atw: Re: return to work with ABI
- From: Peter Martin <peterm_5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:07:43 +1000
slinka:
On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:28:27 +1000, you wrote:
Sorry, I but I'd hate to think your response might be taken as a valid=
general reaction.
> Technical writing is one of the most brain oriented jobs in the=
marketplace.
>
Not sure precisely what you mean by "brain oriented" here, given the brain=
has a whole
series of functions, some of involve intellectual activity, some perception,=
some
physical coordination etc. etc..
> I couldn't get a job as a tech writer if I said I was brain damaged.
>
Whereas you probably would probably qualify suitably as a manager, and=
no-one would
notice? :-)
> So sadly, this brother may not be capable of doing it anymore.
>
Well you really don't know, do you ? And while you go through a bit of a=
"ragbag" of
possibilities of the effects of brain damage, (which aren't comprehensive) I=
don't think
you're at all justified in the pessimism you display to this idea.
Think about it a bit more. If I said I'd just recovered from a stroke, it=
wouldn't sound
quite the same, would it ? But it would be exactly the same in reality, and=
is accepted
in many workplaces without question. A stroke involves brain damage, and=
many people
recover quite effectively from its effects.
-Peter M
=A0peterm_5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx =A00408249113
=A0
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