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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by cosmodisk on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @06:16PM (#26732166)
When I assumed my current position,the first thing I told the owners of the business is that the biggest risk in the business is me and that the company should work towards getting someone in, who could partially cover some aspects of my job. They understood it well,but probably not too well, however some attempts were made to address the issue.
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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by j333t on Thursday April 08, 2021 @07:05AM (#26737314)
Can I ask why did you do that? Was it so you could divide & delegate your work to underlings? Or was it so you could be totally free from the position one day?
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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by cosmodisk on Thursday April 08, 2021 @11:53AM (#26740298)
The position I assumed is pretty senior- I report directly to the CEO. As part of the change,I still retained some of my previous responsibilities+ gained a whole lot more. I did it for two reasons:

1) it was the right thing to do,considering the situation. My approach is always to be open about issues within the business, even if it's my own department. This isn't university liked by my colleagues but appreciated by the CEO, as he knows I'll tell the real situation rather than that with a pink filter.

2) I will move on, sooner or later, and I'd rather have someone in place before that happens. I want the company to be successful in the same way as they've given me tons of opportunities that I successfully used.

3) There's a considerable backlog of things I need to do at any given time,so having more resources would free up my day+ speedup certain developments in the business.

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