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Subject:Re: Not sure I agree with this From:Laura Lemay <lemay -at- lauralemay -dot- com> To:"Cardimon, Craig" <ccardimon -at- M-S-G -dot- com> Date:Wed, 13 Nov 2013 10:17:14 -0800
The original article did not claim technical writing was stress-free. It called it one of the top ten least stressful jobs.
There is a corresponding top ten most stressful jobs, which includes the military, and firemen.
I've had a lot of horribly stressful tech writing jobs, but I am not defusing bombs in Afghanistan. Perspective.
Laura
On Nov 13, 2013, at 9:03 AM, Cardimon, Craig wrote:
> I would call that stress (isn't everything stress?). But I would also call it opportunity. It's all in how you handle the challenges.
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> "... people who don't like stress ..."
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> Is it somehow not stress when the SME for your doc update tells you, "Sorry, I not allowed to talk to you any more. I'm on another project now.
> You'll have to get your info from Joe Newguy," and Joe knows nothing about the project except what he's been reading in the existing version that you're trying to rewrite?
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