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RE: Is tech writing a profession? Are we professionals?
Subject:RE: Is tech writing a profession? Are we professionals? From:"Barb Einarsen" <barb -dot- einarsen -at- navtelcom -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 3 Feb 2005 14:43:18 -0500
Phillip St. James asked:
Does top management see us as professionals? Are programmer/analysts
professionals?
I say:
Well, Engineers, Doctors, Lawyers, Chartered Accountants and so forth
are Capitol-P-Professionals. Programmer/Analysts, Writers, Executives
and so forth are not Capitol-P-Professionals (although one expects them
to act in a lower-case-p-professional manner).
Rule of Thumb: Professionals can sign your passport.
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