Travelling without moving

Not a bad sunrise view from the station platform this morning. I am off to the Helsinki office to meet up with some colleagues to go over some project work. I have been working for 6 weeks in this company now and it feels like it has been years as I already have way too much project work piled up, even though I barely know what I am meant to be doing.

I have the problem from experience that makes me quite adaptable across topics which means that I also am interested in many sides of the business from the global strategy to the procedures of answering customer ticket requests, and I am curious.

Thankfully, curiosity is rewarded on this particular company which is a large part of the reason I took the position in the first place. At the moment though, curiosity has led me into projects that are a little outside of my scope of work responsibilities. I don't mind this but as I am still very much in training, I am unsure if it will be detrimental in my getting up to speed quickly attempt.

Although, based on job requirements, perhaps it will help me get a much better understanding of what is actually needed and where I could possibly take it once dug in. I am still finding my role outside of the job tasks as I think that it is the value added aspect where my strength will lay, as well as my competitive advantage.

It is much like Steem where the best approach in my opinion is finding what you are good at, working out the kinds of things you like and then, combining the two to create something of interest and use. It isn't always clear cut and can be messy to begin, however it can lead to not only adding a high degree of value but also making the personal experience interesting and rewarding in its own right.

My colleague who started with me has an alternate path that is much more narrow than my own but, it is in an area she excels and loves. We both have the same job description yet, the way we approach it is vastly different which I think is again, much like Steem - Same chain, own way.

Success for a group doesn't require everyone doing the same thing. The same general way might be enough or in the case of Steem, as many different ways as possible. Many will fail in their attempt, but that is not a problem in a strong community and can actually reinforce the network.

Taraz
[ a Steem original ]
_{(posted from phone)}