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I suppose that in some sick sort of way, I'm "relieved" to hear that my
experience is not unique.
I recently got into a grudge match over the time line I'd established for a
particular document's delivery. My boss said, and I quote:
"Given the choice between a quality document that
will take 4 months, and a mediocre one that will take
4 weeks, I'll choose the mediocre one *every time*!"
I swear, I just about blew an artery when he said that.
There is so little understanding of what our job entails...it's frustrating,
plain and simple. I hate the fact that I am forced to constantly produce less
than my best work.
--
Lisamarie Babik
lmbabik -at- winspc -dot- com
Documentation Specialist
DataNet Quality Systems
24567 Northwestern Highway
Fourth Floor
Southfield, MI 48075
(248)357-2200
