! http://www.helpandmanual.com/
>
> ---
> You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as
> klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com -dot-
>
> To unsubscribe send a blank email to
> techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> or visit
>http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/klhra%40yahoo.com
>
>
> To subscribe, send a blank email to
> techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>
> Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
>http://www.techwr-l.com/ for more resources and info.
>
> Please move off-topic discussions to the Chat list, at:
>http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/listinfo/techwr-l-chat
ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing
solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or
HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. http://www.doctohelp.com
Help & Manual 5: The complete help authoring tool for individual
authors and teams. Professional power, intuitive interface. Write
once, publish to 8 formats. Multi-user authoring and version control! http://www.helpandmanual.com/
---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-