Technical Editor Interview Question:

Tell us when you are finished editing a version of a document, do you prioritize the changes to be made for your author?

Submitted by: Muhammad

_____Yes, always.
_____Yes, usually but not always.
_____Sometimes, 50/50.
_____Yes, occasionally.
__X___No, never.

Rarely to never. My philosophy is that I won't make a change unless it's necessary, and that it's the author's job to make those changes; if they disagree, they must decide whether I was simply wrong (that happens) or whether I'm right but they don't like the proposed solution. In the latter case, we work together to find a mutually satisfactory compromise.
Submitted by: Muhammad