ZestyQuokka
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.

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FluffyWaffle
FluffyWaffle
Swiggy18mo

Will you be my bahu?

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka
Hinge18mo

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

FluffyWaffle
FluffyWaffle
Swiggy18mo

Bahu also means wifey 🤦🏻‍♂️

BouncyCupcake
BouncyCupcake

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

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ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka
Hinge18mo

Yaar market is bad 😥

You got that dog 😏😏

SquishyQuokka
SquishyQuokka
Gojek18mo

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

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka
Hinge18mo

Salt yaar bezzati mat karo 😭

GroovyKoala
GroovyKoala

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

SleepyBanana
SleepyBanana

Babysitters chahiye founders ko 🤦🏻

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ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka
Hinge18mo

😂😂 The role is good if founders know resource utilisation

DizzyCoconut
DizzyCoconut

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

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka
Hinge18mo

I would have preferred Naukaro ka sardar but well 💁‍♀️

DizzyCoconut
DizzyCoconut

Wohi bolta but phir CEO kon

SparklyNoodle
SparklyNoodle

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
ZestyQuokka
Hinge18mo

Beautiful jingles yes but still a dog 🐕

SparklyNoodle
SparklyNoodle

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

ZoomyDumpling
ZoomyDumpling

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

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka
Hinge18mo

Looking at the positives 🤌

ZoomyDumpling
ZoomyDumpling

Yep

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

DancingTaco
DancingTaco

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
ZestyQuokka
Hinge18mo

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
DancingTaco

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.

GroovyBoba
GroovyBoba

Should have just added - not everywhere 😏 to mess with the boss

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka
Hinge18mo

Should have 😏 but it was client call so haha jokes 💁‍♀️😑

CosmicPotato
CosmicPotato

So it wasn't some sort of military designation for HR?

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka
Hinge18mo

Hell never! It does include HR, only because the startups which need CoS are small. Once they grow, HR is a separate department

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