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Re:Ask HN: Joining Big Tech in One’s 40s by alexgartrell on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @12:20AM (#21988581)
(At Facebook, not Google) when the technical writing is used to influence a technical outcome. Particularly a strategic one. a well written memo can change the way business is done and there’s not much ambiguity around where the idea came from.

That said, being an eager doc writer in an effort to claim credit or inflate the perception of your own work is a great way to lose friends and alienate people.

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Re:Ask HN: Joining Big Tech in One’s 40s by rapphil on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @06:27AM (#21990438)
Why do they get offended that you are consolidating knowledge?
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Re:Ask HN: Joining Big Tech in One’s 40s by stygiansonic on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @01:19PM (#21994185)
Not the OP, but there can be a perception (whether justified or not) that people who "just write docs" aren't coding (taken as "contributing in a meaningful way") but instead optimizing for their own career/promotion. (This is not a viewpoint I personally hold)
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