RE: Writing test Fridays

["Condo, Candis" <ccondo -at- c-cor -dot- com>]

Because it's a matter of money and respect. Mind you, I don't personally
buy into the whole "information engineer" title concept. Years ago,
Intel was using this title, I believe, to force higher salaries for the
writers -- trying to put writers on the same or similar level as the
development engineers. I don't think the ploy worked but I left Intel 10
years ago.

Candis Condo

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I've been hired into one or two companies with "info dev"
departments staffed with "information developers."  One 
of the first things I try to do is change the names back to
"technical publications" and "technical writer."  If you're
embarressed to have a dept name and a job title that
doesn't clearly reflect your work, why pick a profession
in the first place?

Gene Kim-Eng


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From: "Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 8:44 AM
Subject: RE: Writing test Fridays


Once upon a time, someone thought "technical writer" wasn't a
highfalutin enough title, so they came up with "technical communicator."
Now, they've decided that "design communicator" sounds even niftier.

I think we should have a contest to predict the next fake name for
"technical writer," before any company actually advertises for that
position. Whoever guesses right, wins!

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