Post #3780805
2026-07-13 07:46 UTC
@alexadeswift@lgbtqia.space it kinda is.
but it's also the role where I best protect others like me and shape the work to best fit each person.
I feel like I do a lot of good in this role, and that when I make each individual more successful I get one of the most high performing teams... which keeps us all safe and doing well.
but there's a lot for me to be the shield for.
you know that meme of the big armoured guy protecting the small guy... that feels like me in this role, enough experience and trauma to take all the punches and not feel them whilst protecting the team and everyone around.
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@sashag@anarres.family 2026-07-13 08:03
@dee@social.treehouse.systems @alexadeswift@lgbtqia.space It depends on the mix of neurodivergence and tasks/expectations. My ADHD by far overacts my autism. So people management, meetings and HR tasks like grievance mediation are my happy place. I do pure people management. I do not want to be involved in technical details, the engineers are better at things. And I'm not involved in customer contact or sales apart from second line support. So that's a different diversity of tasks and expectations. And way less traveling. Because in traveling my autism acts up and makes everything more complicated compared to neurotypical folks.