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Subject:RE: What department are you in? From:"McClare, Scott" <smcclare -at- neptec -dot- com> To:"'TECHWR-L'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 1 Dec 1999 13:50:07 -0500
Dan Caldwell [mailto:writer -at- hscis -dot- net] asked:
> Is there a particular department that tech writers get attached to when
> they're the only writer in a company?
At present, I'm a lone writer, and I'm attached to Configuration Management,
itself a department of Quality Assurance. (Considering that my chief role
is as an editor, this makes sense.)
In my previous positions, where I've worked as a part of a group, I've been
attached to these departments: Documentation, Engineering, Publications, and
Customer Support. Something tells me the answers you're going to get are
widely varied, whether you're working yourself or with others!
Take care,
Scott
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Scott A. McClare - Technical Writer
Neptec Design Group Ltd., Kanata, Ontario, Canada
(613) 599-7603 x504
smcclare -at- neptec -dot- com
