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.