I’ve seen people promoted because they can handle chaos, not because they’re actually organized or talented. On one show, a coordinator who thrived on last-minute emergencies got fast-tracked, while the folks who kept things smooth were overlooked. It sometimes feels like dysfunction is what gets rewarded. Do you think surviving chaos is really a skill in this industry, or just proof that the system is broken?

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In an ideal world, you remove the chaos before it arrives, sadly this world is anything but ideal. To me, you need to be both very good at creating a smooth project and brilliant at dealing with the sideways chaos that always appears at some point. I'm personally a very calm person and just get on with fixing things rather than making some sort of performative moment out of it. Sometimes this works in my favour, others it doesn't, but overall it's been advantageous.

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It’s a symptom of broken systems. The real skill is fixing problems before they explode, but sadly that doesn’t always get visibility.

There are people who just seem to have a swirl of chaos around them all the time, but because they seem to be a main character it somehow works for them. There are also manipulators who, I'm convinced, create chaos on purpose and then solve the crisis they just created. That can actually work out well for people in some corporate scenarios.

There is value in being the person who can handle the chaos. There does need to be a mix of preventing it from happening in the first place, though.

The system is broken but as long as you’re stable and can work great under the pressure, you’re really a great person for that kind of job

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