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Subject:Re: Writing vs. Testing, one last thought. From:Melonie Holliman <melonie -dot- holliman -at- TXEXMTA4 -dot- AMD -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 24 May 1999 10:06:21 -0500
Howdy,
And it would be MUCH cheaper for a company to hire temporary labor
for the job at a lower price than I get paid. It is sometime hard to make
them see that using me actually costs them money.
Melonie R. Holliman
Technical Writer
CPD Marketing
Advanced Micro Devices
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rebecca Merck [SMTP:Rebecca -dot- Merck -at- ONESOFT -dot- COM]
>
> Oh, one other bit I failed to say -- where we ARE pulled in to apply our
> cognitive skills, to actually participate in testing design, that sort of
> thing, as Kathy is experiencing, THAT'S GREAT!
>
> I merely stand in opposition to cannibalizing the documentation staff to
> find cheap labor, to the detriment of the actual documentation task.
>
> -Rebecca
>
>
