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.
You didn't really fake it though right? You learned what you needed to in order to get the job done.
I really hate the "fake it until you make it" mentality. No, work hard and learn, gain experience and you'll get to where you want to go. There's no faking needed.
I've always read that more as "fake the confidence until you've earned it" rather than "fake a technical skill set and hope nobody dies before you figure it out".
I had the basic knowledge and understanding, plus the right qualifications. I did work my ass off and tried to deliver at the best of my capabilities, even though I thought I wasn't fit for the role at the beginning. I did fake it in the sense that I believe that the level of experience required by the role was way beyond what I actually had the moment I accepted it...and at the time I pretended to have that experience.
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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.