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I’m a Readiness Architect. My job is to be the bridge between Product teams who are heads-down building the next big technological innovations and Field teams (success architects, support engineers) who need to be prepared to help customers adopt what’s coming … and then who in turn have feedback for the Product teams. I do a lot of translating, a lot of absorbing, and a lot of managing expectations in both directions. Lately I’ve been wondering: Am I actually helping, or am I just becoming a really efficient sponge for everyone’s stress?
— Spread Thin Between Two Worlds
Dear Spread Thin:
You’re the human infrastructure between two teams who speak different languages, operate on different clocks, and have different definitions of success. Of course it feels like stress absorption. But, is the weight you’re carrying moving anything forward?
