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> For those that I haven't, including one that they said they were extending
> an offer to me but they just changed their minds, I've often gotten the
> feedback that I "wasn't technical enough".
Certainly there are cases where lots of technical background is helpful if
not outright necessary, but when I've heard a writer described as "not
technical enough" most often it's because engineering was afraid they'd have
to answer a few questions about the software they coded but didn't design or
document.
I once had a tech writing manager tell me she hires only "very senior people
with lots of technical background because sometimes they even have to read
code". In my experience this means:
o the only thing is writing is the code itself
o the manual has to be done next week
o no one will give you the time of day
