Re: Isolation and the technical communicator

["Palmer, Phyllis" <PPalmer -at- SPHERECOM -dot- COM>]

This may draw the discussion to a rabbit trail regarding HOW you get
your information...

I have long held that you can't do the job if the guys on-site won't
give you information.  AND many times, they won't give you information
(or as much information) formally, as they will spontaneously give you
informally (by the printer, water cooler, etc.).  I think there are
times where you must feel at home, and must build a rapport with those
SMEs or developers.

Phyllis

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathleen Kuvinka [SMTP:kkuvinka -at- CLIENTELE -dot- COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 10:12 AM
> To:   TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject:      Re: Isolation and the technical communicator
>
> All of this talk of isolation makes me wonder - how many contractors
> who
> work on-site make an effort not to socialize? I always used to try to
> help contractors feel "at home" until I was employed as one by the
> state
> government. There were several of us, and we were literally watched
> and
> reprimanded for our habits! (Yes, I know this was the citizen's tax
> dollar at work, but someone was being paid your tax dollars to spy on
> contractors...) I am very conscientious about the time I put in, even
> as
> a full time employee, so this made me miserable. It also changed my
> attitude a bit towards contractors.
>
> Kathee
>
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