Ask HN: How to manage work as the sole individual contributor?
I was hired as the sole IC for my company's docs. The workload is enormous; there are several products, each with specificities, different platforms, libraries, APIs, just a lot of stuff.
On the upside, I have free reign and can make decisions and implement them as I see fit. I was also tasked with setting the overall direction and strategy. So not just to do X, but to figure out which X needs doing and then do that X.
It all seems overwhelming at times, and I was wondering if anyone has ever been in the same boat: a lot of freedom, little direction, and a mountain of backlog. How to cope?
On the upside, I have free reign and can make decisions and implement them as I see fit. I was also tasked with setting the overall direction and strategy. So not just to do X, but to figure out which X needs doing and then do that X.
It all seems overwhelming at times, and I was wondering if anyone has ever been in the same boat: a lot of freedom, little direction, and a mountain of backlog. How to cope?