Worker Owned Cooperative and Allies Jam Session

It's great to be able to bring your whole self to the job
It can be hard to interface with outside organizations that don't understand what it means to have a horizontal structure
It's an extremely empowering space, we have trust in each other.
When there is a problem, it's not just one persons problem, it's everyones problem.
It can be really consuming
Growing can be difficult. When you're in a cooperative it's almost like you're in a family or a relationship.
Stages of development
- Forming (founders, everyone super excited)
- Storming (disagreements start)
- Norming (organizations start to mature and start having norms)
It's a big leap when the early success is due to frenetic working. You have to take a leap of faith to pull back.
Design Action is a union shop. It helps with making sure we treat ourselves well. Communications Workers.
- It's also been really helpful with prospective members
One phase example. a.k.a a series of things that help me not do what I don't want to do.
- Freelance culture
- Project manage each other
- Dedicated project manager
- Having someone handle intake
There is a struggle between specializing and having project managers and having a horizontal organization
There is a difference between having a position and a role
Project management is always undervalued
Adding an additional charge for PM instead of billing seperate hours.
Difference beween a "project" manager and a "manager". It doesn't create a hierarchy.

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Cooperative are an opportunity to work in an extremely empowering space and to have trust in each other.
What's working well is the collaboration and what's not working well is the collaboration.

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