Taking Minutes at Meetings

["Carol Anne T. Wall" <mmpc0014 -at- pclink -dot- com>]

Our small group of writers would like to get the perspective of other 
writers on our situation.

We've just be instructed by management that we are to take minutes at the 
meetings at the meetings we attend.  These meetings generally discuss 
business requirements and outstanding issues for the projects we work 
on.  The meetings also cover items that do not go into the documentation we 
develop and frequently include task updates and assignments.

We're feeling undervalued and demeaned by this change -- the first time 
this unit has ever taken minutes.  Are we nuts to feel this way?  Is it 
typical for tech writers to take minutes?  Words of advice?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Carol Anne

Carol Anne Wall, FLMI, CL
Technical Writer, Minnesota Life Ins. Co. - Individual Business Technology
St. Paul, MN  USA
mmpc0014 -at- pclink -dot- com


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