Finalizing my position as Marketing Contractor

[Valorie Zimmerman]

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 <jens at 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
>
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