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Confidence is at rock bottom

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Ginny1980 · 18/02/2026 18:08

Hello
Im really struggling at work currently, I have worked in this job for nearly 2 years and its a completely different type of career to what I have done before, it took a lot of courage for me to take a job that was what I would say is out of my comfort zone but I felt it would be a good move. I like the team I work with but I feel maybe this job isn't for me , I seem to make a lot of errors and no one else does. I feel that I spend the majority of my time apologising and trying to rectify things, my manager hasn't said anything yet but I feel that she will have to formally address things with me eventually. Today my manager suggested maybe i apply for a job in a different department which isn't as complicated as the work we do. I feel in fairness that the team are being polite and trying not to make a big deal of my mistakes but I feel so stupid and my confidence is just rock bottom I just feel like a burden and I automatically think that im going to do something wrong. I try hard i start early i stay late ill do anything im asked to do i never complain or have any absence but im thinking should I cut my losses and find alternative work .

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Notateacheranymore · 18/02/2026 18:12

I could have written your post.

No solution but I wanted you to know there’s someone else in a similar boat.

Has your manager offered any remedial work for you to try to improve? Are they suggesting capability procedures? Does your role have any process guides for your tasks, that your can follow?

TheCriticalThinker · 18/02/2026 18:17

Talk to your boss and find out if you are a liability? It might be that you're better regarded than you realise.

If you are a liability, then move. There's no shame in doing that - in fact we all wish more people would recognise the job they're doing just isn't for them and would move on. Huge respect to anyone who does that

floppybit · 18/02/2026 18:20

There’s absolutely no shame in accepting that this job is not the right fit for you and moving on to something which suits you better.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 18/02/2026 18:20

TheCriticalThinker · 18/02/2026 18:17

Talk to your boss and find out if you are a liability? It might be that you're better regarded than you realise.

If you are a liability, then move. There's no shame in doing that - in fact we all wish more people would recognise the job they're doing just isn't for them and would move on. Huge respect to anyone who does that

Why would her boss say if she’s a liability? Why do you make errors? Is it due to lack of training or is it simply the job isn’t for you? If you have a lack of confidence in your work this will only get worse.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 18/02/2026 18:21

floppybit · 18/02/2026 18:20

There’s absolutely no shame in accepting that this job is not the right fit for you and moving on to something which suits you better.

Sideways move to another department would be better.

Ginny1980 · 18/02/2026 18:21

Thank you for replying, I just find it difficult, im a lot older than most of the team and I don't seem to grasp things as quickly as others do, i cant tell you the amount of notes I have written so I can refer back to them but somehow I still manage to make errors , I was mortified today as my colleague spent all day correcting a piece of work i had done as id made an error, I felt so useless and even though he didn't make a big issue of it i just felt like it would be better if I wasn't there as I don't feel like i bring much to the job .

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Stickytoffeetartt · 18/02/2026 18:28

Are you the last one in the door? Have the others been there longer than you? Were you trained properly? Have you been doing the same thing since you started or constantly learning new things? I'm sure the others have also made mistakes. Some people take longer than others to learn. Once you know what you're doing it should be ok. Particularly if it is a repetitive role. But they will need to point things out so that you can learn properly and understand where and why you're going wrong. I would be a bit perplexed about your Manager pointing you towards another role though. That does make it look like they might want to replace you. Sorry 😌

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