The tough reality of being a "glue person":
1. Your wins are (mostly) silent, but your missteps are very public.
2. Glue sits at the joints, and joints are where the stress is.
3. You see more than most people—which can be draining.
4. You see more than most...and that can be politically sensitive.
5. Leaders and managers often resent the need for glue people.
6. Your title and job history may "look weird."
https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/the-tough-reality-of-being-a-glue by @johncutlefish
@jawnsy @cutler @RuthMalan People keep trying to pour solvent on you as you limit their freedom.
you basically described a good part of my work and career struggles.
@jawnsy @clew @cutler I characterize part of my role as an engineering manager like suspension found on a mountain bike or car.
I hold things together, I provide the abilities for multiple independent bodies to sync up, I deal with large upsetting changes, and I provide a way for the org successfully process change over time while moving forward.
The care section in this post is right-on. 1, 5, and 9 were key in my last gig.
@jawnsy great article, thanks for sharing. I think https://mastodon.social/@johncutlefish is the author though.
@nominally Ah, great catch, thanks for letting me know! I usually double check before posting and regret that I did not do so, in this instance.
I've edited the post to attribute the correct author. Please accept my apologies, @cutler and @johncutlefish 
@jawnsy @johncutlefish welp, that’s my career.
If people find it helpful, more power to them but isn't it just a fancy Barnum effect?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect
"You see more than most people (...)"
Who doesn't want to feel special?
@jawnsy @johncutlefish What's a "glue person"?
@cassolotl @johncutlefish The canonical explanation in a software context would probably be @whereistanya's excellent "Being Glue" talk
@jawnsy @johncutlefish @whereistanya Oh, like, the person holding everything together. Cool! Thank you. :)