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Re: Do Technical Writers Deserve Their Own Office?
Subject:Re: Do Technical Writers Deserve Their Own Office? From:David Slonosky <SlonoskD -at- ITLS -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 16 Apr 1998 14:07:36 -0400
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> From: Collier,Michael [mailto:Michael -dot- Collier -at- CNALIFE -dot- COM]
> Sent: April 16, 1998 12:32 PM
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> Subject: Re: Do Technical Writers Deserve Their Own Office?
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> Some of the best work environments I've been in had
> designated quiet areas
> (not conference rooms or empty offices) for those times when
> you need walls
> around you.
Just to add my two cents, I like the mix of cubicle (easy access) and
quiet area (for do not disturb think sessions). Maybe I'll ask upper
management if there's going to be any plans to implement a designated
quiet space in the future...
> A good compromise, if it can be maintained--the problem is,
> such real estate
> becomes an easy target for takeover by management when
> somebody wants their
> own private office.
Well, there's no place on earth where you're safe from expansionism,
anyway. :-)
David Slonosky
Documentation Specialist
InterTrans Logistics
