To ask how to get over making a serious mistake at work?

[stupidmistakesz]

I had an awful day at work on Friday. Made a serious but stupid mistake. I'm in training for a new role but really struggling and regretting moving to this new role.

My confidence is completely shattered. The idea of going into work tomorrow morning has me feeling really tearful.

Does anyone have any advice on how to get over this and move on? I've accepted the mistake and have put things in place to prevent it occurring again but emotionally I feel completely distraught.

There is no getting out of going back to work so my advice is to brazen it out. Even if you're nervous on the inside. You've admitted your mistake and rectified it to the point that it won't happen again. Project confidence even if you don't feel it, and people will have confidence in you. Good luck. Everyone makes mistakes.

Rather than a mistake treat it as an opportunity for learning and improvement.

This time tomorrow the first day back after your mistake will be almost over; you just have to tough it out. (Unless you're a surgeon and amputated the wrong leg, many mistakes can be sorted). Good luck!

Just move on and don't dwell on it. Everyone makes mistakes, it's only human. The important thing is to try to learn from it and not make the same mistake again.

I have always dwelled on my mistakes and felt awful, so I know how you feel. However, I've seen lots of people make serious makes at work, but if you acknowledge the mistake, act confident and move on I've seen these people go on to be promoted to more senior roles. It doesn't need to hold you back.

If you're struggling in a new role I think it's an opportunity to double down and use it as leverage to get more/better training. Yes, you made a mistake but you're acknowledging it and looking at what you need to ensure mistakes don't happen in the future and what you need for that is a, b & c....

Everyone makes mistakes. I've made plenty, a couple of them serious. As long as you admitted to it and rectified it, no one is going to judge you for it.

I used to really really really struggle with making mistakes. I saw it as an enormous personal failures, got utterly distraught even at the idea of it and totally lost my confidence every time I made a mistake.

But honestly everyone makes mistakes and it’s how we handle them that matters. You’ve accepted your mistake and took steps to mitigate it happening again. This means you’ve learned something from it.

Try to give yourself a break.

I think the fact you're working to make sure it doesn't happen again is a positive outcome and you should just move forward with that. It's a learning opportunity.

In my current job, I made a mistake during my first few months, and was really embarrassed and wanted to make sure it never occurred again. At my first progress review my manager spoke about how great it was to see how I made sure I never made the same mistake again and properly prepared for this task every time since.

Bless you - I know how you feel. I dwell on mistakes too.

All I can say is that time will make it better. You know that you aren't going to be thinking about this mistake on your death bed, right? And you know that this time next year, you'll struggle to even remember the specifics of the mistake. And you know that this time next week the mistake will seem much less raw and painful for you. And at end of tomorrow, you will feel better than you do tonight. That's what time does. You'll be fine.

I had this recently and didn't sleep for weeks, was crying all the time and then I read this article which helped put into perspective and I stopped beating myself up. We are human, mistakes happen, you've rectified and will never do it again. Stop being so hard on yourself and move on ❤

www.themuse.com/amp/advice/your-foolproof-guide-to-moving-on-after-you-messed-up-at-work

If I was training you, I'd want to look at what training you had been given, how you could be better supported and work style adapted so same mistake doesn't happen again