RE: Interesting Article... fewest jobs lost in Tech Writing

["Dan Hall" <dhall -at- san-carlos -dot- rms -dot- slb -dot- com>]

Ummmm, at the risk of sounding like a departed 
member of the list....

Stephanie -dot- Seveska -at- abbott -dot- com wrote: "When budget 
belts get tight, what's more important in *their* 
minds? Documenting a procedure or having some one 
to actually do it?"

Frankly, this "writer-centric" view of business 
always confounds me. Companies are in business to 
make money, not to pay writer's salaries. If they 
don't have a product, they go out of business.

Seems pretty simple to me - it's more important 
to have someone create the product than document
it. In fact, if no one creates it, how can it be
documented? Few companies are in business to sell 
(only) the docs.

My opinion only,

Dan

Dan Hall
Sr. Technical Writer
SchlumbergerSema RTEMS


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