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As a group of professionals, we should consider of people's feelings.
Pointing out other people's mistakes in a condescending manner is not what
I would expect from this group. I recently joined as well, and have found
everyone to be very helpful. However, in reading other e-mail threads, I
am appalled on how people are treating each other. It surprises me when I
come across technical writers' pompous attitudes because it goes against
the foundation of what we are here to do - communicate effectively and
concisely. I come across condescending attitudes when interacting with
engineers or programmers. If I don't understand their "tech-nese", it
makes people feel superior. They are not communicating effectively to
someone that is outside their circle.
I am currently trying to be more proactive than reactive. I find it easier
to not react to every e-mail that can be interpreted into being nasty, and
just extract the information I need.
If I did get offended to every thing that came my way, I would be angry all
day long! It is hard to absorb criticism (constructive or not) when it is
not asked for. (oops - preposition at the end of a sentence, but hey! you
get the hint!)
Again, I appreciate the great feedback I am getting from this group, but I
am shocked at the insensitivity of other people's feelings.
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