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Subject:Re: Where do we fit in? From:"Metzger, Lucinda" <cmetzger -at- DUKANE -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 12 May 1998 08:40:08 -0500
In my company, we've always been either part of, or close to,
Engineering. Right now we're considered part of the "Product Support"
team, which works closely with the engineers. We've never been part of
Marketing.
>
>> > -----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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