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Subject:Re: Dividing the Tech writer job From:"Smith, Martin" <smithmr -at- ENCORP -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 10 Aug 1998 16:13:11 -0600
For starters, I'd stop calling them girls. Perhaps I 'm reading to much
into this post, but I'm shocked by the contempt you've shown for your
coworkers, especially when describing their inability to quickly master
DTP software.
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Martin R. Smith
Technical Writer / Audiophile
ENCORP: The Energy Automation Company, http://www.encorp.com
(970) 686-2017 x 223
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Melissa Conniff [SMTP:mconniff -at- CSC -dot- COM]
> Sent: Monday, August 10, 1998 3:37 PM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: Dividing the Tech writer job
>
> My department just got reorganized--in this case it's a good thing!
> We are
> creating a documenation department from the ground up. Currently, in
> this group
> there is me, the tech writer, and two Documentation girls who do not
> have any tech
> writing background.
>
> <snip>
