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Scrivener7

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27. I love what qazplm said in post 10. It's very true. You have analyzed this job enough to

Reply to Jedi Guy (Original post)

Fri Jan 14, 2022, 06:52 PM

Jan 2022

understand what is involved and you have an idea where you don't have the same knowledge your mentor has. That's a lot of the battle. You are smart enough to know what you don't know, and you have done so well in your current job that they have faith in you.

Do your best. You will think it is not enough. You will make mistakes, but I suspect you will be fine. You sound like the kind of person who most needs to watch out that he is giving himself enough credit and not worrying himself sick.

I bet you do fine. Take it and try to have fun with it.

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Has anyone else ever experienced imposter syndrome? [View all] Jedi Guy Jan 2022 OP

Like the old saying nykym Jan 2022 #1

Thanks for the kind words. :) N/T Jedi Guy Jan 2022 #12

As long as you are willing to work hard and learn from any mistakes you should be fine. chowder66 Jan 2022 #21

All the time. Aristus Jan 2022 #2

That must be utterly terrifying since you literally have lives in your hands. Jedi Guy Jan 2022 #5

Thank you. Aristus Jan 2022 #17

Be confident in your skills madwivoter Jan 2022 #3

That's been my experience thus far, yeah. Jedi Guy Jan 2022 #7

That's a great attitude... madwivoter Jan 2022 #20

Yes Wicked Blue Jan 2022 #4

Thank you for the vote of confidence! :) N/T Jedi Guy Jan 2022 #14

You need to have an in-depth brain picking. Lars39 Jan 2022 #6

Yeah, we're friends as well as colleagues. Jedi Guy Jan 2022 #9

You're in good shape then! Lars39 Jan 2022 #13

Give it a try. Worst you can do is fail Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2022 #8

Here's the irony qazplm135 Jan 2022 #10

I did snowybirdie Jan 2022 #11

Do you mean since this morning? 😄 n/t Silent3 Jan 2022 #15

I think we all have felt that way FelineOverlord Jan 2022 #16

You got this!! For I am an ultimate imposter. I manage a Department of MenloParque Jan 2022 #18

My whole life is basically that. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2022 #19

There's no substitute for experience and it sounds like you have big shoes to fill True Dough Jan 2022 #22

The higher you go, the job requires less and less of the skill that got you recognized. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2022 #23

Every single day from before I ever heard the phrase budkin Jan 2022 #24

Yes XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #25

On The "Fake It 'Til You Make It" Advice ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #26

I love what qazplm said in post 10. It's very true. You have analyzed this job enough to Scrivener7 Jan 2022 #27

Edited with the outcome... Jedi Guy Jan 2022 #28

I watched my daughter go through that Tree Lady Jan 2022 #29

I had it from the first day on my first job until I retired DavidDvorkin Jan 2022 #30

Your company must see something in you that you don't yet see yourself. Totally Tunsie Jan 2022 #31

As an old retired man I can declare the business world is full of Emile Jan 2022 #32

True Meowmee Jan 2022 #33

You got this Meowmee Jan 2022 #34

Try it and if you still don't feel comfortable JI7 Jan 2022 #35

How many people will you be supervising? Yandex Jan 2022 #36