Terrified of losing my first job after college
Becoming disorganized and making mistakes when tasks pile up makes new professionals terrified of upcoming performance evaluations and dreaded pink slips. This lack of early job security triggers constant Sunday scaries and a persistent fear that the team will turn on you, causing the career you worked so hard for to suddenly disappear.
What people tried
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- 1Making extra effort to organize and correct mistakesDid this help you?
- 2Prioritizing tasks and communicating with team membersDid this help you?
- 3Taking things one step at a time and trying to build confidenceDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I’m really scared I have my performance evaluation. I’ve been struggling this is my first job after college. I messed up a lot and was disorganized since things were being piled onto me.”source ↗
“I get the Sunday scaries every single weekend. I’m just afraid to lose a job in the field I worked so hard for college.”source ↗
“I feel like I’m slowly being disliked by the team idk somewhere they’re gonna turn on me”source ↗
“I can’t shake the constant fear of getting that dreaded pink slip.”source ↗
“As a new teacher without professional status, I know there’s very little job security during those first three years.”source ↗
“At this stage of my life and career, the thought of suddenly being unemployed again is terrifying.”source ↗
“Yet there’s always that little voice in the back of my head reminding me that it could all disappear.”source ↗
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