5) Write 800 words or more on something that interests you.
Head Office in this league has always been an area of interest for me. I joined the league and was interested in pursuing HO opportunities fairly early on into my time here because I felt that I had a particular set of talents and the necessary work ethic to make an impact. My own rise to Head Office was a very quick one, as I went from intern to commissioner in the span of three seasons. But my involvement in HO isn't the focus of this. I'd like to take a look at HO tenure data. As you may know, HO is a position in the league that is especially prone to burnout. It's a highly public role, one that generally has to interact directly with the more stressful parts of league operations. When things break, it's on HO to get things fixed, and often that means bearing the brunt of less than happy people.
So, with that in mind, let's take a look at Head Office over time. The shortest documented tenure in HO would be adam2552, who served for 29 days. This makes sense when you know that he joined HO with the express mission to flush out some multis and then get out. He joins Sweetwater, Noble, Bigred and Exilizer in our under 80 days club. Exilizer has the chance to escape the under 80, needing about 25 days at time of writing. We have two people, 7hawk77 and tlk742, who exist in an in-between tier, both at 82 days served. The middle tier encompasses many people, those who have served between 100 and 200 days. There are 14 people on this tier, with some expected names such as Raven, iamslm22, Eco and league founded Ballerstorm. It also features infinitempg and terriblehippo, who also have the chance to escape this tier, needing 56 and 67 days respectively. With our under 200 out of the way, we can group the next tier loosely by being between 200 and 250. This tier has six users. The most notable would be AdamS, who reached his whopping 233 days in HO through two distinct terms. The other names at this tier are also pretty familiar for those who have been around the league for a bit, as we see AsylumParty, 124715, BayleyIsland, Trautner and TeyonSchavari at this level as well.
Let's dive into our top 6 now, because the numbers are far enough apart to not be sorted into clean tiers. At the number six spot you have little ol me! At time of writing, I've served in HO for 256 days. As I'm still in HO, I have a chance to make it into the top ten.
At 5, we have Mavfatha, who served in HO for 285 days. Mav was Head Office when I first joined the league, and was among the members of HO that welcomed me in when I was hired in. He departed quite suddenly amidst some unfortunate circumstances, but his dedication in the league is obvious from his long tenure in such a major league position.
At 4 we have To12143, who served in HO for 355 days. According to the records I have access to, he joined HO in April of 2018, which would have been around Season 7. He departed just under a year later, towards the end of S14. His tenure means he is one of a handful of people to serve under two different commissioners, as he was hired under White Cornerback, and departed during ADwyer's time in office.
At 3, we have the aforementioned White Cornerback, who served for 385 days. He worked tirelessly to maintain the league after Ballerstorm's departure. Even after stepping down from HO, he has continuously worked to improve the league, being one of the pillars of our league's Wiki.
At 2, Manicmav36 with 449 days. He's the only non-commissioner in the top three, but if you could his brief tenure as DSFL commissioner, you can ignore that fun fact. Manic joined HO in January of 2019, which would have been around season 13 if my math is correct. He only recently departed from the position around season 22. He's also maintained a high level of involvement though, as he began serving as the ISFL simmer around S19 and remains in that position currently.
Finally, at the number one spot on the list, shocking to no one, we have ADwyer87. Dwyer served in HO for a staggering 730 days, joining HO in January 9th, 2018 and departing in January 9th 2020. His tenure was a clean two years. He worked tirelessly and quite often thanklessly to keep the league afloat through some of its hardest times. As someone who has yet to hit the year mark, it still shocks me that he managed to do it for that long. Dwyer took a much-needed break after stepping down from HO, but remained a vital resource for me as I stepped into the commissioner role. He then came back to be a founding GM of the Honolulu Hahalua, adding to his impressive league legacy.
So what's the takeaway here? While yes, HO is prone to burnout, the average tenure is 169 days (dropping the highest and lowest as we know those are both pretty noticeable outliers.) Even dropping the three highest we see a mean of 152, or around 5 months. Perhaps things aren't quite as bad as we think.
Head Office in this league has always been an area of interest for me. I joined the league and was interested in pursuing HO opportunities fairly early on into my time here because I felt that I had a particular set of talents and the necessary work ethic to make an impact. My own rise to Head Office was a very quick one, as I went from intern to commissioner in the span of three seasons. But my involvement in HO isn't the focus of this. I'd like to take a look at HO tenure data. As you may know, HO is a position in the league that is especially prone to burnout. It's a highly public role, one that generally has to interact directly with the more stressful parts of league operations. When things break, it's on HO to get things fixed, and often that means bearing the brunt of less than happy people.
So, with that in mind, let's take a look at Head Office over time. The shortest documented tenure in HO would be adam2552, who served for 29 days. This makes sense when you know that he joined HO with the express mission to flush out some multis and then get out. He joins Sweetwater, Noble, Bigred and Exilizer in our under 80 days club. Exilizer has the chance to escape the under 80, needing about 25 days at time of writing. We have two people, 7hawk77 and tlk742, who exist in an in-between tier, both at 82 days served. The middle tier encompasses many people, those who have served between 100 and 200 days. There are 14 people on this tier, with some expected names such as Raven, iamslm22, Eco and league founded Ballerstorm. It also features infinitempg and terriblehippo, who also have the chance to escape this tier, needing 56 and 67 days respectively. With our under 200 out of the way, we can group the next tier loosely by being between 200 and 250. This tier has six users. The most notable would be AdamS, who reached his whopping 233 days in HO through two distinct terms. The other names at this tier are also pretty familiar for those who have been around the league for a bit, as we see AsylumParty, 124715, BayleyIsland, Trautner and TeyonSchavari at this level as well.
Let's dive into our top 6 now, because the numbers are far enough apart to not be sorted into clean tiers. At the number six spot you have little ol me! At time of writing, I've served in HO for 256 days. As I'm still in HO, I have a chance to make it into the top ten.
At 5, we have Mavfatha, who served in HO for 285 days. Mav was Head Office when I first joined the league, and was among the members of HO that welcomed me in when I was hired in. He departed quite suddenly amidst some unfortunate circumstances, but his dedication in the league is obvious from his long tenure in such a major league position.
At 4 we have To12143, who served in HO for 355 days. According to the records I have access to, he joined HO in April of 2018, which would have been around Season 7. He departed just under a year later, towards the end of S14. His tenure means he is one of a handful of people to serve under two different commissioners, as he was hired under White Cornerback, and departed during ADwyer's time in office.
At 3, we have the aforementioned White Cornerback, who served for 385 days. He worked tirelessly to maintain the league after Ballerstorm's departure. Even after stepping down from HO, he has continuously worked to improve the league, being one of the pillars of our league's Wiki.
At 2, Manicmav36 with 449 days. He's the only non-commissioner in the top three, but if you could his brief tenure as DSFL commissioner, you can ignore that fun fact. Manic joined HO in January of 2019, which would have been around season 13 if my math is correct. He only recently departed from the position around season 22. He's also maintained a high level of involvement though, as he began serving as the ISFL simmer around S19 and remains in that position currently.
Finally, at the number one spot on the list, shocking to no one, we have ADwyer87. Dwyer served in HO for a staggering 730 days, joining HO in January 9th, 2018 and departing in January 9th 2020. His tenure was a clean two years. He worked tirelessly and quite often thanklessly to keep the league afloat through some of its hardest times. As someone who has yet to hit the year mark, it still shocks me that he managed to do it for that long. Dwyer took a much-needed break after stepping down from HO, but remained a vital resource for me as I stepped into the commissioner role. He then came back to be a founding GM of the Honolulu Hahalua, adding to his impressive league legacy.
So what's the takeaway here? While yes, HO is prone to burnout, the average tenure is 169 days (dropping the highest and lowest as we know those are both pretty noticeable outliers.) Even dropping the three highest we see a mean of 152, or around 5 months. Perhaps things aren't quite as bad as we think.
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