There's a bunch of contract places out there. I've looked at a few, seems hard to find anyone competent that isn't already employed.
On Tue, Jun 9, 2020, 10:23 AM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > I have written lotsa technical manuals over the years. Tons of this > stuff. And while I slightly enjoy it, I am not tossing my hat in the > ring. My son who has a MSEE does this for the DOD. Seems like a waste of > a degree to me. > > *From:* Ken Hohhof > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 9, 2020 9:16 AM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Looking for Technical Writer/Documentation Person > > > You might consider an old fashioned headhunter, assuming they still exist > in the age of online job sites and candidate screening software. Find one > who specializes in an industry that needs good technical documentation. > > > > Tech writing is probably a lost art, judging by what passes for product > manuals and documentation these days. Well, there’s Tina the tech writer > in Dilbert, but Dilbert still seems to be set in Pacific Bell back around > 1990. So you might be looking for someone who’s now retired but still > working on a gig basis. > > > > I worked many years at telecom equipment manufacturers, and every product > needed a technical manual or “Bell System Practice”. Often there were > ordering, installation, provisioning and operations manuals, aimed at the > different users of the equipment. I assume there are many industries that > employed tech writers because their customers required detailed instruction > manuals – government, military, aircraft, medical, etc. Some of them are > in decline or no longer producing good documentation, so the tech writers > may be unemployed but still retaining their skills. > > > > Headhunters did have some unique skills, they would have company > directories and org charts, or know people in the relevant department who > might not be looking to move but could provide names of coworkers and > friends. They typically worked on a contingency basis, X% of the salary if > you hired someone. Maybe that doesn’t translate to the gig economy. > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Forrest Christian > (List Account) > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 9, 2020 2:26 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Looking for Technical Writer/Documentation Person > > > > I'm hiring some sort of person to write documentation, spec sheets, etc. > for PacketFlux. > > > > I've been down this path a few times over the years with no luck, having > hired various people over the years with never getting any actual usable > work product. > > > > It's time to try again. I know a few people from this community have > expressed interest in the past but I wasn't ready for them at the time. > I'm hoping anyone who is interested will reply, probably off-list. > > > > Or if anyone has a suggestion on where to find an appropriate person, > please let me know. > > > > -- > > - Forrest > > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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