A sobering encounter

[craig -dot- cardimon -at- att -dot- net]

I went to a local Pick Slip Party and met a company recruiter. I inquired about 
technical writing positions. 

He shook his head, saying, "We got rid of them all. All they do is write. 
Anyone can do that."

Sound familiar to anyone?

When I asked who does their documentation, he answered, "The engineers." I made 
another inquiry. He replied, shrugging, "Ahh, they muddle through it."

"Muddle" is the exact word he used. From his overall attitude, documentation 
was an afterthought, and not much through was put into it in the first place.

For a career changer, this was not encouraging. Anyone care to relate a more 
positive encounter?

Craig


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Order RoboHelp X3 in November and receive $100 mail in rebate, FREE WebHelp
Merge Module and the new RoboPDF - add powerful PDF output functionality
to RoboHelp X3. Order online today at http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l

Check out SnagIt - The Screen Capture Standard!
Download a free 30-day trial from http://www.techsmith.com/rdr/txt/twr
Find out what all the other tech writers, including Dan, already know!

---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot-  Visit
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.