Re: Where do we fit in?

[Eric Mahr <mahr -at- 135 -dot- KEF -dot- CO -dot- IL>]

We are in a Similar situation here

Documentation is attahced to Marketing, specifically Product management.
However, Documentation is looked on as an integral Product.

Eric Mahr


Hutchings, Christa wrote:

> I've mostly been attached to Engineering groups. However, at my last
> job, we were part of Corporate Communications. At this job, I am part of
> the Product Management team, which is part of Marketing.
>
> Chris Welch-Hutchings
> Sr. Technical Writer
> Home Wireless Networks, Inc.
> Norcross GA (USA)
> cwhutchings -at- homewireless -dot- com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kathryn Marshall [SMTP:kmarshall -at- MODACAD -dot- COM]
> > Sent: Monday, May 11, 1998 12:29 PM
> > To:   TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> > Subject:      Where do we fit in?
> >
> > Just curious: Are technical writers at your company part of the
> > Development group (aka Engineering department) --- or some other
> > department (Marketing, Customer Support, QA, etc.)?
> >
> > I've always been grouped with the Engineers. I've also always worked
> > for
> > small software companies (under 100 employees).  This has had its
> > pluses
> > and minuses. Pluses because I'm always included with the latest
> > development stuff; minuses because people think I can write user
> > manuals
> > and nothing else.
> >
> > -Kathy
> >
> > &^~~~
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> > TECHWR-L)
> >
>



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