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"Something I couldn't do when I was in newspapers"

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Stitch, Jan 15, 2011.

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  1. Det. Jimmy McNulty

    Det. Jimmy McNulty Member

    Stay sober? Anybody mention that yet?
     
    Det. Jimmy McNulty, Jan 17, 2011
    #37
  2. leo1

    leo1 Active Member

    lawyer (but yeah, that obviously requires going back to school).
     
    leo1, Jan 17, 2011
    #38
  3. Brad Guire

    Brad Guire Member

    You can always try the lovely "Get out of the business resource thread" at http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/59431/
     
    Brad Guire, Jan 17, 2011
    #39
  4. Point of Order

    Point of Order Active Member

    nursing!
     
    Point of Order, Jan 17, 2011
    #40
  5. novelist_wannabe

    novelist_wannabe Well-Known Member

    I'm in PR. My best friend, also a former hack, is in PR. Another couple of SJ buds are in technical writing. My state has a pretty solid provisional teaching certificate program. Don't sell yourself short. There are other things you can do with the skills you have from sports writing. And if you still have a jones to do it, you can string for extra money.
     
    novelist_wannabe, Jan 17, 2011
    #41
  6. Stitch

    Stitch Active Member

    You can SID, but some schools pay less than newspapers. I know one DI school that lets a part-timer work from his home across the country.
     
    Stitch, Jan 17, 2011
    #42
  7. novelist_wannabe

    novelist_wannabe Well-Known Member

    Yeah, I left out SID, which I don't see as much of an improvement. Their hours are worse than ours.
     
    novelist_wannabe, Jan 18, 2011
    #43
  8. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    B-school professor.
     
    doctorquant, Jan 18, 2011
    #44
  9. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    Get all the holidays off
    Get all nights and weekends off
    Actually save money
    Take a two hour lunch
    Leave early or come in late without anyone caring
    Get free stuff like hockey tickets, baseball tickets, meals and drinks
    Not have to worry about layoffs, furloughs, pay cuts, or restructuring
     
    mustangj17, Jan 18, 2011
    #45
  10. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    I work as a copywriter for an insurance company. No, not an underwriter. I don't write insurance policies. I write advertisements and press releases for my company.
     
    mustangj17, Jan 18, 2011
    #46
  11. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Wow, you really had it bad. These are the kinds of things that I think most people actually like about journalism jobs.
     
    Dick Whitman, Jan 18, 2011
    #47
  12. doctorx

    doctorx Member

    Leave BEFORE the game's over if the game sucks or the weather is bad.
     
    doctorx, Jan 18, 2011
    #48
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