Originally posted on LinkedIn, June 1, 2025.
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I once asked a manager what success looked like at the end of a tough project. His answer caught me off guard.

“If the business doesn’t notice anything happened at all.”

At first, that felt dismissive — like the long hours and stress wouldn’t be acknowledged.

But then I realized: in IT operations, success often means invisibility.
It means no escalations, no outages, no disruption.
It means the transition was so smooth the business just keeps moving forward — seamlessly.

That stuck with me.

Sometimes, the most valuable contributions we make aren’t measured in applause, but in absence of pain.

And it reminded me that being overlooked isn’t the same as being unimportant.
In fact, it may be a sign that you’re doing things incredibly well.

🧠 Reflection:
This lesson has helped me reframe how I view success — not as visibility, but as impact.
And for anyone in support, infrastructure, or backend roles: don’t underestimate the value of being the reason nothing went wrong.

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