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Re:The Perks of a High-Documentation, Low-Meeting Work Culture by bentcorner on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @10:04AM (#33719977)
> I was a software engineer for 30+ years and got completely burned out on it, so I left engineering to do technical writing

How did you make this transition? Any credentials/certifications you needed? Did you transition within the same company?

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Re:The Perks of a High-Documentation, Low-Meeting Work Culture by innocentoldguy on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @07:30PM (#33726378)
My college degree was in writing, so I used that and a portfolio to make the transition. During interviews, it seems my software engineering experience and portfolio are more valued than my writing degree though.
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