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I'm
reposting this survey because response has been light so far, perhaps
due to the holidays. Questions 7 is new.
Please send your responses to me at: shirlchester -at- yahoo -dot- com -dot- I will
post a summary of responses on the 10th.
I want to find out about the techwriting telecommuting experiences of
others. Please tell me how it worked for you by responding to these
questions and adding anything of interest that I have omitted. If you
know of a telecommuting techwr positions available now, please include
that
information.
1. When and where did you live and to where did you telecommute?
2. How did you get the telecommuting job?
3. Did you work off-site only, or both on- and off-site?
4. If you worked both on- and off-site, what were the relative
amounts of time and what were the circumstances for each?
5. Were you contract or captive?
6. What was your income and how did it compare with on-site income at
that time and place?
7. What, if any, additional software or hardware required to support
your telecommuting?
8. What did I forget to ask? Please add your comments.
Thanks!
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