Ayşe Demir
Floor manager · 200-person production line
Not taking new mentees right now
- Role
- Production Floor Manager · Marmara Tekstil
- Based in
- Istanbul, Türkiye
- Experience
- 14 years in retail & logistics
- Speaks
- Turkish, English
In her words
I started on the line at 19 and I manage it now. If you came up through the floor and are now managing people you used to work beside, that shift is its own skill and I have done it.
What she can help with
Path to Management
Positioning yourself as management material and earning the first people role.
Difficult Colleagues & Politics
Navigating conflict, office politics, and hard personalities.
Boundary Setting
Saying no, protecting focus, and still being seen as a team player.
Physical Work & Longevity
Protecting your body and your income across a long career on your feet.
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