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This got me thinking (and by the way, did you implicitly mean ADD people don’t like to think? cause it sounds like you are a strong case against it).

Jokes aside, I love the idea. It threw me back to something you told me once that stuck with me: “you’re good at what you care about” or something along those lines (should’ve taken notes, sorry). 😂

Should you care about what developers are doing? About what your own CEO’s agenda look like? What people from biz ops are up to?

My bet is that not everyone would do, and are perfectly happy minding their own business. And that’s okay too… or isn’t?

I know I care, but that’s because I’m a curious/lifelong learner/polymath (some ppl also call it “lost in character”).

And if anything, I would love to at least do it for one day just to have more reasons to admire someone else’s work… and/or be glad I’m not the one doing that damn thing.

What happens though if, while you’re at it, you uncover a new interest? Should the company then reassess your scope of work? Or maybe find new ways to have you participate in other team’s discussions more often?

And maybe an even better question is: would a role switch day be necessary at a company that already values cross-functional, collaborative work? How sad would it be if those days are the only ones you feel truly excited about, since you’re not given the opportunity to learn anything new otherwise?

Now that’s something to think about. :)

Sorry I didn’t answer your question and kept adding silly jokes to keep you distracted from the fact that I got nothing on me 😂

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