for them as missed it...

[lagilman]

Yes. I am a wage slave again. Sort of.

I'm orking on a short-term (6-9 months) writing project for an up-and-coming company in my area. I'm not sure how many details I can really give out, but I'm working directly with the COO and CEO on the project, while also filling in for someone who just went out on maternity leave. It may expand into something more, after the project is done. We'll see. Despite liking the people here a lot, I'm not sure I want to do this office thing regularly.

It's purely a job. in that I leave the work at the door when I go home, and that's a very odd feeling, let me tell you...

3:47 addendum: one of the most terrifying and yet amusing parts of my job is editing Certain Co-Workers' memos and e-mails before they're sent. Oh. My. God.

(to be fair, we have a number of ESL folk here, including one who has the additional disadvantage of being a biochem geek, so sentence structure's not what you'd call his strong point. But.. oy. Ah well. I'm striking a major blow for corporate communications, in my own small way.)

Comments

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Fingers tentatively crossed and good vibes sent your way.

[ltlj.livejournal.com]

It's purely a job. in that I leave the work at the door when I go home, and that's a very odd feeling, let me tell you...

Cool, I think those are the best kind of day job. I recently quit mine to write full-time because I couldn't leave work at work anymore, and it was making me crazy. It's been really interesting to see how much more I get done without having to start out the day with a huge cup of stress.

A job you can leave at the office

[terri-osborne.livejournal.com]

is a Very Good Thing, indeed. Usually, that's a major benefit to mine. Well, that, and I get a boatload of writing done if I commute by express bus instead of taking the subway. :)

It's stable income, too, which is a bonus considering you like the people there. :)

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

I second Terri's comment. This is the lesson I've learned working at Microsoft. It can make all the difference to your creative output and your outlook on life. It *is* a goodness.