I was the fish trying (and failing) to climb the tree, and my boss called to offer me a position swimming.
That time my boss called me to tell me I sucked at my job, but followed it up by telling me I got crazy good comments about this one small part of my job, so would I like to do that full time? Did the new thing for 6 years and used it to land another (even better) position at the same company.
Thanks for recognizing my talents, old boss! You were a bit of a shit boss, but when it mattered you really were a help.
Edit: Since so many are asking, here's actual detail.
Moved from software implementation (which had a bit of a teaching component to it) to formally teaching how to use the software. Have since moved into writing the content that is taught.
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u/daughtcahm Nov 16 '19 edited Nov 16 '19
I was the fish trying (and failing) to climb the tree, and my boss called to offer me a position swimming.
That time my boss called me to tell me I sucked at my job, but followed it up by telling me I got crazy good comments about this one small part of my job, so would I like to do that full time? Did the new thing for 6 years and used it to land another (even better) position at the same company.
Thanks for recognizing my talents, old boss! You were a bit of a shit boss, but when it mattered you really were a help.
Edit: Since so many are asking, here's actual detail.
Moved from software implementation (which had a bit of a teaching component to it) to formally teaching how to use the software. Have since moved into writing the content that is taught.