Re: Need Professional Advice

["Porrello, Leonard" <leonard -dot- porrello -at- COMPAQ -dot- COM>]

I have no advice but would like to exhort respondents to respond on-line. A
friend is in a similar situation, and I'd like to know of how it might be
resolved.

Leonard Porrello
Compaq, Telecom Solutions Division
Pubs, Omaha
402.384.7390


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kimberly
> Sent: Monday, August 24, 1998 9:41 PM
> To:   TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject:      Need Professional Advice
>
> I need professional advice.
>
> Today I started a new tech writing contract, a six months-to-perm term.
>
> I have found, today, that I think I misunderstood the nature of the system
> I would be documenting; it's also probable that the client overestimated
> my
> knowledge of the industry in question (manufacturing, inventory control,
> financial tracking, etc.).
>
> In any case, I hate this job. I have no desire to continue working on
> mainframe systems, and I am completely out of my depth regarding the
> financial/manufacturing knowledge.
>
> My question is: What do I do? How can I gracefully back out of the
> contract, while preserving the reputation of me and my employer? How long
> should I "give it a try" until I make my final decision? (My instincts are
> very strong on this, but in fairness, I haven't given it a reasonable try
> yet.)
>
> Please advise. Offline would probably be better.

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