Tired of Making Mistakes at Work

Anonymous

July 1,2019 at 1:36AM UTC

Hey y'all. This is my first time doing something like this, but I've just been feeling really overwhelmed lately and really needed to talk. I've recently started a new job, and while I've learned a lot in the three months I've been there, lately I've felt like no matter how much I try to maintain a good track record, I keep messing up. The other day I received an email from my manager because of some things I missed on whilst working a (rather busy) shift, and they mentioned how it's been three months since I started, so should have it all down by now. Their comments really stuck with me all weekend, my first weekend off in weeks, and I just felt awful for letting the mistakes happen, even if they're not necessarily major or unfixable. I just want to make a good impression; I'm really hard on myself when it comes to my work ethic, so when I get feedback that my work isn't paying off, it just makes me question if everything I'm doing is worth it? I don't know. I guess I'm looking for advice on how to combat this situation, and also feel like I'm not alone.

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Anonymous

12/31/20 at 3:56AM UTC

I could have written this myself. I eventually had to go back to my old job because I knew the stress was effecting my decision making skills. I am glad I left but I also regret not getting some job coaching or counseling to see if I could have handled it better. Live and learn.

Lori Schmitz

07/18/19 at 10:34PM UTC

Hi there - Late to the conversation but so much great advice and support! This can be such a dangerous spiral when you are putting so much pressure on yourself; along with outside pressure you're bound to make mistakes... it just feeds upon itself usually (no fun). When I find myself in this same kind of space... I start each day with a deep breath and I try to find time to be thoughtful... depending on the job and the pace of the company you may feel like you must act with urgency in every situation but an extra 5 minutes to be thoughtful is worth it. As with the comments above, 3 months you know where your desk is as well as the bathroom :). 6 months you start to feel like you have the groove and companies who value their employees understand this learning curve try to be supportive vs. critical. Be good to yourself first; you've got this!!! Good luck!

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