u/clovecigarette0101

hey everyone!

i've been working with communities for a little over two years now. i started with a speaker community for a traveling tech event, then moved to an agency that runs community work for other companies. that's where i am now, and at this agency i ended up managing 4 communities for 4 different companies at the same time. and when i say community management, i mean everything: diagnosis, member research, channel setup, building the mvc, rituals, tracking metrics, reports, moderation... the whole thing. i had one analyst helping me with the more operational side, like updating spreadsheets lol

i almost lost my mind, and i'm leaving the agency. i'm job hunting right now, and luckily (or thanks to that "intense" experience padding my resume) i'm finding some openings and moving forward in a few interviews.

my question is: how many communities do you each manage at once? am i the only one looking back thinking it was insane to do that, or is it normal within a community manager's scope?

context: i'm in brazil, and community as a brand strategy only really started growing here in the last 2-3 years, so a lot of companies still don't quite get what it's about...

I've wanted to lose 20 kg (44 lbs) for 9 years now.

I've managed to lose 10 kg (22 lbs) of those three separate times, and for the third time I'm right back to square one.

The last time I lost the weight, I swore to myself I'd never go back to where I am now (80 kg / 176 lbs)... and here I am.

I don't even feel anything anymore, like some part of me already knew I'd end up letting myself down. I don't know if I have the strength to do it all over again, but I also can't keep living like this.

Just venting, really, but I'd love to hear what keeps you all going and inspired :(