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Stephen Forrest wrote:
>
> I could really take off on this piece of writing, but I sense this is
> not the right forum for it. Since I don't want to slam anyone, nor do
> I want to be flamed, I will merely say that I am really offended by
> it.
>
> In the interest of being constructive I'll throw this out for
> consideration: what does it mean to be a top performer in the context
> of technical writing?
Isn't "top performer" just marketing speak for "accomplished" or
"experienced" or "a really neato person, just the sort we want to hire"?
I don't see why you were offended. Did I miss a code word somewhere?
Puzzled,
Steve
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