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As far as co-worker perceptions go, need I point to Dilbert's tech writer,
Tina? Here is a woman in a more-or-less constant rage over one nitpicky
point or another.
Though I'm sure most of us try to keep things in perspective, we can come
off as thinking we are the ONLY Communicators in our respective
environments. But I've seen more arrogant/ego-driven programmers than tech
writers over the years.
I'd sure read a study of how the various job titles in a technical office
perceived each other.
Mike McCallister
-----Original Message-----
From: Diane Boos [mailto:dboos -at- drizzle -dot- com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 10:06 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Sarbanes-Oxley - EGOS
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One manager for a software company in Kirkland, WA, told me she had decided
not to hire anymore technical writers because of the problems she'd had with
them, their writing, and their egos. I've wondered if our perception of
ourselves as TW is vastly different from the perspective of our co-workers.
I haven't seen any studies or much discussion on this topic. Diane
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