🌿 A “gentle” day in the life of an IT Coordinator

People say being an ITC is stressful. For me, it’s double the stress because… I listen to the devs, the clients, and the boss vent every single day.
There are mornings when I open my eyes and ask myself:
“What new connection will I create today?”

Being an IT Coordinator sometimes feels like standing in the middle of a bustling stream — moving along with it, observing, listening, and practicing how to smile even when everything is a little… chaotic.
A bit of translation, a bit of psychology, a bit of firefighter work, and sometimes… a full-time prompter.I’m not writing this to define the job, nor to show off how “cool” it is.
I just want to record a few small feelings, like a morning cup of tea — warm, slow, gentle.

☕ Morning — where everything begins with messages

I usually start the day by opening the workspace or email. Some days it’s just a few lines confirming tasks from the client. Some days it’s a “small but not small” meeting. And there are also mornings when I wake up to… a production bug report thrown straight at my face.Sometimes I joke that my morning mood depends on that first mouse click — which “checkpoint” will open today?
Mornings can be chaotic: clients change requirements, devs ask again about the specs, timelines go off track, and the boss chases deadlines. But in that mess, I feel… familiar.
Like I’m standing exactly where I should be — where all the connections need to be made.

✨ Noon — meetings with unpredictable emotions

Some meetings leave me happy because we solved something that felt impossible.
Some meetings make me just want to lie down for a bit because of a new request “falling from the sky.”
And some meetings leave my mind blank — not because there are no problems, but because… there are too many, and I don’t know where to start.

But what I like most is when everyone in the team starts to understand each other more, speaks more gently, and finally finds a common voice — no matter how “stormy” it was before.
In those moments, I feel more like an emotional interpreter than a task communicator.

🌙 Afternoon — when things settle a little

Afternoons are usually when I review UI, test some flows, or write meeting notes.
This is the calmest time of the day.
There are moments when I look at the app gradually coming together, and I feel a small sense of pride — like, “I also contributed a tiny part to this.”

🍃 End of day — a gentle reminder to myself

No two days of an IT Coordinator are the same, but each day brings something:
A lesson.
A feeling.
A new connection.
Some days I’m exhausted, and some days, unexpectedly happy. 😉
And then I realize: what keeps me in this job isn’t the meetings, specs, or deadlines… but the feeling of being heard, being understood, and being the bridge between people.If you’re reading this, thank you for accompanying me through a gentle day.

I hope that in the flow of your own work, you also find a peaceful moment for yourself.
“Being an ITC isn’t that hard — you just need to listen to 10 people say 10 different things… and understand all 10 correctly.” 😆