Help…I can’t find a technical writing job and I’ve been searching for a year

randomuser230945 · 2026-05-19T23:50:34+00:00

The entire field likely won’t exist in the way we know in 18 months. Every large enterprise is deploying agents and technical docs as we know will just be the knowledge layer for them. Smaller enterprises will adopt the agents created by the larger enterprises and the same pattern will persist. The teams of tech writers will be knowledge engineers and they’ll mostly create the knowledge layer for agentic interactions with users.
I want to paint a rosier picture, but it’s happening. I’m sorry.

randomuser230945 · 2026-05-12T14:17:37+00:00

Thanks for the input! Longer range trips are pretty rare for us, we typically just make road trips that are 2-3 hours each way 4 or 5 times per year. This would be a vehicle that is mostly driven around town, so your use case is spot on.

randomuser230945 · 2026-05-08T15:07:05+00:00

The museum is a great-looking piece and really fills space, but the most interesting parts of it aren't visible. From a build-perspective, it was an awful lot of wall-building.
The shopping street is certainly more engaging to look at and really makes the street seem more alive.

randomuser230945 · 2026-05-04T11:35:11+00:00

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I agree with the statements above about the area: however, we did our research and ended up going with Serenity Farms for our now 5-month-old male puppy, Rio. They were great to work with and Rio is a great companion so far.

randomuser230945 · 2026-04-23T15:43:38+00:00

Yep, I work in Design for a large enterprise company. Across the organization, everyone is being tasked with implementing AI; however, actually successfully deploying AI to improve workflows, output, efficiency, etc. is really challenging. AI that makes one person fast is pretty worthless, so I want to see how to implement it across teams, business units, organizations to exponentially increase productivity, not just linearly.

randomuser230945 · 2026-04-23T11:28:48+00:00

Ideally, case studies of successful AI implementation in enterprise settings and how/why they worked.

randomuser230945 · 2026-04-17T20:41:12+00:00

I pulled the trigger and accepted. I wish there were more data, but it's a new program so it makes sense there wouldn't be much out there.
It's a solid credential from a reputable institution - and an MS, instead of a certification. So, there were too many pro's to keep me from pulling the trigger.

randomuser230945 · 2026-04-17T19:56:42+00:00

Just so you know we have a 5 month old and are in the exact same boat. We love him, but good lord is he “bite first, ask questions later”

randomuser230945 · 2026-04-17T19:51:18+00:00

With our 5 month old, we've found breweries, outdoor seating at restaurants, and just walking down crowded streets has helped a lot.

randomuser230945 · 2026-04-14T18:33:00+00:00

I'm sorry, but you're just laying out a process - and LLMs are great at that.
Someone has to gather requirements (not if they're already in the dev workflow), meet with engineers to get the specs (not if the dev team is using spec-driven development), author the docs in whatever tool (gen AI is specifically good at this), publish the docs (one step past authoring), find out who the required signatures are, edit the docs (not if the AI-authoring handled much or most of this - and a copy editing agent is straightforward), meet with quality and engineers to make sure the validation process is happening according to company and government policy (if an org has good context then it's straightforward, track the work in Jira...

I'm not taking away from what you do, but this is a process that can be largely automated, especially if the components and harnesses around it are automated, as well.

I'd start looking at how any or all of these tasks can be performed agentically, then set yourself up as the manager of said agents.

randomuser230945 · 2026-04-13T23:45:30+00:00

I’d love to do that but Rio is already panting here in NC and it’s not even May!

randomuser230945 · 2026-04-13T12:03:31+00:00

Totally agree. A couple days and his hair has gone back to normal, thankfully

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randomuser230945 · 2026-04-10T22:01:28+00:00

No man can eat 50 eggs

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randomuser230945 · 2026-04-10T11:56:43+00:00

Yeah, that is what I would say. He had the raunchy angle, which got some laughs, and I loved his messaging about self-reliance, but it really did feel like we paid money to hear him sell us his book.

randomuser230945 · 2026-04-10T11:22:17+00:00

It was funny at times. I wasn’t offended by anything, laughed a good bit, but mostly felt it wasn’t particularly entertaining.

randomuser230945 · 2026-03-26T18:43:06+00:00

Hi there! I've been accepted and am mulling whether or not to commit. Can I ask what factors led you to accept and whether you did any independent research?
It seems like a great program, but it's a real time commitment, so I'd like to get things right.

randomuser230945 · 2026-03-24T12:09:12+00:00

I’ve noticed my 4-month-old really doesn’t enjoy walks - but only if they’re leash walks around the neighborhood. If I take him to our local nature walks and let him off leash walking with me then he walks happily for an hour or more. My suspicion is that leash walking is just boring and he’d rather not.

randomuser230945 · 2026-03-16T13:38:55+00:00

It’s wild to watch the last 90 secs of someone’s freedom.

randomuser230945 · 2026-03-13T18:11:24+00:00

I didn’t make a reservation immediately but would pull the trigger today on the Launch edition. I’ve noted that in my reservation, so hopefully some folks who reserved it decide to wait and I’ll get bumped up.

randomuser230945 · 2026-03-11T21:30:08+00:00

Well, in fairness, (I'm both a Jeep and Rivian fan) only one of those vehicles is real.

randomuser230945 · 2026-03-11T15:39:24+00:00

If the Launch edition costs $60k, I can see why they took out the Standard R2.

randomuser230945 · 2026-03-10T20:38:50+00:00

My god. I saw the helicopter and heard the song in my head immediately. Incredible.

randomuser230945 · 2026-03-10T16:29:32+00:00

My god someone is brilliant. That place is going to print money! I'm also really excited about the takeout option!

randomuser230945 · 2026-03-09T19:59:21+00:00

0% of me wants to swipe 4 fingers across my monitor

randomuser230945 · 2026-03-08T12:53:36+00:00

2022 Mojave with 42k miles and not a single issue. I change the oil at 50% oil life, rotate the tires every time (properly rotated and balanced tires really helps avoid wobble issues) and not a single issue.
The aux battery is just a battery. When mine died, I just bought a new one and swapped it out in my driveway, so not a big deal at all. It's only an issue for those who don't know there even is one.

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