ruthless compassion (aroraborealis) wrote,
ruthless compassion
aroraborealis
  • Mood: tired

a numbers game

A thing I hadn't really thought about when I switched from moving from managing a team of 6 or 7 to managing a team of 40 is this: if each person has only one crisis a year where they need their manager's help, with 40 people, that's almost every week.

And it turns out, the frequency is a bit more than that. So it makes sense that I feel like I've been actively helping people put out fires at a high rate since March.
Tags: life, people, work
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