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elizabeth  ·  491 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: October 23, 2022

Aww thanks! The people hearding was definitely a fun part of my last job, but it also felt like thankless groveling a lot of the time when everyone around is a volunteer. And a big part of why I get so much done is my laziness and stopping at « good enough » to move on to the next thing. Would infuriate my perfectionist boss, but I’d say I can either do one thing well or 5 things okay in the same timeframe. Or I’d let people off the hook for subpar work and have to take on the rest... Delegating and assertiveness is something I still need to work on that is essential in management work. I probably rather be a troubleshooter type person that comes in, fixes and gets things unstuck and move along.

When I started managing the makerspace, I had to create all the systems, from IT to community building to management. But as the project grew it became maintaining the place with no free time to improve or create new shit because our membership and classes offered more than doubled. So the more successful we got, the more boring and menial my job became. With increased pressure and less support and oversight as I was more trusted to make decisions. Not helped by the ever deteriorating relationship with my boss. I really think they failed big time on that front because I could have grown in my role if they were more attentive to my concerns. But I’m probably to blame too not being able to express exactly what changes I needed. It’s crazy how fast a job that was basically built for me became a nightmare. I’m glad I’m gone but I also learned a ton in my 1.5 years there.





Devac  ·  491 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's a very brief and sober summary of the situation. You know where you need to grow, what were the problems, have an idea on what worked and a probable cause on why it didn't. And you didn't even need 20 slides of pointlessly redundant flowcharts, so you've already beaten every 6-sigma'er I ever talked to.

It might not be your cup of tea in the long run, but IMO it's an area worth further look. Ultimately, I'm here for mere encouragement.