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Subject:RE: Average Hours Worked From:"LeVie, Donald S" <donald -dot- s -dot- levie -at- intel -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 29 Jul 2002 12:02:04 -0700
Bryan (who works at the "enemy installation" across town from me) said:
>>The people who are bragging about their long hours are really saying,
"Look at how much I suffer for my job. Woe is me. Respect me because I am
so overworked."<<
I'm sure there's a lot of truth to that because I've worked with such
martyrs before myself. But I don't think folks here are bragging--sounds
more like just stating facts (with an ocassional complaint thrown in).
In a lousy economy and/or an environment that often views technical
communicators as "overhead," it's easy to see how people choose to suffer. I
worked long hours at Motorola and for a dot-com startup--one of them laid me
off anyway, while the other closed its doors just weeks after I jumped ship.
I usually don't have to work beyond my 8 hour day, but I'll work longer to
honor a commitment I've made to engineering managers about documentation.
While at Motorola, every month "Special Achievement" awards were dolled out
during the division communications meeting. They became known as the
"engineer of the month" award to the non-engineering community. Typically,
the people earning the plaques and checks were those who had to work late to
get something out the door, or individuals who hoarded information so they
could make the "Hail Mary" catch. The people who should have been rewarded
were the ones whose processes were running smoothly and could go home after
8 hours on a regular basis.
Donn Le Vie, Jr.
Technical Communications Project Manager
Technical Communications Council Manager
Personal Client Architecture Components Group
Intel Corporation
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