If they stem from carelessness or truly bad judgement, that’s going to concern me a lot more than if they just reflect that that person is still in the middle of learning new processes and systems.
But unless you’ve seen evidence of that in your boss, I’d trust that she would tell you if she had serious concerns about your work, especially since she’s been good about addressing mistakes when they happen.Īs a manager, when I’m managing someone relatively new who’s making mistakes, here’s what I look at to determine how concerned to be: Is the person taking the mistakes seriously and learning lessons for next time? Are they adjusting their systems and their thinking to prevent those mistakes from happening again? Or are they being cavalier, not processing the feedback, and continuing to mess up the same things? I also look at the nature of the mistakes. There certainly are some managers who are bad at delivering candid feedback, especially when the news is bad. But the third piece of significant info in your letter is that your manager says you’re doing well. Of course, it’s possible that these mistakes truly are a sign that you’re not well matched with your job. But that’s not a sign they can’t do whatever the thing is it’s just a sign that being challenged is new for them (and for you). You see this with people who always did well in school without a ton of effort and then hit hard classes in college or a challenging job and freak out because suddenly they’re not achieving as easily as they’re used to. When things have always come fairly easily to you and you’ve never needed to develop your persistence muscle - the mind-set that sometimes things are hard and you just have to work at them and eventually you’ll master them - it can be incredibly disconcerting the first time something doesn’t come easily. It’s also significant that you’ve always done well at your jobs before this.
But that’s pretty normal when someone is learning a new area of work or working at a higher level than they’ve had to in the past. But it’s significant that you’re not repeating your mistakes you’re learning from them and getting it right the next time.Īnd yes, then you run into something new and make another mistake.
There is a level of mistakes that would be problematic, of course. It’s normal to make mistakes, especially when something is new to you. On top of all this, over the past six months I’ve also been dealing with some medical issues and getting married, and I feel like I’ve been exhausted or distracted way more than is usual for me. So I guess my question boils down to this: When do these little mistakes start being a big deal? And how I do I find some chill in order to actually succeed in this role? I’m terrified of being that employee who can’t connect the dots about her performance and ends up getting fired out of the blue. I’m pretty good about not repeating mistakes, but there always seems to be some new hurdle down the road that trips me up.Īt my six-month check-in, my manager said my work was great so far, but it doesn’t feel that way.
#Am i getting fired or just paranoid software
Little details will get past me or I’ll forget to double check something or forget a certain process or software use case.Īt my weekly check-ins, my manager does bring up my mistakes and we talk through them. But with this role, it feels like there’s so much going on and I just can’t stay on top of all it. I’m generally a little forgetful and scatterbrained, but in the past this has never been an issue because I’ve built systems to help keep track of my work. But I’m getting so worked up over wanting to be great at my job that I keep getting lost in the weeds, making mistakes, and dropping balls. I hate disappointing people for avoidable reasons. Beyond that, I’ve always done well at my jobs in the past, so my personal bar for myself is set pretty high. The job pays well, the work is interesting, and there is growth potential. I want to do well in this role so badly, but I fear I’m getting in the way of my own success. I was pretty up front in the interview process that a lot of my skills are self-taught and I hadn’t formally worked in this capacity yet. About six months ago, I started a new job that takes some different pieces of my background and combines them into a new role.
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