A Window Emerges
I think I thought these needed to be something that I sat down to write. Something I took time and care and edited and crafted into … content?
No.
I may have taken extra time with my last post, but that’s because I was working through some things. Maybe I’ve returned because I still am. I took time to figure out how I felt because I do care about my company. Maybe I’m back because I still do.
Another coworker left, this one also a surprise. Let’s call her Shirley, for anonymity. But with this departure, opens a window. Shirley was the data product lead at Greendale (what I’m calling my company, for this post, anyway…). Now, I’ve never thought much about product. To be honest I didn’t quite know if she was a PM or a PM, and I didn’t really care to spend the time figuring it out. Yea, maybe that’s a bit self centered of me but who the fuck cares.
Anyway, as she was leaving, Shirley told me that she had threw my name out there to step into the role. Initially, I kind of brushed it off. Again, I never really thought much about product before.
But, then we spoke and I started to see the glow of curiosity off in the distance. I did my due diligence and read about what it actually means to work in product. This prompted more questions and back and forth and many many thoughts over the past weekend.
I think I would love it.
Don’t get me wrong, I love being in a technical role and there are parts of working in product that I know would be a very tough fit (the hours and hours of calls). But, I have clarity of vision. I have strong opinions about what we need to be doing at Greendale. We are doing things incorrectly and I feel I could help steward us to success. Or, at the very least I feel I could give it my best effort to try and change things. To take one step closer to the walls and barriers and try to break them down.
Frankly, that challenge kind of excites me more. Can I fix Greendale? I know I shouldn’t see it that way, but I can’t help it. I’ve always been drawn to broken things that need mending. In part, probably, because I am really good at fixing things.
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It’s just a window. But I’ve found myself thinking about every day for a week now and I feel I owe it to myself to try and make this a reality.