Monthly Archives: March 2012

“Bring Me a Rock”

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

The game runs something like this: Someone you work for asks you to bring them a rock—that’s all—just a rock. Eager to please, you go out into the yard and find the largest, most promising rock you think might suit … Continue reading →

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Work Styles

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

As I mentioned in my last post, I’m in the process of transferring my work to another writer. My replacement, a lady whose writing I admire greatly, has a very different work style from mine. Actually, let me modify that: my … Continue reading →

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Transitions

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

I am in the process of switching from one NASA customer to another. This means training my replacement to do what I was doing. As it happens, this is an amicable transition–I’m moving on to another part of NASA by … Continue reading →

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Web Marketing

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

As I’ve absorbed the wonders of this-here internet thing, I’ve tried to understand how it ebbs and flows. In some ways, marketing on the internet is a combination of mass marketing (one message to rule them all), hyper-customization (content customized … Continue reading →

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Alternate Lines of Work

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

A couple weeks ago, I wrote a piece on alternative fields of business for technical communicators. That’s all well and good, but what I really wanted to write about–and what I shall try to write about now–are alternative jobs for … Continue reading →

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