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Maybe it's not time for a career change per se.
Instead, maybe it's time for a title change!
For instance, we have a person here who is a "business systems analyst,"
and I'd estimate that he spends 85% of his time composing technical
documentation.
Granted, he's not writing user guides or help documentation, but if the
umbrella of technical writing includes grant writing (as indicated by a
previous Techwr-L discussion), then SURELY the process flows and data
flows composed by my colleague are considered technical writing as well.
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From: techwr-l-bounces+vincent -dot- latella=saic -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
[mailto:techwr-l-bounces+vincent -dot- latella=saic -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On
Behalf Of Keith Hood
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 2:16 PM
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: Sr Tech Writer job?
Sounds like it's time for the person who posted that job listing to have
a reality check.
I think it's getting to be time for all of us to have a career change -
farmer. The way this economy is going, I figure we all better start
planting gardens, just in case.
--- On Wed, 12/17/08, Peter Neilson <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net> wrote:
> From: Peter Neilson <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net>
> Subject: Sr Tech Writer job?
> To: "techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
> Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 1:52 PM
> Just found one listed, requires HS diploma, pays $19/hr.
> It's over 150
> miles from my home. It's career-change time, isn't
> it?
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