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Re: What do you do when you don't have anyone with the time to review and edit your docs
Subject:Re: What do you do when you don't have anyone with the time to review and edit your docs From:"Dana Worley" <dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:50:00 -0700
It may be that they trust you and they are willing to risk a few errors in documentation. If you
are worried about repercussions, it couldn't hurt to write a "memo for file" and copy your boss
that documents your attempts to get the information reviewed and your concerns that there
may be errors.
Then if it comes back trying to bite you, at least you have documentation that states you tried
to get review.
It used to bother me that no one reviewed my documentation. Now, I'm worried they will ;)
Good luck,
Dana
On Monday, January 18, 2010, Wade Courtney wrote:
> I guess I'll just wait and see. My boss knows it's an issue. I'm not
> worried about him as much as I am worried about my image in the
> company, which at the moment is pretty good from what I can tell. :)
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Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group
Campbell Scientific, Inc.
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