All those who have seen the movie Spider Man surely know this dialog.. with great power come great responsibility but I am sure spider-man would have liked to say something more than that, but couldn't say to avoid the supercilious censor board. If he would have got the freedom he would definitely have said - Great power comes great responsibility and also loads of chances to get screwed topped with the bloody load of work and people expectation. Its tough to be a super hero.
Well well well... why did spider man came into my mind? Its a short and simple - Front Office SPOC in software industry and super hero are more or less comparable when you take the disadvantage part. Business expectation and work done by the back office. Covering the incomplete work of back office to business and patiently hearing the business is not easy. And why should you? Most of the time you will get escalations for which you shouldn't be called responsible. But NO - the Industry thinks differently. Here Business will escalate because the work is not as per there expectation and back office will sought why there is too much of work load, manager will sought on the escalations sent by business and leads will think there s no proper channeling of communication. At the end of the day everyone will be in peace except the poor FO-SPOC. After reaching this position, I realize its too easy to be a team member and too tough to be a lead, because you don't need to be worried much if you are a team member. You just have to manage yourself. But for lead other then managing himself s/he has to direct the whole team which is not a good experience if the team become in-cooperative or the business become stubborn. Team members can take leave any day can leave anytime, but the leads - poor leads, they can't take leaves without planning everything earlier and intimating all the parties involved. For coming late s/he need to drop mail. Well there are few lucky souls who enjoy in any role - and when I say enjoy it means those who do nothing and come to office just to complete the quorum.
Super heroes would be dead after one week of work in software industry if they have to go through the mental agony rather then the physical pain or if there villains would have had been a project manager asking them to review the code (which was written in worst possible mode) rather then creating nuisance by doing sci-fi act.
Note:- Above post doesn't have to do anything with my team. Everything was written on lighter note with no serious objections on anyone's activity.
P.S.:- Post looked incoherent while I was reviewing it, but did not made any changes as I was too lazy to make it.
P.P.S.:- Contrary to my expectation I am having tough time here with my role and place too. Guess both will take sometime to come to normal stage and are coming too. :-)
Well well well... why did spider man came into my mind? Its a short and simple - Front Office SPOC in software industry and super hero are more or less comparable when you take the disadvantage part. Business expectation and work done by the back office. Covering the incomplete work of back office to business and patiently hearing the business is not easy. And why should you? Most of the time you will get escalations for which you shouldn't be called responsible. But NO - the Industry thinks differently. Here Business will escalate because the work is not as per there expectation and back office will sought why there is too much of work load, manager will sought on the escalations sent by business and leads will think there s no proper channeling of communication. At the end of the day everyone will be in peace except the poor FO-SPOC. After reaching this position, I realize its too easy to be a team member and too tough to be a lead, because you don't need to be worried much if you are a team member. You just have to manage yourself. But for lead other then managing himself s/he has to direct the whole team which is not a good experience if the team become in-cooperative or the business become stubborn. Team members can take leave any day can leave anytime, but the leads - poor leads, they can't take leaves without planning everything earlier and intimating all the parties involved. For coming late s/he need to drop mail. Well there are few lucky souls who enjoy in any role - and when I say enjoy it means those who do nothing and come to office just to complete the quorum.
Super heroes would be dead after one week of work in software industry if they have to go through the mental agony rather then the physical pain or if there villains would have had been a project manager asking them to review the code (which was written in worst possible mode) rather then creating nuisance by doing sci-fi act.
Note:- Above post doesn't have to do anything with my team. Everything was written on lighter note with no serious objections on anyone's activity.
P.S.:- Post looked incoherent while I was reviewing it, but did not made any changes as I was too lazy to make it.
P.P.S.:- Contrary to my expectation I am having tough time here with my role and place too. Guess both will take sometime to come to normal stage and are coming too. :-)