Re: What would you like to read?

["Karen E. Black" <kblack_text -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

Last night, 2 of my coworkers got into a shouting match. One was waiting all 
day with nothing to do (2 days before a major scheduled release?? He 
requires a lot of maintenance in the organization and initiative areas, 
besides being a major whiner). The other was supposed to be coordinating 
regression tests on a new web server (he will never give a direct answer the 
first time you ask him any question -- he thinks he's being funny, but it 
makes him difficult to deal with).

Now, these are not technical writers, but there are particular skill sets 
that can be learned about communications, active listening, making and 
keeping commitments, managing expectations, and professional behaviour. I 
just haven't seen many articles on this subject lately. How does one expect 
to keep a job in this down market if one keeps acting like an a$$h*le? 
Pardon my medicalese.

Just a thought.

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Is fearr socrú dá dhonacht ná dlí dá fheabhas.
It's better to solve the problem than to improve the law.
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