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Subject:Re: Maybe We Need a New Job Title From:Dianne Blake <write-it -at- home -dot- com> To:Techwriter <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 07 Apr 2000 12:18:40 -0700
"Giordano, Connie" wrote:
In addition to QA, and UI expertise, you have to be a strong strategic
thinker and business analyst. I can do it, and have done it all, and got
the same reference "she knows the product better than anyone in the
company".
Therefore I could add the following job titles:
Chief Arbiter of Basic Decisions
Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
GUI Guru
All Seeing/All Knowing Writer Chick
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I was thinking of a more "professional" title - you know the kind you
find at the recruiting offices. Maybe something more like:
Information & Image Consultant (although that Image part sounds more
like Mary Kay)