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> So you suggest we gain fulfilment by proving our worth as sycophants and
> simply prove our grovelling skills?
No. Please re-read all my posts. I don't have the time or deside to
re-cap everything.
> I doubt the complaints of lack of value recognition from the general tech
> comm profession is about wanting to be valued for anything at all costs. I
> would optimistically hope that the desire is to be valued as a technical
> communicator, regarded as a professional, and recognized for knowledge and
> talent.
Do they value themselves as technical communicators? As people?
> In that light, "Find what your organisation values, dump your principles
> and pride, and begin bootlicking" is hardly a constructive comment.
I never said that and I am rather cheesed off at your false quotation.
If you would like to continue this constructively, please can the
attitude and the false quotations. Otherwise you're just discrediting
yourself.
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