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  I Do Not Understand HR People

  March 12 2007 Posted by elephant (Svi Ben-Elya) under Why am I a Tech Writer? | Comments (0)

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  • columns
  • ECI Telecom
  • HR
  • humor
  • IBM
  • technical writing

  I had an appointment to speak to the technical writing manager...
  I arrived 10 minutes early for the meeting with the HR lady and was told to sit in the foyer and wait. That is what I did - for more than an hour. Eventually...
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  Did It Work Out?

  February 28 2007 Posted by Michael Altman under Why am I a Tech Writer? | Comments (0)

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  • columns
  • Ge-Medical
  • ghost writer
  • gynecologist
  • humor
  • product design

  ...on my last day there I told him that in my humble opinion the machine was under priced and the panel was really ugly
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  How I Got Started

  February 15 2007 Posted by Michael Altman under Why am I a Tech Writer? | Comments (0)

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  • columns
  • crocodile infested swamp
  • humor
  • IBM
  • mainframe
  • nuclear bomb
  • service engineer
  • technical writers
  • ultra sound

  I had spent most of my working life as a mainframe service engineer at IBM and the thought of sitting in one place the whole day was scarier to me than bungee jumping over a crocodile infested swamp.
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  My First Day as a Technical Writer

  February 15 2007 Posted by Michael Altman under Why am I a Tech Writer? | Comments (1)

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  • columns
  • humor
  • technical writing

  He poured two glasses and we wished each other l’Hayim and a sort of blessing on the new book. Technical writing suddenly took on a completely different structure and I could definitely get used to this.
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