Re: How to fend off a tech writer

["Jo Baer" <jbaer -at- tcfbank -dot- com>]

I wish this question would come up when I'm having a REALLY bad day so that I'm reminded of how good I really have it. I
rarely run into anything remotely like this (although there is the occasional analyst or project leader who is surprised
that he or she will have to set aside time for interviews and doc reviews). In no particular order, some of the reasons for
this are: I'm good at what I do, I've been around for a long time, I'm very thorough, I've caught a few important errors and
oversights, I usually ask intelligent questions, and I try to make things as easy as possible for my SMEs. (This is NOT
meant to imply that anyone who gets the type of reaction Michael did is lacking in any of the above.) It's kind of fun to
ask a question in a meeting and see team members look blankly at each other and say, "Gee we hadn't thought of that--good
catch."

My situation is probably more the exception than the rule, but you have reminded me again that there are some really good
things about the dynamics here.

Jo

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Jo Baer
Senior Technical Writer
TCF National Bank
Minneapolis, Minnesota
jbaer -at-  -dot- tcfbank -dot- com


   What to do in case of emergency:
   1. Pick up your hat.
   2. Grab your coat.
   3. Leave your worries on the doorstep.
   4. Direct your feet to the sunny side of the street.


Michael Oboryshko wrote:

> Well, it happened again. After 3 months on the gig, I got an
> email from a middle manager stating "Don't distract the
> developers... send all your questions to me instead... etc
> etc..."
>
> What I'm wondering is -- Does everybody else get these
> instructions too, or is it just me?



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