Re: Commute/Flex work options a Deal breaker?

[Keith Hood <klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

I'm already remote working in Texas and the guy who has the info is in Louisiana, and the stuff I work on is not of earth-shaking importance. If you can suggest a method by which I can relentlessly hunt him down and torment him, it would probably be an interesting read. Now if I was working on docs for medical software that had to be documented well enough so users wouldn't accidentally kill somebody, and the docs had to be done by tomorrow noon, then not getting a response to an email would be a serious concern. But with my situation, and knowing the people I work for, believe me - the tequila sunrise is the most logical option.


--- On Thu, 6/26/08, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:

> From: Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
> Subject: Re: Commute/Flex work options a Deal breaker?
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008, 10:10 AM
> In most cases, not getting a prompt response to inquiries
> is not an excuse for not getting the work done (we
> don't
> give extra credit for "trying").  If someone a
> writer needs
> something from doesn't respond to email or voicemail, 
> the next step is to relentlessly hunt that person down and 
> torment him/her until the anguished sound of someone 
> crying "uncle, here's your
> information/review/whatever" 
> is heard and you've added one more person to your list 
> of people who run for cover at the sight of an approaching 
> tech writer.  If this sort of tactic is regularly required
> in
> your working environment, remote working is probably
> not a very viable option.
> 
> Gene Kim-Eng
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Keith Hood" <klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com>
> > If it had been me, if it wasn't a high priority
> thing that had 
> >to be done in a hurry, I would have sent a flagged
> email 
> >with receipt request to prove I had tried, taken my
> cell 
> >phone, and propped my feet up on the porch rail with a 
> >tequila sunrise and a book. Isn't that what remote
> working 
> >is all about? 
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