Re: ghost town

["William Sherman" <bsherman77 -at- embarqmail -dot- com>]

I'd say it isn't a trade since trades tend to be blue collar. They usually 
lend themselves to union membership in some locations. Of course that said, 
I remember years ago that the technical writers at Electric Boat in CT were 
union members. And many tech writers in the '70s and '80s really did learn 
it more on an apprenticeship-type basis by learning from the older guys in 
the company than any other means, just like many trades did.

It's a career if you want it to be. I have known tech writers who began in 
their 20s and retired, always being a tech writer.

I'd say since a degree is offered in it, then it is a profession, as you can 
go to school to learn it and be degreed in it, and thus work your entire 
life in it with it as your initial goal.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cardimon, Craig" <ccardimon -at- M-S-G -dot- com>
To: "'McLauchlan, Kevin'" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>; 
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Subject: RE: ghost town