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Where I work, technical writers earn 0.92 of a developer's wage, while a team leader earns 1.4 of a developer's wage. These are calculated from actual contract

by b0rsuk 8y ago

Where I work, technical writers earn 0.92 of a developer's wage, while a team leader earns 1.4 of a developer's wage. These are calculated from actual contract with our client. While I'm pretty good with some documentation tools like docutils and graphviz, it makes me wish not to pursue documentation skills too much.

dickeytk 8y ago
That's a poor reason. Learning how to write effective technical documentation is a great skill for anyone in our field. Even a team lead should be able to edit/review technical documentation.
- Drdrdrq 8y ago
  At the very least, they should be able to determine if the documentation is good and articulate why not.
- tbarn 8y ago
  Yes! And this is why I wrote the piece. There will always be developer and engineers writing documentation for projects, why not help them be better at it?
_jal 8y ago
Dishwashers earn a tiny fraction of a developer's wage, I am quite proficient at washing dishes, and yet I have no fear of trapping myself in a career of dishwashing. I can think of very few non-contrived workplace situations in which being bad at something is an advantage.