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"... I was on the short list for a Senior Writer position. Then they decided
to hire a manager for the department before they hired the writers (duh!) ..."
Could I ask her to elaborate for the reason of the "duh!" It seems to me
that, as long as the company was correct in its decision to establish a large
department, then, a manager ( a technical writing experienced manager) would
be ideal.
There have been many complaints on this list about hiring agencies with no
experience of our profession, so I don't understand this attitude. Perhaps,
just as many writers, without the required qualifications, are hired by
inexperienced hirers.
