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Subject:Re: FWD: Personnel and Quality of Printed Manuals From:Richard Frederick <fred_ri -at- ENG -dot- PRINTRONIX -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 23 Mar 1998 08:45:33 -0800
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> >This situation has me angry and frustrated. I work very hard on the
> >manuals, and now I have no assurance that the final product sent to
> >customers is top quality nor reflects the beauty of the design of the
> >manual. I also feel an undercurrent among the staff that the manuals are
> >unimportant, or certainly not a priority.
>
> Get over it.
>
> You can't change people's minds by giving them orders. Respect and
> understanding come slowly. ...RM
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> Richard Mateosian <srm -at- cyberpass -dot- net>
> Review Editor, IEEE Micro Berkeley, CA
>
> (C) Copyright 1998. All rights reserved.
It has been pointed out to me, and I think correctly so, that our job is to
write. Not to publish. I agree with Richard!!
