Re: How we define ourselves
On 12/6/06, "Cardimon,Craig" <ccardimon -at- M-S-G -dot- com> wrote:
I've had friends, family, neighbors, and acquaintances, come up to me
and say, "So, you're a technical writer now, eh?"
They will squint and cock their heads while they're looking at me.
They're not quite sure what a technical writer does.
However, when I nod and say, yes, I'm doing documentation (which is
correct), they understand immediately.
The answer I give to people that aren't in IT is "I write books nobody
reads about software nobody uses."
Aren't we really just "Weapons of Mass Instruction?"
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