TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: Careers For People Who Don't Like People From:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:Richard L Hamilton <dick -at- rlhamilton -dot- net> Date:Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:33:18 -0700
My impression from reading this article was that "people" really meant "the
public," as in any customer who walks into a store or restaurant as opposed
to specialized groups of developers, knowledgeable customers or, in the
case of the med techs, captive audiences who often don't have the option of
deciding not to work with you because they don't like your soft skills.
I can't think of any other explanation for the guy who did the last X-Ray
of my bad knee.
Gene Kim-Eng
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Richard L Hamilton <dick -at- rlhamilton -dot- net>wrote:
> I think the real distinction is between jobs that require full-time
> contact with other people (salesperson, nurse, teacher, etc.) and those
> that have a more limited requirement for interaction (like tech writing,
> accountancy), where you interact with customers, but then go off and spend
> a significant amount of time working alone.
>
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Create and publish documentation through multiple channels with Doc-To-Help. Choose your authoring formats and get any output you may need.
Try Doc-To-Help, now with MS SharePoint integration, free for 30-days.
