atw: Re: Job security: was Eurrgh

My idea of fairly high job security is a resume full of respectable
former employers, training courses and high profile projects I can claim
to have worked on. This needs to be complimented by a portfolio full of
eye-catching samples of my work. 

 

That way I'm always first in line for whatever jobs are available.

 

Michelle Hallett

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From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Naomi Kramer
Sent: Friday, 20 October 2006 4:43 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Job security: was Eurrgh

 

My idea of 'fairly high job security' involves:

*       A company with a good standing on the stock exchange, in no
immediate danger of financial collapse (this generally shows up a few
months beforehand, for someone who keeps an eye on the financial reports
and analyst opinions). 
*       A product which is in fairly high demand, with demand growing
rather than waning.
*       Acquisition by a rival company being unlikely within the next
financial year or two.
*       An office which specialises in producing the best-selling
software package for the company (where the knowledge and talent would
be extremely difficult to replace, and hasn't been replicated to other
offices), which is cost-effective for the company. 
*       Clear plans for development of said software package.
*       A need for the technical writers to be onsite (at least in same
city) at said office.

It also helps that the technical writers need a breadth of specialty
knowledge that requires months or years to gain... and the company isn't
keen to lose. 

Note: To me, 'fairly high job security' means that I've got a decent
chance of having a job next week, I guess. Apologies if my use of the
phrase has confused anyone :-) It was in no way meant to imply any form
of promise. 

- Naomi

On 20/10/06, Gary Stevens <gstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Couldn't agree more. 

I was a perm at a well known international software company with another
writer. During my four month stay we moved in to one of the poshest new
office buildings in Sydney, were visited by the American CEO and
flunkies, and had our research department (us-- the other section was
sales) opened by no less than the Minister for Science. 

Move on four short weeks from that grand opening... We completed a major
release on a Friday, the last day of the month, after months of toil,
including numerous we-are-all-in-this-together videoconferences with
colleagues in Singapore and the USA, 'we are here for the long run'
meetings and 'what a great future we have' emails. 

The next Monday half of us were fired. The rest were told they had six
months employment (for post-implementation cleanup) during which their
pay was nigh on doubled as an incentive not to walk. 

High security for lower pay? That 'security' better be in writing. 

Garry 

 



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