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RE: Anyone Can Write - Just Look At The Job Descriptions
Subject:RE: Anyone Can Write - Just Look At The Job Descriptions From:Kat Kuvinka <katkuvinka -at- hotmail -dot- com> To:<mbaker -at- analecta -dot- com>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 8 Aug 2011 20:17:03 -0400
What I have learned in 20+ years is that it is less important that engineers value what I do, and more important if my manager and the folks paying to me value what I do. I need to show that I am a problem-solver and I can save my company money. If kids 20 years my junior are making more than me because they are engineers, it is not gonna do me much good to try and explain myself to them. It doesn't matter what I can do for them, it matters what I can do for me. I know I'm good, it doesn't help me to be a selfless advocate for the user if I can't prove I am valuable to someone who can actually can make a difference in my career.
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> It is utterly pointless to complain that engineering and product management
> don't care about our values; if we want to be respected, we need to
> demonstrate that we care about their value, and that we can make a positive
> contribution to them. Communicate to your audience in terms they understand.
> That is writing 101. Why do we forget it when it comes to explaining
> ourselves to our colleagues?
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