On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 7:18 AM Ivana Isadora Devcic <[email protected]> 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.
Hi Ivana, Thanks for all the nice work you did for KDE. You and Paul are a vital part of making KDE promo a quite productive KDE group. I wish all the best in your new endeavors and hope to see you around :) Cheers, Sandro > > Cheers, > Ivana Isadora Devcic
