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Auburn Annie · 10-27-2004, 04:55 PM

Update! Update!

There was a tiny ad in the Syracuse paper this past Sunday for a company looking for researchers and writers with backgrounds in library science, health science, math or statistics, full- or part-time. No other info except the address. So I mailed out a quick resume on Monday morning.

I left for lunch with a friend and came home to a message on the board that I'd gotten a call from them and to please call back. We played phone tag for a while (and our main phone is on the repair list because of the static - along with 32,000 other customers, it turns out) but I finally heard back from Laurie who expressed an interest in my resume, and asked when could we meet?

So keep your fingers crossed for me next Wednesday morning (11/3). We're going to discuss what she has available and what I might be interested in. She was concerned about me commuting from Auburn in the winter but I told her I can either bus it, hitch a ride with a sister who goes by the place every day, or telecommute. Personally I'd love to work mostly from home. I don't need an office to write, or to do a lot of research. She can ask my sister's attorney - I've been acting as a de facto paralegal for the last few months doing research. She also asked if I do a lot of emailing. I laughed, told her I have a half dozen email accounts, and she seemed relieved to hear it.

I have no clue what they're offering re salary, but even part-time would help at this point. I'm off to investigate the going rate for medical/technical writers.

10-27-2004, 04:55 PM	#48
Auburn Annie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,101	Update! Update! There was a tiny ad in the Syracuse paper this past Sunday for a company looking for researchers and writers with backgrounds in library science, health science, math or statistics, full- or part-time. No other info except the address. So I mailed out a quick resume on Monday morning. I left for lunch with a friend and came home to a message on the board that I'd gotten a call from them and to please call back. We played phone tag for a while (and our main phone is on the repair list because of the static - along with 32,000 other customers, it turns out) but I finally heard back from Laurie who expressed an interest in my resume, and asked when could we meet? So keep your fingers crossed for me next Wednesday morning (11/3). We're going to discuss what she has available and what I might be interested in. She was concerned about me commuting from Auburn in the winter but I told her I can either bus it, hitch a ride with a sister who goes by the place every day, or telecommute. Personally I'd love to work mostly from home. I don't need an office to write, or to do a lot of research. She can ask my sister's attorney - I've been acting as a de facto paralegal for the last few months doing research. She also asked if I do a lot of emailing. I laughed, told her I have a half dozen email accounts, and she seemed relieved to hear it. I have no clue what they're offering re salary, but even part-time would help at this point. I'm off to investigate the going rate for medical/technical writers.