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Subject:RE: How Much Knowledge Transfer is Necessary? From:"Morris, Cassandra" <Cassandra -dot- Morris -at- HillPHOENIX -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 24 May 2005 09:26:50 -0400
My contract states for me to develop documentation for the company for a
specific piece of proprietary software. There are no specifications on the
medium through which I would deliver documentation. To date it has been
online help. I have to admit that I have assisted my manager with other
small projects that were outside the scope of my contract. However, I felt
that this would foster goodwill.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Wurster [mailto:glassnet -at- gmail -dot- com]
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 6:22 PM
To: Morris, Cassandra
Cc: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: How Much Knowledge Transfer is Necessary?
Cassandra wrote:
> How much information should I deliver to her (aside from knowledge
transfer
> strictly for where files are and so on)?
> Should I teach her RoboHELP, and if so, wouldn't that hurt chances for
> another Technical Writer to come in?
> Am I ethically obligated to teach her as much as necessary to perform the
> tasks I have been performing for the last year?
> Am I being unprofessional, or would this be considered "looking out for my
> own?"
What does your contract say? Could you give us a summary?
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