Yes, it’s my birthday.
Here’s what my cube looked like when I came in today. Nice.
At my advanced age, I get 10 wishes instead of only one when I blow out the forest fire of candles on my cake. Here they come:
1. My cubicle is filled with birthday cards and gifts from all my SMEs, project managers, programmers, and upper management — including a small box of Swiss chocolates from the CEO “in appreciation of your wisdom and assistance to all the employees you’ve assisted and trained.”
2. My director gives approval to hire three full-time writers and one technical editor who will be devoted to revising our out-of -date style guide.
3. My content management system is not only granted funding, but can be implemented with the click of a mouse.
4. Company-wide memo encourages us to telecommute 4 out of 5 days a week to save gas and the ozone.
5. Second memo suggests we bring our dogs to the office on the 1 day we do come in.
6. Adobe taps me to participate in a technical communication focus group in Paris for 10 days next spring. (All expenses paid, of course.)
7. An IT project manager calls and says, ”Holly, I’m heading up a project to roll out XYZ software to the company in 2010. I want your team involved from the very beginning. Can you meet next week to discuss?”
8. My inbox is flooded with e-mails from end-users with messages like this, “I’ve been reading the ABC manual you wrote and I’m lovin’ it! Especially the troubleshooting section.” or “The new Help file rocks! I got stuck in the application and found the answer quickly in the online Help.”
9. My impossible-to-meet deadline is extended a month.
10. Atlanta STC membership doubles during my term as membership manager.
As Ringo Starr (another July birthday person) sang:
“I don’t ask for much; I only want some, and you know it don’t come easy.”
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