Seat At The Table
- Faiz Faisal
- 12 hours ago
- 2 min read
Finally Getting My Seat at the Table
I’ve been working for over a decade now.
And yes, I’ve sat in meetings before. Plenty of them. But most of the time, I was just… there. Listening to updates. Reporting progress. Sharing problems I was facing. Rarely shaping direction. Rarely steering the conversation.
Two years into my career, I experienced a breakthrough. Back when I was a content marketer at Kidxy, I was asked to give solutions. Not just updates—solutions. I was trusted to pilot a project with almost 100% creative freedom and decision-making power.
Looking back, that was probably the last time I felt truly fulfilled in my career.
Kidxy wasn’t perfect, but it gave me something priceless: trust. Ownership. Belief. I wasn’t just executing ideas—I was building them. That’s why, until today, Kidxy remains one of the most meaningful chapters of my career.
After that, I moved on to different companies. Some had great environments. Some had amazing colleagues. But that deep creative fulfillment? It never quite returned.
Until now.
I just started a new job about a month ago, and slowly, I began to feel something familiar. That same energy. That same openness. That same space to think bigger.
And then it happened.
I walked into a meeting, shared my vision, and everyone… listened. Not politely. Not out of obligation. They were engaged. They asked questions. They built on my ideas. They trusted me.
I almost shed a tear.
It may not seem like a big deal to most people. But when you’ve spent years trying to share your creative direction and feeling unseen or unheard, finally getting your seat at the table feels like everything.
It’s validation.
It’s recognition.
It’s being trusted not just to do the work—but to shape it.
And more than making me feel good, it motivates me. It pushes me to think bigger, work smarter, and show up better. Because when someone believes in your vision, you want to honour that trust.
I don’t want to jinx anything. But I truly hope this grows into something meaningful and deeply fulfilling.
Amin 🤍
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