Re: Happy to be a Tech Writer?

["Mike Starr" <mikestarr-techwr-l -at- writestarr -dot- com>]

Ah, what a wonderful validation. We tech writers often acquire a 
serendipitous overview of things that nobody else in the organization quite 
gets. We stick our noses in places where we're not invited because we have a 
need to understand things across multiple disciplines. How fortunate you are 
to have a boss who not only groks that but strives to use it to your 
organization's advantage.

Mike
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----- Original Message -----
From: "James Barrow" <vrfour -at- verizon -dot- net>
Subject: RE: Happy to be a Tech Writer?

> Lately, I've found that, as a tech writer, *I'm* the data repository.  By
> that I mean that I've recently accepted a dozen or so meeting invitations
> for meetings that made me wonder why I was among the attendees.  I sent an
> email to my supervisor yesterday asking if I was invited because I was
> accidentally included in a group list.  His reply:
>
> "I think you should attend since you're the only person who understands 
> all
> of the modules and how they interact with each other.  You'll probably end
> up leading the meeting.  If you're not comfortable doing that, sit back 
> and
> let them jump in the pool without their water-wings."
>
> I mention this because it made my entire week (on a Monday) and I've seen
> other list members describe similar situations in which they have 
> implicitly
> been designated the 'go-to guy'...er...girl...person;^)
>
> - Jim 

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