Re: Anonymous: Burnout, advancement and career changing

[Anonymous <anonymous -at- techwhirl -dot- com>]

Sorry about the previous post, Connie failed to complete all the copy &
paste operations required!

Anonymous 2 writes:

I feel similar. In the last four years I have worked in six tech
writing roles for as many industries. Just when I got settled with the
technology and products, something happened to the company so I was no
longer required. No fault of my own. I work hard.

It upsets me that I haven't ever had time to develop a specialist's
knowledge about the products or the tools, but that's just the way the
cards fell.

Even now I am working on a giant project whose timelines are making
many of us ill. The technology platform is completely new to everyone,
including the company itself, and we cannot predict the outcome
because of it. I am spread so thin between different tasks: the
variety excites me, but now it's stressing me out.

So yes, I think this is unusal, but I also think it's more common in
our industry. After all, we're cutting edge, aren't we?

On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Lauren <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net> wrote:

> On 1/18/2012 1:26 PM, Anon wrote:
>
>> I am interested in hearing from people who made a career change, but might
>> still be on this list.
>>
>
> I began technical writing in 1991 and now I'm pursuing law.  I graduated
> law school last year and I'm in bar review now.  This ain't easy.  I have
> also started following my passions and I have built web sites to support
> them.  I received some financial support from followers of my sites, but I
> do not have the time to devote to the sites like I want because of bar
> review.
>
>
>  How did you identify your new field, how did you market yourself?
>>
>
> I participate in email lists and lobbying on behalf of animal owners and
> animal enterprise.  Animal rights corporations, like HSUS and PeTA are
> lobbying for laws that restrict animal ownership and agriculture.  They
> brand their campaigns as "animal protection" and "animal welfare," but the
> result of their actions is very detrimental to animals.
>
> Since I care very much about animals, I have decided to devote my future
> law career to helping them and their owners.  Two of my web sites depict
> this, but those sites are off-line until I can complete them and promote
> them properly.  The web sites can also serve as examples of my work.
>
> Following my passions gives me the opportunity to write, which is what I
> love to do, and to advocate, ask anyone who knows me about that.
>
>
>  I have many skills, a brand new digital media degree,
>>  but am having a hard time separating myself from the writing role since
>> I've done it for so long.  I'm interested also in those who left and then
>> returned to the field.  Why did you come back?
>>
>
> Writing never left me, so I have never left writing.  Until I get my law
> license, I am still a technical communicator.
>
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