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Subject:RE: At what point can I pass the buck? From:"Victoria Wroblewski" <victoria -dot- wroblewski -at- eagletest -dot- com> To:"Downing, David" <david -dot- downing -at- fiserv -dot- com>, "TECHWR-L Writing" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:37:43 -0500
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From: Downing, David
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:05 AM
Subject: RE: At what point can I pass the buck?
>>>>>
Yes it is flattering to have someone think of you as the person to go
to. The two problems I have with it are (1) it's embarrassing if I don't
know the answer, and (2) if I'm constantly dealing with these questions,
I can't get my regular job done.
>>>>>
It shouldn't be embarrassing if you don't know an answer to a question
outside of the document world... they didn't know it either. You'll
both while from finding out the answer. One reason people like to play
"Ask A Tech Writer" is because even if the tech writer doesn't know the
answer, they probably have a good idea who does.
- V
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