From Suits to SOPs 🕴️➡️📋

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What was it really like transitioning from the private sector to government work?

Was it:
🌀 A culture shock?
🧘🏾‍♀️ A slower pace and better work-life balance?
👀 A crash course in acronyms and approvals?
🤣 Or did you walk in thinking, “I got this,” only to get humbled by the procurement process?

Let’s laugh, reflect, and maybe help someone else thinking about making the switch.

#GovLife #PublicServiceGlowUp #FromPrivateToPublic

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I came in hot and ready to work, but it was a huge culture shock at first. I feel like the major part that took some adapting was how everything had multiple layers of red tape. Approvals took forever compared to my previous roles and it felt like everything need multiple sign offs. That said, there are clear boundaries leading to less burnout and I'm not trying to finish work on the weekend anymore.

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I had to learn this as well! Now once I close the laptop it’s out of my brain until Monday I am embracing true work life balance

I came from the world of hard hats and steel beams 🏗️ and somehow landed in process improvement and shared services.

First month in, I kept telling my team things like:
“Let’s pour the foundation before we build the house,”
and
“Y’all… this SOP is the blueprint. We can’t frame without it.”

They smiled politely… but I’m pretty sure they thought I was trying to build an actual office. 😅
Builder brain still loading… but hey, structure is structure!

#ConstructionToConsulting #BlueprintThinking #ProcessIsMyProject #BuilderAnalogiesForever

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