Re: Important Stuff They Don't Teach In Tech Writing School Was Re: School vs experience...

[Sue Ellen Colter <sea -at- best -dot- com>]

On 8/26/04  Tony Markos <ajmarkos -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote: 

>Nine of your ten rules I like; however, there is one
>that I must comment on:
>
>"Deadlines are not movable targets. You're a
>professional, not a hobbyist. You made a commitment --
>keep your word."
>
>Tony Markos responds:
>
>Does this mean that quantity Of work and/or quality of
>work are then always open to compromise?  If not, get
>ready for a ton of (free) overtime; which, whether we
>choose to admit it or not here, has real limits.

As someone who has worked on many proposals, the deadline is not
changeable. If you attempt to deliver the proposal five minutes late, it
will be rejected. 

sue ellen

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