RE: A dark take on Tech Writing...do you agree?

["Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>]

The article's "raw, unvarnished truth" is true enough about some tech
writing jobs -- and completely false about others. Perhaps, as you say,
the author hopes to reduce competition.

On the other hand, the TECHWR-L archives chronicle a broad range of tech
writing job satisfaction. I find it hard to believe that an astute
reader would fall for Guest Poster's generalizations.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: CL T
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 1:08 PM
> To: Gene Kim-Eng; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Re: A dark take on Tech Writing...do you agree?
> 
> Those were some good words about this subject. I would not 
> ever be satisfied being "just a Tech Writer (or "Typer" as my 
> daughter coins it). I've always incorporated (or pulled in) 
> as much Multimedia and Project Management as I could handle 
> into my job. Allows for more diversity, higher pay and 
> greater negotiating power...not to mention clout and experience.
> 
> I believe this piece was a great "real world" view...with a 
> little pessimism added. Possibly done with the hopes of 
> weeding one or two readers out of the Field who probably 
> never belonged.
> 

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