Monday, May 4, 2009

It's too early for this

It wasn't even 10am this morning before I got an e-mail from one of my clients calling me out on something. Not a fun way to start my morning! Yes, she has every right to call me out on it. Yes, it was totally my bad. In the grand scheme of things, it's probably not a big deal but I do feel horrible about it. This is the part of new jobs that I hate. Making mistakes, feeling totally overwhelmed by how new everything is, feeling like you should be 'getting it' more than you do. I've only been here a bit over 3 months. I should give myself a little grace. I just hate messing up. I'm enjoying my new job but it has been the hardest transition into a new job that I have ever had to make. The expectations were high from the moment I walked in the door and I hate the feeling of not living up to those expectations. Things will be fine, I know that. I'm pretty sure I'm harder on myself than anyone else is.

2 comments:

Kellyry said...

Oh how I hate making mistakes period let alone at work.
A little grace is a good thing.

Amy W said...

Sigh. I hate those days... just remember how you understand other people aren't always perfect, so it's ok for you to goof occasionally.