Re: Advice, anyone?

[Paul Trummel <trummel -at- U -dot- WASHINGTON -dot- EDU>]

Swallow pride and deliver "what the client requests, right or wrong." A
personal note to your immediate superior should indicate your surprise
at the alterations and request that your name not appear in the
publication. This will cover you contractually and also express your
indignation. Do not put the finished work in your portfolio!

On Fri, 10 Sep 1993, Jacobs Chris wrote:

> Hello! I think this note may be more an expression of frustration than
 anything
> else. But perhaps some of you who have had to deal with this problem can
 advise
> me on how you reacted to the situation and/or deal with the frustration.

> I work for a contractor who sometimes delivers software  & other highly
> technical reports to a government client. This particular report is about 250
> pages long, and was delivered last month. My task was to edit this report for
> proper grammar, adherence to the GPO stylebook, and format consistency. We
> recently received the report back, red-lined where 'errors' were perceived.
> Apparently the 'technical editor' of the client had read over the report for
> any errors of the type I mention. The red-lining has added numerous errors
 into
> this report. Colons where colons should NEVER go (ie after a verb, at the end
> of a sentence, etc.); misspelled words, and worst of all, it introduces
> inconsistencies into the report (numerals 1-10 erratically replace "one"
> through "ten,", the periods are all placed outside of quotation marks and
> inside parenthetical expressions. ARRGH!!!! What is a person to do? Deliver
> what the client requests, right or wrong? Point out the errors that have been
> added and hope for the best? HELP!!!!!!!