Does anyone think getting a bachelor's degree of English is a good or bad idea?

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Googlenator - 11 Feb 2005 20:55 GMT

How hard is it to find a job with a liveable wage?

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John Ramsay - 12 Feb 2005 09:15 GMT

> How hard is it to find a job with a liveable wage?

If you're willing to move around you could teach
English just about any place in the world, usually
with quite decent wages.

Do a web search for > Dave's ESL Cafe Jobs < to
see the possibilities.

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Googlenator - 13 Feb 2005 03:40 GMT

> If you're willing to move around you could teach

English just about any place in the world, usually
with quite decent wages.

Moving around isn't possible for me, and I'm not very interested in
teaching. I'd rather get into technical writing, copy writing, or some
form of business writing. Technical writing interests me the most
because I have a comp-sci degree, but I've heard a lot of horror
stories about it after the dot-bomb. Hell, I'd even consider patent
writing if it pays.

As for programming, it no longer interests me so I'm moving on.

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Rotes Sapiens - 17 Feb 2005 03:32 GMT

>> If you're willing to move around you could teach
>English just about any place in the world, usually
>with quite decent wages.

>Moving around isn't possible for me, and I'm not very interested in
>teaching. I'd rather get into technical writing, copy writing, or some
>form of business writing. Technical writing interests me the most
>because I have a comp-sci degree, but I've heard a lot of horror
>stories about it after the dot-bomb. Hell, I'd even consider patent
>writing if it pays.

>As for programming, it no longer interests me so I'm moving on.

There are lots of jobs doing technical writing (manuals, user guides,
service manuals etc) in the defence sector. Most software houses have
technical writers of some description. You could even try for a job
in a help desk.

Sig:
Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need. -Voltaire,
philosopher (1694-1778)

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credoquaabsurdum - 24 Feb 2005 02:31 GMT

It's hard.

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Does anyone think getting a bachelor's degree of English is a good or bad idea?