Norrsken
self murderer
- Joined
- Nov 27, 2015
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- MBTI Type
- ENFJ
- Instinctual Variant
- sx/so
Hello, I have a few questions about a career in technical writing. I first heard about this in the year 2012 or 2013 when I was a member of another MBTI forum, when I spoke with a fellow INFP and her career in technical writing. She said she really enjoys the challenges, the rewards, and how she exercises her love of writing in a way that still puts the bread on her table, so to speak. I was very intrigued but only ever thought of it on a rare passing over the next couple of years while I was in college. I ended up studying to become an administrative assistant, and I am now a receptionist at a bank. I don't really mind it, in a way, though perhaps my current job within that particular organization does not fit me very well. I won't get into it.
I just took a career quiz from the website Sokanu, and one of the top results was technical writing. I definitely enjoy writing as a hobby, and it was and still is a passion of mines. When everything else in my life crumbles apart, writing was there to get me through life. I do know the imagery of the starving artist, though, so I feared making a terrible mistake when I was in school and decided to take a regular kind of career instead. As it turns out, I might not be happy with the choices I've made and wished I was more bolder and unafraid when I was younger. But I suppose its better late than never. Now, before I type out an entire article and tire you out, I'll go ahead with the questions now:
Thank you so much in advanced!
I just took a career quiz from the website Sokanu, and one of the top results was technical writing. I definitely enjoy writing as a hobby, and it was and still is a passion of mines. When everything else in my life crumbles apart, writing was there to get me through life. I do know the imagery of the starving artist, though, so I feared making a terrible mistake when I was in school and decided to take a regular kind of career instead. As it turns out, I might not be happy with the choices I've made and wished I was more bolder and unafraid when I was younger. But I suppose its better late than never. Now, before I type out an entire article and tire you out, I'll go ahead with the questions now:
- Are you a technical writer? Or know somebody who is? If so, what is your or their job like on a day to day basis?
- What is your employer like? What about your work colleagues?
- Are you able to telecommute from home? (This is also a dream of mine: Working from the comfort of my own home.)
- Would you say that the salary range is very satisfactory?
- What are the educational requirements? Is it possible to break into this type of career without a traditional degree to back you up?
- What is the best thing about your career? What about the worst?
- Do you feel that you are able to exercise a level of creativity in the work that you do? Or does it all feel very dry?
Thank you so much in advanced!
