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Subject:Re: Reality Check Time From:Beth Kane <Kane -at- VENTANA -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 18 Jun 1999 17:02:53 -0700
I really liked Lisa Miller's description of "electronic documentation
specialists" becoming more recognized as part of the development effort,
thus getting paid more. Well said, Lisa. I think it's true; it has been for
me. And I plan to use her phrasing to help get my next raise!
Tech writers who are reluctant to join the Help and HTML bandwagons are
going to suffer financially.
BTW, I perceived the "cup of coffee costs $12" thing as a cute joke -- I
laughed. Some of us who've lived in the Bay Area feel that its charms are
worth the cost, and we can laugh about such exaggerations.
Beth Kane
(Now in Tucson)
kane -at- ventana -dot- com
