Taken from my One Man Writes blog focussing on my work in Technical Communications.
Anti-career advice
A few years ago I moved from permanent salaried jobs to contracting. Ostensibly it was a shot in the dark as I needed a job, any job, at the time,…
Work
Amongst the many internet trends - the commercialisation of happiness, the quasi-religion of productivity approaches - there is one phrase that makes…
I am Dolly Parton
This post is brought to you by the Dolly Parton song 'Nine to Five'. You're welcome (hey, it's been stuck in my head for days now, just thought I'd…
Professional Pride
My official job title is Product Operations Manager. I'm still not quite sure what that means as the role is still fairly new to me, and to the…
House of Cards: What can I learn?
Fear not, I am a fan of House of Cards so there are no spoilers here, a fair spattering of melodrama perhaps but that's all mine and, for what it's…
If I wasn’t doing this
What would I be doing? When people ask me, if you could do anything, what job would you do? Well, I tend to flippantly respond by saying that…
Insomnia
I've had insomnia on and off for years but in the last year or so it's started to occur more frequently. I'm starting to figure it out though and…
The Best Google Reader alternative
It was only back in December that I pondered this but with the news that Google Reader is to shut down I find myself revisiting some of those…
Everything Changes
A new year, a fresh challenge. I've been working in the Technical Communications field my entire career. From those first days, stumbling my way…
Going Global
One of the challenges the team will face this year is how to coordinate the creation of product documentation with geographically dispersed…