Andrew Plato is a former technical writer who has unique insight into the quirks and weirdnesses of the profession. This is a posting he made today to Techwr-L, a mailing list for tech writers:
Developing a detailed, barely-used style guide for your company: 100 hours
Obsessing over minor editing nits: 200 hours
Trivializing content so you can play with the latest features in FrameMaker: 50 hours
Flummoxed at why nobody respects you at work: priceless.
For all those times you need it: Font Fondling. It's wherever you are.
PS: Get the hell back to work, you!
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