# I just talk to my Townie about my (work) problems - reference checks

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**Created:** [September 29, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.town.com/t/i-just-talk-to-my-townie-about-my-work-problems-reference-checks/338 "2026-09-29T21:42:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![lisa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex052/user_avatar/community.town.com/lisa/32/83_2.png) [@lisa](https://community.town.com/u/lisa)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.town.com/t/i-just-talk-to-my-townie-about-my-work-problems-reference-checks/338/1 "2026-09-29T21:42:39Z")

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I often complain to my Townie (Gary) about something I feel like I’m spending too much manual or ops-y time on. Then I have Gary recommend ways he can help!

One recent example - reference checks. I noticed I was taking too many manual steps, so I asked Gary (just talking to him through the mic button) to review my actions and emails from the last 60 days, and what I value in those processes, break down my workflow, ask me clarifying questions, and then recommend routines and skills he could create and manage for me!

Presto. Then when folks on my team become hiring managers themselves, I promoted the skills and routines to the Team so they can use. The skills are [here](https://www.town.com/content/document/nx7b93es3wj7yb45vyn3sybv5h86b92j?secret=2a7274e7-24dd-401a-af0a-8606edd9028f) and [here](https://www.town.com/content/document/nx7casdqv548tgsmwsthzrgbnx86nmv9?secret=3ff439c6-ef76-4335-ba32-b924147cf785) for the curious!

 ![CleanShot 2026-09-29 at 14.39.37@2x](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex052/uploads/town/original/1X/3c4e29d2312bfe0baf810d00c60a72b69bf67164.png)