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Subject:Re: The bottom line on professionalism in TW From:"Guy K. Haas" <ghaas -at- selectica -dot- com> To:Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- jci -dot- com Date:Mon, 10 Apr 2000 10:00:28 -0700
Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- jci -dot- com wrote:
>
> This is against my better judgement, but I'll lay out just once my take on
> this alleged bottom line. "Fasten your seatbelts, we're in for a bumpy
> ride."
. . .
>
> Hard Truth (sorry, I'm fresh out of sugar-coating): Don't much care what
> you or anyone else on this list thinks of me. I care what the folks who pay
> me think of my work; what they think of me is a different question, as is
> what I think of them. I think of the man and the work as separate and
> distinct entities. Anything less would be unprofessional. I am a
> professional. The rest of the world can think what they like; they will in
> any case. I don't have the time or energy to do their thinking for them.
Well, Arlen, that's all well and good as long as you are not looking
for a job. If I am aware that <TWX> is a tech writer who contributes
regularly and carelessly to TECHWR-L, I might think twice about
reading <TWX>'s resume when it comes in.
Guy K. Haas
Senior Technical Writer / Software Exegete
Selectica, Inc.
E-Mail: ghaas -at- selectica -dot- com
