$/word: the author responds

[geoff-h -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA]

 Thanks from me and the author for all who responded to my
 reposting of a colleague's anonymous request for advice on
 a "pay per word" arrangement. The author has forwarded his
 response, with additional questions:

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 The Second Tech Writer speaks

 First of all, this is NOT a joke.  It IS a predicament.

 Second of all, thanks for all of your responses to my
 request.

 Third of all, I don't think it is a predicament any longer.
 Handing my boss the sheaf of your responses should disabuse
 him of this idea.

 Fourth of all, I find it interesting that I myself never
 considered a conflict of interest (baby needs a new pair of
 shoes). I am so used to my writing style that I never
 considered that I might ...mmmmmmm..... deviate from my
 normal concise TWing.

 Pages of product doesn't seem any better, either.

 WHAT do we DO to quantify our production????? My boss will
 not rest until we have a statistic to measure.

 The Second Tech Writer  anonymous due to co-workers
 on the list

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 Note to those whose software quotes responses
 automatically: this isn't _my_ message, so don't quote _me_
 on it. Let the debate begin anew! <grin>

 --Geoff Hart    @8^{)}
 geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca

 Disclaimer: If I didn't commit it in print in one of our
 reports, it don't represent FERIC's opinion.