My business partner handles all our client-facing work because they're more comfortable with sales, but I'm starting to realize this means I have no direct relationships with the people we serve and I feel disconnected from the impact of our work. When I brought this up, they got defensive and said they were protecting me from the stressful parts, but it's making me question whether this is really an equal partnership.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two equals discover that dividing labor by comfort zones can create invisible power imbalances that undermine the partnership itself.
“Where Are You with Confucian role identity?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.