Amen to that Jens! Ivana, you might think you didn't do enough, but you give the job your best, and stepped back when you needed to. This is a wonderful example to all of us. You said,
The whole experience helped me overcome many of my fears, allowed me to > meet wonderful people from all over the world, and taught me valuable > lessons about marketing in open source communities. I'll keep learning, and > I'll never stop striving to become better. Thank you for that! Valorie On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 1:46 PM Jens <j...@ohyran.se> wrote: > <3 It has been awesome seeing you kick ass in KDE! > > Don't be a stranger! > > /Jens > > On onsdag 19 februari 2020 kl. 11:21:11 CET Ivana Isadora Devcic wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > > hope you're doing well! > > > > As most of you know, I have been employed by KDE e.V. as a Marketing > > Contractor alongside Paul Brown. Those of you involved in KDE Promo might > > have noticed my absence lately, and the truth is I haven't been actively > > contributing for a while now. > > > > The reason is that my responsibilities at my day job have increased > > significantly over the last year. I often work long hours and my weekly > > schedule is highly unpredictable. This makes it difficult to contribute > to > > KDE in the capacity that is expected of me. This has also unfairly put > > pressure on Paul, who had to work extra to cover for me. > > > > Therefore, I have decided to step down. As I'm no longer able to support > > the community, I don't want to waste everyone's time and resources. It's > > time to make room for someone new and fresh. > > > > The KDE e.V. Board has already approved this decision, so I am just > > announcing it now to make it official. I'll use this opportunity to thank > > them for everything - for taking a chance on me in the first place; for > > always being supportive, understanding, and patient; and for being the > best > > employers anyone could wish for. :) > > > > Although I'm sad that I didn't accomplish much in KDE Promo, I'm still > > happy that I played a part in reviving the team. The Promo work is never > > done - we have to keep spreading the good word about KDE and our > software. > > > > I'm confident that those who come after me will do better than I did, and > > that they will make you all proud. Also, I'm not going anywhere, really > :). > > I'll still stick around in Promo and try to contribute as much as I can. > > > > Before I close this email, I'd like to thank everyone in KDE who welcomed > > me and worked with me. I know it sounds corny, but this has really been a > > dream job for me. The whole experience helped me overcome many of my > fears, > > allowed me to meet wonderful people from all over the world, and taught > me > > valuable lessons about marketing in open source communities. I'll keep > > learning, and I'll never stop striving to become better. > > > > Thanks for reading! I wish you all the best, and if you ever wanna chat, > > you know where to find me. > > > > Cheers, > > Ivana Isadora Devcic >
