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"Not getting any respect" has been a oft-voiced complaint as far as I can
remember in tech writing circles (20+ years). And undoubtedly earlier.
I submit that it's a lot like trying to get someone to love you: just
wanting it and expecting it and demanding it doesn't necessarily get it. You
have to know deep down that you're worth it, give it to yourself, give it to
others, earn it from others, not need it quite so much from others, and make
sure you're in a setting with people where it's realistic for some of it to
flow back to you. And if you can't do all that, maybe you're in the wrong
setting or with the wrong people or in the wrong field. That's life.
Also, don't forget that in moving from copywriting to tech writing, you have
moved down the sales cycle from pre-sales, where everything is an
"investment", to post-sales, where everything is a "cost". People working to
attract customers' money have more power than people working to satisfy
customers who have already paid. That's business.
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Gordon Graham, partner
Gordon & Gordon
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Technical Writing for the Real World
Marketing Writing for the Real World
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Tel (514) 488-1875
Web http://www.gordonandgordon.com
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A landmark hotel, one of America's most beautiful cities, and
three and a half days of immersion in the state of the art:
IPCC 01, Oct. 24-27 in Santa Fe. http://ieeepcs.org/2001/
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