Grumpy Pants

[Heikki Raudaskoski]

Elaine,

Massachusetts is surely a better bet than the Oulu Province,
technicalwriterwise. Good luck, you jane of all trades.

Until four weeks ago, I did tech writing for R&D (requirements,
func specs, use cases etc) and end users alike.

All by sudden IT managers all over Oulu have started to think
that they or their subordinate programmers, engineers or
marketing people can take care of every imaginable kind of
writing by themselves. As to my company, I'd especially love
to see the end-user stuff (manuals etc.) they produce now.
In what they think is good English.

But Rich - nothing can get you out of NYC, I presume. Don't
forget to leave some banana dessert for breakfast.


T. Heikki

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009, Elaine Bell wrote:

> Thanks, everybody, for all your good wishes and sympathy.  I usually do
> technical writing--translating the arcana of IT, engineering, medicine into
> plain language for normally-competent readers/users.  But I also do
> marketing writing, including ads, brochures, manuals, newsletters, etc.  You
> name it; I've probably written it!  I'm moving back to Massachusetts in the
> next few weeks and would love to find work there--I'll probably be living in
> Worcester/Metro West... easy commute to Boston/Cambridge.
>
> On 10/14/09, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > That's awful.....I believe in a guaranteed job like health care for all!...
> > (yes, I know, I know)
> >
> > What are you looking for? Ask us all for help, both of you. The books say
> > that oblique connections might work better than all those you already know
> > in your field....
> >
> > --- On Wed, 10/14/09, Elaine Bell <elainemmbell at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Elaine Bell <elainemmbell at gmail.com>
> > > Subject: Re: Grumpy Pants
> > > To: "rich" <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
> > > Cc: "?pynchon-l at waste.org?" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> > > Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 2:06 PM
> > > I've been out of work since January
> > > 2008!  It is horribly frustrating, scary and diminishing...
> > > you have my sympathy!
> > >
> > >
> > > On 10/10/09, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > maybe i'm too
> > > grumpy--lost my freaking job yesterday. laid off twice
> > > in the last three years-does sour one's outlook
> > >
> > >
> > > but the lady of the house has frozen chocolate-covered
> > > bananas for
> > > dessert tonight at least
> > >
> > > rich
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Elaine M.M. Bell, Writer
> > > 585.218.9583
> > > Have Laptop/Will Travel
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Elaine M.M. Bell, Writer
> 585.218.9583
> Have Laptop/Will Travel
>