Re: Using "Fences" as File Management Tool?

[Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Based on the info that's been provided to date, I'm with Lynne.

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On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 3:40 PM, Wright, Lynne <Lynne -dot- Wright -at- kronos -dot- com>
wrote:

> Oh boy... then you're likely in for a long, frustrating ride.
>
> Not that she doesn't have the potential to learn, but it sounds like she's
> already way in over her head.
>
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> On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 11:20 AM, Wright, Lynne <Lynne -dot- Wright -at- kronos -dot- com>
> wrote:
> > Except i don't think he DID hire her... he just said she was an internal
> hire that was added to the tech writing team, and that he's trying to train
> her.
>
> Correct. Not my hire.
>
> > Now I'm wondering about all kinds of things that aren't clear about this
> situation... was he assigned to be her mentor/trainer? Or did he just take
> it upon himself to tell her how to do her job?
>
> I am assigned as both mentor and trainer.
>
> > And IS she a complete novice, or did she take some kind of tech writing
> courses to qualify for the position? Because maybe you're right... maybe
> she's actually capable, with some fresh and useful ideas. In any case,
> while she needs to follow whatever protocols are in place for backups of
> work-in-progress and the storage of final docs, its her business how she
> chooses to manage her local files.
>
> Novice. I think her comfort zone is with Fences and that Windows Explorer
> and the concept of a folder tree structure are outside her comfort zone.
>
> Bob
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