Re: How to fend off a tech writer

[puffwriter -at- darksleep -dot- com]

On Sat, May 11, 2002 at 09:42:59AM -0700, Geetha Raghavan wrote:
> I get the same message everytime. The developers are too busy and we
> don't want them to "get distracted." I get my job done >
> nevertheless. I just wish it was a wlittle more straightforward than
> that.

     Y'know, it's funny, but it just occurred to me.  Most often, in
my experience as one of the not-to-be-bothered developers, the project
manglers doing the "don't bother the developers" dance are in fact the
ones most guilty of botherin the developers.  Just a thought that
struck me.  Maybe they're just hearing a lot of "don't bother me" and
translating that into "obviously it must be SOMEBODY ELSE who's
bothering the developers, because IT CERTAINLY CAN'T BE ME."

Steven J. Owens
puff -at- darksleep -dot- com

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