Unfortunate?

["Dana Worley" <dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com>]

On Wednesday, October 15, 2008, CL T wrote: 

> It's unfortunate that we often become project managers, product
> managers, mediators, technical support and tech writers all in one. 

Interesting point of view -- I don't find it unfortunate at all.

Career paths for technical writers has often been discussed on this list. A project 
or product manager position is certainly a valid career path for a technical writer. 
Other often discussed topic are gaining respect for the work you do, adding value 
to a company from a technical writing capacity, and ensuring job security. Wearing 
multiple hats helps contribute to all of these. 

At the very least, having a variety of responsibilities helps ensure you are never 
bored with the work you are doing, and never bored because there is no work.

2 cents,

Dana W.  

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Dana Worley
Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group
Campbell Scientific, Inc. 
Microsoft MVP, Windows Help


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