Thanks very much for the replies. Will keep you posted. > From: tcp-requ...@techcommpros.com > Subject: TCP Digest, Vol 40, Issue 1 > To: tcp@techcommpros.com > Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:00:01 -0500 > > Send TCP mailing list submissions to > tcp@techcommpros.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tcp-requ...@techcommpros.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tcp-ow...@techcommpros.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of TCP digest..." > > > _______________________________________________ > > ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing > solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or HTML > and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. Download Free Trial. > www.doctohelp.com > http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ > > INTERACTIVE 3D DOCUMENTATION > Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Is technical writing worth the hype and pain? (Sue Heim) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 16:56:08 -0800 > From: Sue Heim <sue.h...@gmail.com> > To: raj nair <raj_gree...@hotmail.com> > Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com > Subject: Re: [TCP] Is technical writing worth the hype and pain? > Message-ID: > <7163c29d1001031656r49690649ta12f65365a34c...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I'm a little late to the party but... I firmly believe that you get what you > pay for. And that goes for the career, too. If you walk around with a chip > on your shoulder, people will respond that way. > > I *will* say that it's been years and years since I've worked in a company > where what I do was not valued. I'm a very integral part of the teams that > make up our software development group, and even outside the software group. > Many of the other groups ask me for information, just as I do them. I rarely > if ever feel as if I'm the least common denominator. In fact, more often, I > know more of the overall picture than many others, since I'm a bit of a hub > with QA, Dev, PM, FE, and so on. > > I also never feel as if the fact that I am not a programmer is a detriment. > I'm a professional in my own chosen field, and I'm well respected within my > organization. I would suggest that you work on gaining the respect of > others, rather than pulling the "woe is me" thing. > > Finally, I consider what I do as a writer and online help author as a > career. This is NOT just a job. This is something I love to do and just so > happens to be something I'm good at. If you consider being a technical > writer as just a job, maybe you are in the wrong career? (Sorry if this is > blunt, but really, if you aren't getting the respect you need, maybe it's > something that you need to change?) > > ...sue > > On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 10:27 PM, raj nair <raj_gree...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > At times, I wonder why technical writers are the least common denominators > > in a software company. For example, if I submit a document for review, > > people schedule it for the last few hours of a business day. This amply > > explains the 'importance' given to that task. Moreover, I have to work with > > arrogant developers, testers, SMEs, and managers, who don't care a damn > > about the information needs of technical writers. There is also an absurd > > level of "technical apartheid" that at times gives a really wretched > > feeling. Since a majority of the technical writers have no programming > > background or releavant domain knowledge, people find it very easy to > > dismiss them as irrelevant irritants. Ultimately, the conclusion that I can > > arrive at is that this is a ridiculous and thankless job. Do you agree? > > > > > > > > Raj > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Windows 7: Find the right PC for you. Learn more. > > http://windows.microsoft.com/shop > > ______________________________________________ > > ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing > > solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or HTML > > and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. 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