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Subject:Demographics of Tech Writers From:Gwen Barnes <gwen -dot- barnes -at- MUSTANG -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 27 Oct 1995 15:13:15 GMT
Lois asks:
-> In the tech writing field is it generally considered more desirable to
-> entrench oneself within a company for the long haul or to work toward total
-> self-employment?
It all depends on the person. Having done the self-employment route in
another line of business, I'd rather be working for someone else doing
what I enjoy. It gives me the freedom I'm looking for -- freedom from
having to deal with accounting, marketing my services, collecting
accounts, and so on. I'm lucky -- I work for a great company where I can
play a meaningful part in the development of some really cool products.
I pick up a paycheck twice a month, and someone else gets to deal with
the business aspects of the job. Perfect.
