IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Schedule Changes
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I have been putting off making this post for a few weeks now because I'm worried about response. I can't put it off any longer.
The past few months, I have been experiencing extreme burnout. Not on Subeta specifically, but essentially on life. I've been working overtime every week since about mid-January. Coming home from a long day at work and having to think about doing custom wearables is starting to drain me further. It is making me feel like I did before I took a year off from Subeta in 2019; I'm becoming resentful of my job, and I don't want this to happen.
I'm not quitting Subeta, but I do need to make this change in order to make my life essentially more functional.
Effective immediately, the queue will be done on Fridays and Sundays.
I know this is not the ideal schedule. I know it is happening within very close days of each other. But with my schedule at the clinic being what it is, this is what I need to do in order to be good at my job - and also be happy.
Even if it doesn't seem like it, this will be for the better for all of us. Right now, I essentially do easy recolors after work on Thursday and only work on denials or new items once a week (unless I have a different weekday off - then I've been doing a full day of work). This will give me more time to work on new items and denials twice weekly again, instead of just once, which means a faster turn-around time for all involved. Plus, I'll still be able to do easy acceptances mid-week as time and energy allow. I'm not promising any specific days that this will get done, but you may find a scattering of approvals in the evenings here and there.
On weeks where my day off switches (I often will swap Friday or Saturday for Wednesday or something similar), the queue will be done that day instead, and I will make an announcement on the CW Announcements board like I have been for the past few years.
I'm not locking this thread so you all can provide any feedback or ask any questions. However, please refrain from posting "Why doesn't Subeta hire another person to help with CWs?" (or any variation of this question). I've answered this several times before, and to sum it up: We don't have the resources to hire someone else to do CWs. I do have help from coworkers if I need it, but this is not their main job on Subeta like it is mine. No, we cannot take a volunteer for this job, and I wouldn't anyway (because it is NOT volunteer work, no matter how fun it may seem on the outside). I won't be responding to this question.
thank yoou for the update, jessi! please do what you need to do in order to improve your mental health. you come first <3
I hope this schedule change helps you out. Everyone's heath comes first. I am good with whatever makes this easier 😊
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Thank you for the update and for being transparent about the situation <3 We appreciate all you do for the CW community!
thank you for the update! I haven't been submitting much the last few months as I've been bleh about subeta lol so to me acceptance dates don't really matter. I'm 100% fine with whatever days you want whether its Mon-Fri or just Sunday or whatever. Burnout is a real thing and I'm always cool with whatever works for you and the value on your time because as we all know real life always comes first! I hope this really helps with any burnout you've had so far!
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Thank you for all your work on subeta, I understand it's very difficult with your clinc job and then on the off period to work on the queue. Friday and Sunday seems way more functional and will help you better in the long run. That's what most important here!
I appreciate the updated info on approval times and I hope that this change to the schedule helps reduce some of the burnout and stress you're dealing with. I'm probably in the minority of users but I would be fine if you had to reduce guaranteed approvals to just Sundays aside from maybe like special occasion times when submission volumes are expected to be much higher tbh because I'd rather you feel up to doing this than feel like it's a miserable chore that is sucking away your ability to enjoy any aspect of it. I appreciate the work you do here despite having a higher priority main full time (and overtime) position. I really hope this change will help you out though hugs
I don't make CWs yet but I really admire your hard work on here. Take care of yourself, health comes first!
Look after yourself I would much rather know that you are well than worry about anything CW related... ♡♡
You take care of yourself, ok? Burnout is a bitch.
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I hope this change helps you. Take care of yourself first <3
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I hope the new schedule will help you find better balance so you can be in a better place. If you need a break, I hope you're able to take one. TY for taking the time to let us know what's going on.
Personally, I don't think the specific days you're work on the queue matter, so much as me just appreciating having a general idea of 'when' so that it reduces my anticipation of it happening on days it will not. I'm sure we'll all be used to the new schedule in no time. (And I'm sorry you've been so stressed about changing it, and worrying people would hate it or be upset about it.)