[dogscoff]

Work in IT support, taking calls all day from ppl who don't know how to install the software my company produces. Also do all kinds of other stuff around the office as and when required (in between games of slashem). I've produced websites, fixed PCs, made graphical user guides, done translations (English/French/ Italian), chased cutsomers for money, written promotional material... all sorts. I've found myself dragged more and more in to the sales side of things lately though, as one of those Dilberts that sales ppl like to leach credibility from when trying to sell tech stuff. Actually had to do a solo presentation to try to land a big contract the other week, it went fairly well- People have often told me I should be in sales, and I've always told them to shove their heads up their arses, but it turns out they might have been right- I could do it pretty well if I wanted to.

Trouble is, I don't particularly want to. There's money to be made, but quite apart from the fact that I don't like the idea of convincing ppl to buy stuff they might not actually want, I have a more interesting ambition: I want to write crazy-*** science fiction stories and get paid for that. Currently a few chapters into my first real attmempt at a publishable novel. It definitely has potential. Wish me luck=-)