Re: Top ten dumb comment Tech Writers receive from...

[Kathy Jacobs <jacobskl -at- jacobs -dot- coxatwork -dot- com>]

What do you mean you need to see the design document in order to write
the training manual?

I don't have time to install the product on your machine, just document
what you think it should do?(!?)

We don't need a template for that (manual, training piece, presentation,
etc.) - No one is ever going to write another one like it.

And my personal favorite:
I don't have time for you to shadow me.  Just ask me all your questions
now while I have a few spare minutes.

Kathryn Jacobs
(who now works for herself so that she can sit at home and laugh at
these in the privacy of her own four walls)

Christine Gonzales wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I am not complaining about my job or the company - I love it here!  I was
> just wondering what are some of the "dumb" comments that you all receive
> from SME's or others. It is a rainy, dreary day in Michigan, and 
something
> tells me this Friday will drag (drip) slowly.
>
> In the spirit of the David Letterman Show, What are the 10 ten 
comments Tech
> Writers receive?
>
>
> Christine Gonzales
> Technical Writer
> The MEDSTAT Group
>
> The viewpoint reflected in this communication does not necessarily 
reflect
> the viewpoint of The MEDSTAT Group
>

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