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--- Jan Henning <henning -at- r-l -dot- de> wrote:
> Anyway, if you feel that too little respect is
> regarded to tech writing
> as a profession, there's about two things you can
> do:
>
> - Ignore it and concentrate on gaining respect for
> you as a person
> (much recommended and likely to raise the respect
> for the profession at
> least locally).
Good idea. But what if ignoring it doesn't work?
> - Leave the profession.
Ahhh. I'm afraid I spend my trust fund foolishly when
I turned 21, and the Ferrari rusted out now, so I
can't sell it.
>
> The notion that anything can be gained by
> complaining seems farfetched,
Well, if you have a grievance, isn't it legitimate to
try and resolve the grievance by complaining to your
boss, H.R., or whoever.
> though not as much so as the notion that PR by any
> professional body
> (STC or otherwise) could change this perceptibly.
Maybe the STC could, but I don't see an easy way.
Anyway, am just hypothesising here ... playing a
little Devil's advocate. I mean, I've seen some folks
post, "it it's that bad, get out, leave, why stay?"
Indeed, I would add: "why take the job in the first
place?" All good questions. Maybe one answer, don't
know for sure, just guessing, is: "children need food,
clothes, and a roof." Or, maybe: "I like doing this
profession, am damn good at it" or: "becoming a
podiatrist at this point in my life is probably
out-of-the-question, old dogs <g> and all that."
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