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Subject:Re: Knocking 'em dead at a new job From:Becca Price <becca_price -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:SteveFJong -at- aol -dot- com, TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 24 Feb 2000 08:07:17 -0800 (PST)
one of my favorite tactics is to write a memo to my
recalcitrant client/boss summarizing my understanding
of our agreement. I then close the note asking them
to initial it and return it to me signifying that they
agree with my understanding. If they won't initial
it, (and I may have to buttonhole them in their office
to get it) I ask for more detail on where I
misunderstood them, all the while being as sweetly
reasonable as I can be.
it mostly works. mostly. <g>
-Becca
--- SteveFJong -at- aol -dot- com wrote:
> Working for a boss who refuses to put anything in
> writing? Wow! That's one of
> the biggest red flags I've ever heard of.
>
> This subject is barely on topic, but I can get it
> back on track easily.
> You're a technical writer, right? Hey, you know how
> we are: we have to write
> down *everything <snip>
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Becca Price
beccap -at- rust -dot- net (primary address)
becca_price -at- yahoo -dot- com (secondary address)
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