Hi all, kind of just venting really and hoping other people here can help provide reassurance/say they sometimes feel the same...
I made a mistake a while ago at work (by not noticing an error and also by not telling colleagues to make sure this thing was correct). I’ve only just noticed it and realised the repercussions could cost the company money.
I have a very heavy workload at the moment and I know I sometimes have a tendency to rush when I’m stressed, and this thing just slipped through the net and now I’m worried it could end up being a bigger problem which will be complicated to solve and will be ‘all my fault’ because I missed it/forgot.
I noticed this error at the end of the day on Friday so nothing can be done until tomorrow, but I feel like such a failure. I know I just need to tell the people that need to know and take steps to resolve it, but I just worry about people thinking I was careless to miss this and worry about you people being annoyed with me.
I hate making mistakes, I worry a lot and tend to obsess about any and every mistake I’ve made at work for ages (I still sometimes think about mistakes I made years ago).
I do often think I’m in the wrong job as my attention to detail is sometimes lacking, although I do have a lot of strengths - good at prioritising, coming up with good ideas.
There’s no options for me to change job at the moment as I’m pregnant but I’m just dreading sorting this issue out and just had to share this in the hope that others will say they do this sometimes too!
Thanks everyone.