What an absolute hoot, Jack! My stint as a techwriter was also in the '90s.

During those years I really learned to generally hate all my bosses, and very specifically the really rude software engineers who were so condescending to tech writers. I also did not enjoy using the assorted publishing-formatting softwares I was given to create the manuals.

These engineer types seemed to feel that not understanding their tech speak was a crime worse than not "getting" Pink Floyd.