Re: credibility (longish but IMO worth reading)

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

I don't know how many people on this list have had careers in
other fields as well as technical writing, but having had a few
over the course of my working life (drafter, design engineer,
test engineer, product support engineer, tech writer, publications
manager), I can tell you that these complaints apply to some
extent to just about every one of them, not to mention all the
occupations I've not had but have had acquaintances in.  This
is pretty much a generic description of of life in the modern
world, don't you think?

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <kcronin -at- daleen -dot- com>

> While this post offers a rare look inside Gooberworld, it seems like your
> basic complaints are the same that any tech writer encounters:
> 
> Nobody understands what we do.
> Nobody cares.
> Hiring practices aren't fair or objective.
> People can get hired or passed over based on dubious criteria.
> Reality bites.



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