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Some of you may remember that at the start of 2011 I was promoted to the new role of Operations Director at Gamer Network, the company which publishes this website. The idea was that after a decade working solely on Eurogamer.net my responsibility would grow to include oversight of other publications and general management around and about the company.I enjoyed the job at first, working my way around the business smoothing rough edges and reorganising things so that they were more efficient, professional and enjoyable for the people working on them. By spending time doing that, I freed up other people in the company to devote themselves more fully to things like the Eurogamer Expo and our growing footprint in America.
However, once I'd set things in order in the first 12 months, I found that I wasn't really getting as much out of it any more and I missed having a more active role editing this site. I still oversaw the editorial team and got my pick of assignments, but I was frequently diverted from journalism or criticism by more mundane business stuff. I also realised business development wasn't my strength - in fact I just wasn't a fan of it at all.
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