Re: Expectations (possible rant - it IS Friday!)
In both these events, it seems to me the expectations on the
Technical Writer are quite high, with some strange assumptions
being made. The Tech Writer is expected to be able to produce
deliverables, (in the second case almost instantly), as if by 'magic'.
There is no understanding of the requirements of Technical Writing,
not indeed that there are different methods and different skill sets.
My questions are: have you found this to be the case? How do you
manage such expectations? How do you get across the fact that
Technical Writing is a profession and not just "the ability to write"?
Robyn (who's hoping to hear that not ALL companies have such little
understanding of Technical Writing and to glean some information on
how to 'train' her employers in this area)
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