Hi
Looking for some rational and helpful guidance. To be honest, I’m desperate and really need help.
I’m at work and realise I have no clue what I am doing. I don’t think I have the skills or knowledge I need and I’m on the tip of being found out.
I’ve recently started in a new job, I haven’t misled on the skills I have or made anything up. I was appointed and have discovered quite quickly what they think I have experience and knowledge wise and what I actually have are worlds apart.
I’m desperately struggling. I am really worried I’m going to lose my job. I’ve approached them about training but they don’t respond. The most I’ve been told is that I should shadow and watch others (but no formal structure here). I’ve also been told as a senior role I should just be ‘getting it’.
I can’t lost my job, I’m the main earner and our lives would fall apart. I feel so much pressure, like I’m going to vomit most of the time. I have tried to talk about it with my boss but they are getting fed up with me. Others in the team seem to be more stand offish too. My DH is fed up hearing about it.
I had a terrible experience in my previous role and my confidence was destroyed. I work extremely hard, for very long hours but I just don’t seem to have the right knowledge. I feel lost and totally alone, I’m too scared to say again that I’m not sure I know what I’m doing for fear of being highlighted as a bad hire.
I do love the job and want to be good at it, it is a dream role. However I’m struggling to see a strategy here or my next steps. Any advice or guidance welcomed.
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OutofDepth1000 · 30/10/2018 12:15
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