I’ve only been working in the Data Capture / Point of Sale industry (that’s DC/POS to nerds in the know) for about 2 years. I got my start doing phone support for customers and handling email support requests. After about a year of that, the higher ups noticed I had pretty solid info retention and could write passable content, and so they got me working on writing product listings for our site, POSGuys.com. I started off taking about a week to get a good description, imagery, and pricing set up, but now I can crank out an average product (easy to find graphics, less than ten unique options) in about a workday. I don’t know if the quality’s any better yet, though.
Prior to jumping into this industry, I was studying to become a math teacher while providing computer lab management for Western Washington University’s Residential Technology Program. So I’m definitely using my education to the fullest.
