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Why do I resent being both the pilot and the mechanic?

You can keep any drone flying safely. That is a real skill, and real skills get used by whoever is near them. No one assigned you the mechanic's job out of cruelty — you took it, quietly, every single time, and your silence was read as agreement. The resentment is not about the broken rotor. It is about doing work you never agreed to, under a title that only names half of it. You call this unfair. Ask yourself plainly: have you ever said, out loud, to the person who could change it, that you will not keep doing both jobs for one wage? You cannot control the schedule, the drones, or your coworkers' habits. You can control what you agree to carry next, and whether you make that choice visible instead of silent.

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The person already understands their situation fully; what they lack is the will to act on it, so the page leans almost entirely into coaching.
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What’s really going on

You resent it because you are good at both and have never once said no. No one stole this arrangement from you — you confirmed it every time you fixed the rotor without comment. Decide today what you will stop doing for free, say it plainly to one person, and let the consequence land where it belongs.

🔒 What you’ll build togetherUnlock by starting
A moveWrite down which repairs are truly your job and which you've simply absorbed without agreement.
A movePick one sentence and say it to your supervisor this week: name what you will stop fixing.
A moveNext time a drone breaks that isn't yours to fix, say 'that's not mine' and step back.
A moveAsk directly for one thing: the mechanic's title, or the mechanic's pay. Choose one.
A moveWatch what happens to the resentment once you've acted instead of endured.

What changes unlock by starting

  • You state the boundary once, out loud, instead of carrying it in silence.
  • You learn whether the job will pay for both roles or let you drop one.
  • The resentment loses its grip because you've acted, not just suffered.
  • Within weeks you know if this job can change, or if you must leave it.

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