Is there something wrong with me?

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I started a new job a couple of months back. Part time 4 days, semi professional role, what I'd done before I had a child (now 2).

But I keep screwing up. Ive been shown systems, processes and I know them in my mind. But then I do some work and don't follow those systems.

For example every email sent is also printed and saved for the file. Easy right? But over and over I forget one or the other or both. Not every time, like every fourth time. But I KNOW what to do, i just seem incapable of doing it.

Ive been pulled up loads already and I know my job is on the line right now. And honestly I feel incompetent.

I wont lie and say it's the happiest workplace, but I should be able to complete basic admin functions, keep my head down and take the paycheck, right?

It's stressing me out so.much. and it's not "imposter syndrome" I really have spontaneous incompetence over and over.

Can anyone help?
Should I see a doctor? :(

Get a different job, somewhere that isn’t stuck in 1999.

I manage a huge complex regulated administrative operation with complex audit requirements and we haven’t printed emails for a very long time. I bet it is completely toxic and run by dimwits.

I use Google Keep Notes on my phone. Make a tick box list of everything I need to do each day/week and tick it when it's done.

You could have 'Send Email' and 'Print Email' as separate boxes.

How old are you? When I was making silly schoolgirl errors it was all sorted once I went on HRT.

Op are you working in L.A. Law ?

I don't think this is a you thing. I think this is a office thing because they haven't moved into 2025. Makes me think what other office practices are causing everyone extra time, money and resources if the whole print email is acceptable. Can you share?

Had a similar problem returning to work after a break. Turns out I had severe vitamin and iron deficiencies. It was a relief to find out. I thought I had dementia or something.

Thanks for all responses.
Bosses get really cross if stuff isn't done their way (printed and saved) hence I'm stressed. I agree it's backwards but I'm not there to challenge the status quo.
Unfortunately printing at end of day wont work as emails are client specific and I need to keep them with relevant files and handed back.
In my life generally I make lists to try and remember everything but things always slip away, but I don't wanna jump on the "adhd bandwagon".
Vitamin wise I take iron, vit b, zinc, magnesium, vit d and calcium and vit c. I'm on antidepressants and I drink far too much caffeine (pepsi max, other brands of cola are available!)

I have a terrible memory for mundane tasks. When I started my job I write everything down I then created to do lists for each task so opening up, stock ordering, close down etc all had their individual list. I would double check when completing tasks. Most of the shorter tasks quickly became second nature but I still double check for larger tasks.

I find that I remember things more easily if I write them down with a pen in a notebook.

Our processes at work are always changing with various software tweaks and if I don't write things down I forget them. It sounds old school, but it has been evidenced that physically writing things down does help with memory.

In that case, make it a process that before you hand the file back, you check the emails are printed.

Start taking a good fish oil. It really helps me. I have lots of meetings and realised I was scrabbling for the right vocab sometimes and not sounding as professional as I wanted.
Now I take fish oil capsules and brain seems to function better.