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Well said, Bill. And there are probably many, also, who thrive on the
hands-on work they do and do not see (or, at least, do not wish to see)
arriving in management as the necessary pinnacle of their career paths
and accomplishments.
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From: techwr-l-bounces+jim -dot- pinkham=voith -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
[mailto:techwr-l-bounces+jim -dot- pinkham=voith -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On
Behalf Of Bill Swallow
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 9:00 PM
To: sbuckley
Cc: Ned Bedinger; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: Just promoted to Sr. TW!
I shudder every time I hear of 'manager' being in the promotion path for
any position. Being a manager requires a very different skill set, and a
technical path - even a writing path - does not prepare someone for
management. It *can* with the right training along the way, but no one
should ever be or expect to be promoted into management based on
excelling in a technical role alone.
On 10/23/07, sbuckley <sbuckley -at- onlinewriter -dot- com> wrote:
> I fear "senior" has become the new word for "mentor."
>
> Just kidding. I am happy for you and realize it leads to more than
> leading and real management.
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Bill Swallow
HATT List Owner
WWP-Users List Owner
Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter
STC Single-Sourcing SIG Manager http://techcommdood.blogspot.com
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