RE: Stereotypes (WAS: what to look for in a Tech Editor)

["Rock, Megan" <Megan -dot- Rock -at- fanucrobotics -dot- com>]

I tend to hang with a diverse crowd, many of whom are non-techies and most of whom have never heard of or met a tech writer of any sort before.  I usually explain my job in simplified terms, they usually say "Oh, I could never do that" or "I would find that very boring!", and we move on to other topics.  :-)

Megan Rock
Technical Specialist
Product Information
FANUC Robotics America, Inc.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Posada [mailto:JPosada -at- book -dot- com]
> 
> Why don't I get those looks?
>
> 
> > Another stereotype that I intensely dislike ...
> 
> While we're on the topic of stereotypes, one that I loathe is the "oh,
> you're
> an idiot" stare I get from people when I tell them I was a 
> technical writer
> in
> my past. 
 

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