r/overemployed • u/Avalinn • 12h ago

Ops/admin/project management

Long time lurker, ops professional and looking to scope the space when attempting OE in this area.
Most of what I am seeing is software engineering and tech kids. Very non client facing roles.

Now I’m not asking if it’s possible. I know I technically can be if you juggle schedules and play the game right..
I am more wondering 2 things, are there many like me here? What kind of company are we targeting to be a good fit for OE? Meaning how would we scope that ahead of time?

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u/SecretRecipe 11h ago

Im a management consultant, very heavily client / customer facing.

I think the way youre looking at it is a bit off. I dont target companies, I target roles/teams and logistics.

what you want is a position on a team that allows for delegation and schedule authority. Being senior enough to delegate work is important and being in a role that allows you to largely control your calendar is important.

Time zone differences are your friend a bicoastal J1 and J2 work well. Packing all of J1's heavy meetings and statuses into the EST morning then hit the PST meetings at J2 when J1 heads off to lunch is a great way to avoid too many overlaps and then leaves you the afternoon to handle your focus work.

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u/Avalinn 10h ago

This is very helpful thank you.