Thinking outside the cubicle by uniting grassroots principles with corporate content.
Many wonder how this whole operation came to be. Put simply, I’d been developing a career in Technical Communication since attending Arizona State University’s online Technical Communication program, six years ago. Applying for writing positions at my last job reaped no rewards, as there were very few positions in that field and the turnover was non-existent. Then, it came to me: a quote from the textbook “Business Communication Today“ used in my Written Communication for Managers course.
“The nature of employment itself is changing, with a growing number of independent workers and loosely structured virtual organizations that engage these workers for individual projects or short-term contracts, rather than hiring employees“
-Bovee & Thill, Business Communication Today, Prologue xxvii.
The above quote was the final nudge to get my career in gear. It was proof that a trend predicted years ago was now in full affect. With Bloggers popping up by the dozen, and a plethora of freelancing options, the era of cubicles and military-esque hierarchy was coming to a close. If I was truly a Technical Communicator by trade, I needed to restructure my perspective to one that was inclusive of payment-per-project, exchange of goods for services, and my laptop serving as office space. If I didn’t make the decision now, the window of opportunity would close in all the time it took to “think about it” and “prepare myself”. These digital streets prepare themselves during the experience.
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