Anxiety/ mental health/ work

[crumblingatwork]

I am in a role that is not life or death but I am def in over my head
I have a small team of people who report in to me but we mostly wfh and don’t do that much together
I am doing a mat leave cover
I am miserable and really not sure where to turn
my manager is lovely but unbelievably busy and I am drowning
I have a migraine today cause by waking up panicked in the night

what should I do

hopeful bump

How long have you been on the role? Have you had additional training? Is there anyone you can buddy?

thanks for the reply
My buddy has not been very helpful, manages a much bigger team
I have been here since Sept
place is very very busy

is or that there is just too much work for you to do on one role? Or is it that you have not done the type of work before? Which parts of the job are really worrying you?

Good question. It’s a bit of both.
team is tricky. All working remotely hard to get a handle on what they are actually doing
also there’s lots I haven’t done before
also I am temporary as mat leave so hard to cut through

I'm sorry to hear that you are not feeling well. Migraines are horrible!

You write that your manager is very busy, but can you ask for support anyway?

Is there anyone else that you can ask for support?