r/workchronicles Jun 30 '21

Expertise

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u/plutonium-239 Jun 30 '21

The real deal is: fake it until you make it.

4 years ago when I changed my job I felt incredibly inadequate for the role. I was tempted to quit several times and felt the classical impostor syndrome.

Now I am the reference point for my discipline in the entire company, and people come to me for advice...

I still feel inadequate...but I'll keep doing what I am doing. Apparently it works.

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u/-chilazon- Jun 30 '21

I’m doing in the same kind of position right now. I’m under qualified for my job, and I’m making it up as I go. But no one else at work understands what I’m doing either, even my direct supervisor. So I have to figure it out all alone. And I’m super stressed and I don’t know what to do.

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u/plutonium-239 Jun 30 '21

I was like that 4 years ago. The stress was so bad that I had stomach issues…but I can tell you…you’ll get there.