Re: Status of the Technical Writer

[Chris Borokowski <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

Technical writing is seen as a luxury by most, and
most dangerously, as something that does not require a
specialized profession, so it can be handed off to any
convenient English major or talky engineer in the
joint.

--- Pro TechWriter <pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> I, too, was surprised by the lack of contracts for
> small businesses that
> include technical writing, but on reflection, it
> makes sense. All the tech
> writers that I worked with at my last agency job
> worked for a huge
> consulting company like Perot Systems or EDS or IBM.


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