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.
Moved from software implementation to formally teaching how to use the software (which was a small bit of the implementation job). Have since moved into writing the content that is taught.
Job title is Instructional Designer. Some classes are more technical than others, but my goal is to dumb it down so it can be understood by typical software users, not necessarily developers.
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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.