ZestyQuokka

[Rant] Chief of Staff is just a fancy title

Chief of Staff is like the Badi Bahu (eldest daughter-in-law), expected to fix 3 decades of shit work culture

One of my bosses introduced me as "She follows me wherever I go" Am I the Hutch dog?! (If you don't know Hutch dog, you are way too young)

It can be a rewarding role only if you know how to set firm boundaries; otherwise, people gonna take advantage of you.

10mo ago

FluffyWaffle

Stealth10mo

Will you be my bahu?

ZestyQuokka

Stealth10mo

Your bahu? Matlab I'll have to wait to marry your son? By the time your son reaches puberty, I'll be ded 💀

FluffyWaffle

Stealth10mo

Bahu also means wifey 🤦🏻‍♂️

BouncyCupcake

Stealth10mo

Jaldi nikal jao udhar se, it does not get better 😂

ZestyQuokka

Stealth10mo

Yaar market is bad 😥

You got that dog 😏😏

SquishyQuokka

Gojek10mo

Chief of Staff is a Secretary level role for a Top B-School grad.

ZestyQuokka

Stealth10mo

Salt yaar bezzati mat karo 😭

GroovyKoala

Eviden9mo

@salt You mean class monitor ultra pro max 😂😂😂

SleepyBanana

Stealth10mo

Babysitters chahiye founders ko 🤦🏻

ZestyQuokka

Stealth10mo

😂😂 The role is good if founders know resource utilisation

DizzyCoconut

Stealth10mo

If staffs are naukars “chief of staff” is naukaro ka dalla

ZestyQuokka

Stealth10mo

I would have preferred Naukaro ka sardar but well 💁‍♀️

DizzyCoconut

Stealth9mo

Wohi bolta but phir CEO kon

SparklyNoodle

Stealth9mo

Woh sab theek hai

Lekin yess I am really glad someone recalled the hutch dog
Moreover, Hutch ads had dope songs "Everyday I want to shine stay by my side" And
"You and I in this beautiful world" to name a few

ZestyQuokka

Stealth9mo

Beautiful jingles yes but still a dog 🐕

SparklyNoodle

Stealth9mo

That dog used to melt me as a kid Also, Do you remember ZooZoos?

ZoomyDumpling

Stealth10mo

The Hutch dog jingle went like: "You and I, ... , in this beautiful world"

ZestyQuokka

Stealth10mo

Looking at the positives 🤌

ZoomyDumpling

Stealth10mo

Yep

"Dariya me phek attitude tera Stress ka gira magnitude tera Ayine me dekh muskura ke Rollo Door tak le jae gratitude tera"🎵

DancingTaco

Flipkart10mo

Personal opinion: I feel you miss a lot of domain knowledge which is gained during initial YOE. I was chief of staff at early stage of my career and I couldn’t see future growth and substantial learning. I left it then worked on different projects to get better deep learning of those metrics.

ZestyQuokka

Stealth10mo

Probably but I don't think I'm made to fall in a mould. Generalist calls me, solving problems gives me kick. I'll go sit talk to people, departments, asking them questions, learning to speak their language.

DancingTaco

Flipkart10mo

Future growth dekhlena that after 10 or so years what position you will hold if you continue this. That clarity I think all of us require in our roles.