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Subject:Re: How to fend off a tech writer From:Janet Murphy <janet -at- fuse -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 10 May 2002 16:04:00 -0400
Sounds like you havea pattern here. I personally have not had this problem, but have worked on teams where other writers
have had this happen. I suspect revising your personal style in working with the developers/management team might help,
grasshopper.
Here are some tips:
1) Be kind to the programmers -- send them interesting articles, cookies, candy, etc. Be their friend; they don't have many.
2) Don't be an armchair programmer.
Good luck.
Janet Murphy
Cincinnati OH
Michael wrote
> > Well, it happened again. After 3 months on the gig, I got an
> > email from a middle manager stating "Don't distract the
> > developers... send all your questions to me instead... etc
> > etc..."
> >
> > What I'm wondering is -- Does everybody else get these
> > instructions too, or is it just me?
--
Pearls of Wisdom:
1. "If you really have passion and desire as the foundation of what you want to do, that will keep you motivated."
2. "If you dillydally around and try to please everybody, be it for some political calculation or some social calculation,
it will always to come back to bite you."
--- Rush Limbaugh
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