Slice of Startup Life

The Day My Manager Quit and AI Saved the Workflow

Shweta Patel

Founder, Fashion Floor India

The Day My Manager Quit and AI Saved the Workflow

Yesterday was unexpected.

I reached the office at 10 am and learned that our manager had quit without informing me. He was leading a 30–35 member team and assigning tasks to all the labour, so suddenly the entire load was on me.

I began by checking our task management tool, which I had set up two years ago. I had never looked too closely at the details since then. Over time, the system had become unnecessarily complex.

When I called the manager, he mentioned that one of the processes took him 6 to 7 hours each time. That did not sound right. I spent the next 4 to 5 hours reviewing his past work and finding a better way to do it. Using AI, I refined the workflow so it could be completed in just 30 to 40 minutes.

It made me realise that as founders, once we delegate, we often stop paying attention to the finer details. But occasionally, it is worth diving in. Understanding what your team does day to day and spotting ways to simplify, especially with AI, can save huge amounts of time and resources.

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