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The remarkable growth of the information technology industry has created a tremendous opportunity for people with skill putting words on paper. Technical writers, once a rare and highly skilled position, are now as common as fruit flies—though they take up a lot more space. Yet the pay is pretty good considering how little work they actually do, so young English-major weenies desperate for employment continue to swarm around IT companies, hoping for a bit of rotting fru—er, looking for a plum position.
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2005
Abstract: The remarkable growth of the information technology industry has created a tremendous opportunity for people with skill putting words on paper. Technical writers, once a rare and highly skilled position, are now as common as fruit flies—though they take up a lot more space. Yet the pay is pretty good considering how little work they actually do, so young English-major weenies desperate for employment continue to swarm around IT companies, hoping for a bit of rotting fru—er, looking for a plum position.
| Reviews | | Mary Pickett | Not Impressed
If it wasn't for the English Major "weenies," most software companies would be out of business because their customers would be at a loss as to how to do their jobs using the technical manuals written by the programmers or the marketing department.
--just a note from a 12-year documentation specialist and English major weenie. Yes, I made a good living using my writing skills, but still had to put up with managers instructing their engineers to "just have the girls type this up" before sending out the product. I'm out of the business now, but I can see that the archaic attitudes still persist. Que sera, sera. | | K Packer | Sorta Foo Foo
Many persons calling themselves technical writers can't format a Header - let alone write technical documents. I know many good technical writers that don't have the vaunted English degree. In fact, when I interview writers, the English degree is a put-off because the applicant assumes they have a leg up on others. When I ask them about their methods for interviewing a SME, many stare at me without an idea. Or I ask them to view a picture and a drawing and to tell me which conveys more information more easily. |
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