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« on: March 24, 2005, 09:33:31 pm » |
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I hear you. I'm a Word Processor, and love what I do. But thanks to the increased ease of computer usage (which is lovely, really) the workload is feast or famine, and the famines have been more frequent as people type their own stuff, etc. Hence, the string of layoffs/temp jobs that didn't last for me. I'm working for a small company right now. Out of 60-some employees, there are 2 that will not touch a computer, and the rest are pretty savvy. Many still dictate documents on tape or handwrite them, though, since as they say, I type much faster than they do! (BTW you're lucky you can use the downtime to brush up your skills--at this company they really want you to "look busy" - and that doesn't mean playing around with Pagemaker even!)
I'm looking to go into Desktop publishing, myself, as I want to do something that is more creative and perhaps pays a bit more. I think it is to an Admin's benefit to learn programs that are still beyond the average user's reach, such as Pagemaker and Photoshop. I'd say if you can get into a class or learn those programs on your own, go for it.
Good luck, hope you find something that is worthy of your skills!
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