Re: In the Trenches, A Bit of Venting

Subject: Re: In the Trenches, A Bit of Venting
From: kcronin -at- daleen -dot- com
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 22:05:28 -0700


I'm with Andrew, Bonnie.

Remember, Andrew's not the guy making the MFA look like a moron. Mr. MFA
is doing that all by himself.

The cold hard truth is that sometimes you get stuck with coworkers who
simply aren't very good. At first you give them the benefit of the doubt,
even try to help them. But when it becomes clear that they either cannot
or will not do the work, you do your employer no favors by masking that
fact. Do your gig, and let them crash and burn. Then maybe they'll hire a
coworker that you can work with more productively.

This is not advice for managers. This is advice for in-the-trenches
writers who get saddled with coworkers who don't pull their weight.

Survival of the fittest, baby.



Keith Cronin
______________________

Tech writing. It's all about tough love.


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