Finalizing my position as Marketing Contractor

[Ivana Isadora Devcic]

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
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