I've earned real trust on my beat, people wave me over, tell me things, let me into their lives. But I'm caught in the middle, because the department wants numbers and the politics pull one way while the neighborhood I've come to care about pulls the other. Some days I feel like I'm quietly betraying one side no matter which way I turn.
More people experience this than they realize.
You've earned the community's trust, but you're caught between them and the department and politics above you.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.