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At a previous company where I worked as a tech writer, I submitted a
proposal to the HR dept. that argued tech writers should be paid a
comparable salary to the instructional designers. The HR manager told
me that since I was only a typist, I couldn't compare myself to them.
He thought I should compare myself to the secretaries.
(Didn't take me long to find a new, better paying job).
--various snips involved--
<< Just had an interview with people who kept asking, "But where do
> you get all those details if nobody writes it for you?" and "What
> does a technical writer DO besides make it look pretty?"
You too?! A few years back, the marketing vp (and former programmer
years
before) at a company where I was working said just that in a senior
staff
meeting. She thought all publications were written by the programmers
and
hardware engineers. According to her, all pubs did was "make it look
pretty". >>
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Vanessa Andrews
Senior Technical Writer
InterVoice, Inc.
STC Four Lakes Chapter
Newsletter Editor
vandrews -at- intervoice -dot- com
608-795-4269
608-795-4290 (fax)
