I’m in my early 20s and have fell into a great career. The only issue is, is that I’m starting to feel really isolated and my anxiety is rearing it’s ugly head.
Most of my team are 30s/40s/50s and are well experienced although we are all new to this role. I find it really hard to connect to them sometimes and feel like I’m perhaps not valued because I’m very young. I try my best to involve myself in conversation but feel like I’m sometimes overlooked because I don’t have as much experience, although clearly am capable of doing my job. I feel like I can’t share ideas because I’ll be ignored, although I feel like being younger does have advantages as I feel like I can provide a fresh pair of eyes (things are sometimes very old school within my workplace). Because of the way I’m feeling I’m slipping into anxious thoughts and imposter syndrome. I also feel like I can’t ask for help if I’m a little bit stuck, because I’ll be viewed as incapable.
Has anyone else felt like this early in their career?