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Re: techie or font fondler? - introspection ad nauseum
Subject:Re: techie or font fondler? - introspection ad nauseum From:John Posada <john -at- tdandw -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 03 Mar 2003 10:47:16 -0800
Hi, Keith...
Maybe it has to do with employment.
To be a "truck driver", don't you need to a commercial license? To be a
long-haul driver...a "real" truck driver, don't you need certain
certifications related to training?
To promote yourself as a technical writer...what stops someone who owns a
copy of Word from promoting themselves as a technical writer, coming in at
low cost, and taking the position from a qualified writer?
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
john -at- tdandw -dot- com
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Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 7:03 AM
Subject: techie or font fondler? - introspection ad nauseum
>
> You know, I've worked in a wide variety of fields before getting into
> technical writing. But only in this field have I seen so much time and
> energy devoted to analyzing and discussing what qualifies one to be a
> "real" practitioner of the occupation.
>
> I mean, I never once sat behind the wheel and thought, "Am I a REAL truck
> driver?" And none of us really talked about it on the loading dock.
>
> It's interesting the introspection this profession brings out in us...
>
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