What workarounds did people try for "Why do I feel so overwhelmed after starting a new job?"?

Community members documented 102 workarounds: 1. waiting for time to pass while hoping it gets easier 2. Accepting that 90% of accounting is learned on the job rather than in school 3. Realizing that every company operates in an entirely different environment 4. watching YouTube videos for unfamiliar tasks 5. weathering the storm until the job becomes routine after a few months 6. keeping an eye out for other better positions and changing jobs every 2 to 4 years 7. Researching the new property's finishes, fees, policies, and competitor set 8. Asking for the new team's tour standard, lead-response SLA, and CRM stages in advance 9. offloading minor tasks to maintenance or coworkers 10. breaking up administrative reports throughout the day instead of waiting until the end 11. automating follow-up emails and creating templates 12. quitting the industry entirely 13. taking notes on a computer 14. using sticky notes for to-do items 15. asking the manager for daily priority guidance 16. setting reminders everywhere on phone and laptop 17. working late into the night on lesson plans 18. quitting the school or planning to leave 19. turning AP classes into study halls 20. accepting that sleep will be poor the night prior and finding ways to occupy the mind rather than doomscrolling 21. seeking reassurance and insights from peers who have experienced similar career transitions 22. taking notes, asking questions, and acting like a sponge during the initial onboarding phase 23. Doing ride-alongs for the first month or two 24. Being honest about skill limitations with the service manager 25. Carrying a pen and notepad at all times 26. asking experienced colleagues for tips 27. learning the differences in supporter mindsets 28. playing dumb and making noncommittal statements when disagreeing 29. taking time up to a year or more to observe organizational culture 30. Giving yourself credit for what you do 31. Realizing no one is a perfect teacher and doing the best you can 32. Comparing your work ethic to less dedicated peers 33. Waiting for experience to build confidence over the years 34. Fixing the mistakes after they occur and relying on management reassurance that it is not a big issue 35. Trusting your experience and having a good attitude 36. Accepting that you won't know everything and asking the right questions 37. Not taking it personally 38. trying not to judge the job too quickly 39. exploring technical accounting or SEC reporting 40. switching to FP and A 41. becoming a private CPA 42. Asking more experienced teachers for reassurance and advice 43. Learning to be flexible and accept imperfections 44. Focusing on building connections and relationships with students 45. Breaking complex tasks into smaller, guided components 46. Spending 3 hours a day after school trying to catch up and plan lessons 47. working through minor colds 48. taking vitamin c and zinc supplements 49. using Zicam for colds 50. using hand sanitizer and washing hands frequently 51. showering right after work 52. thinking positively 53. starting therapy sessions 54. walking on lunches 55. trying to log off at 5 56. leaving the short stint off the resume 57. continuing to apply for new jobs 58. studying for CPA exams full time 59. asking a lot of questions and taking notes during training 60. Relying on time to slowly adjust, noting that it can take months or years to feel settled in a new professional routine. 61. Asking experienced peers for tips, tricks, books, or podcast recommendations to cope with the steep learning curve. 62. asking other associate PMs for help 63. asking the line manager for help 64. asking questions 65. writing everything down 66. trying not to overthink and doing your best 67. Taking detailed notes in OneNote as a reference 68. Practicing with tickets after work hours 69. Asking colleagues for help and guidance 70. Focusing initially on low-priority tickets 71. getting help from the department chair 72. always writing things down to cope with verbal memory challenges 73. Prioritizing personal motivation and self-care by focusing only on tasks and activities of personal interest 74. Leaving work early instead of staying to avoid burnout 75. relying on the hope that the job will become easier in subsequent years 76. taking work home constantly 77. evaluating whether long-term career goals align with current working conditions 78. leaving them be and start talking very fast, so they can panic and start to listen 79. considering getting a masters degree in another field and getting another job 80. Taking personal notes during training 81. Requesting reference resources from trainers 82. Owning mistakes and creating personal processes to prevent recurrence 83. working constantly with long hours 84. considering quitting the career entirely 85. working non-stop through the day with minimal breaks 86. staying in the position due to fear of a long job search or worsening conditions elsewhere 87. Taking anti-anxiety medication 88. Maintaining a life outside of work and keeping up with hobbies 89. Keeping a running documentation log of processes figured out independently 90. trying to learn from chaotic training sessions 91. searching for explanations on ChatGPT and YouTube 92. Asking supervisors during check-ins to clarify priorities and expected task durations 93. Looking for a new job with a better environment 94. Documenting missed breaks to have a case in the event of termination 95. Sticking out the probation period until securing permanent status 96. constantly asking questions 97. reverse-engineering last year's files 98. relying on positive feedback from managers to gauge performance 99. putting in more hours 100. asking the manager for specific feedback and a realistic timeline 101. practicing tasks outside of work hours 102. talking to mentors and alumni for guidance

Why do I feel so overwhelmed after starting a new job?

The shock of a new career, unfamiliar professional environments, and massive information overload trigger intense anxiety and regret immediately after the first week. This sudden wave of dread makes individuals question their career choices and leaves them spending their first weekend in tears instead of resting.

Overview

Last updated Nov 4, 2026

People affected44 accounts across 11 forums

Workarounds found102 items attempted

Community agreement618 total upvotes

What the numbers show

Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count

Most of it landed at once — the busiest month was September 2026, with 38 people.
This comes up 19.1× more often in r/PropertyManagement than across the site as a whole.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

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1
waiting for time to pass while hoping it gets easier
Did this help you?
2
Accepting that 90% of accounting is learned on the job rather than in school
Did this help you?
3
Realizing that every company operates in an entirely different environment
Did this help you?
4
watching YouTube videos for unfamiliar tasks
Did this help you?
5
weathering the storm until the job becomes routine after a few months
Did this help you?
6
keeping an eye out for other better positions and changing jobs every 2 to 4 years
Did this help you?
7
Researching the new property's finishes, fees, policies, and competitor set
Did this help you?
8
Asking for the new team's tour standard, lead-response SLA, and CRM stages in advance
Did this help you?
9
offloading minor tasks to maintenance or coworkers
Did this help you?
10
breaking up administrative reports throughout the day instead of waiting until the end
Did this help you?
11
automating follow-up emails and creating templates
Did this help you?
12
quitting the industry entirely
Did this help you?
13
taking notes on a computer
Did this help you?
14
using sticky notes for to-do items
Did this help you?
15
asking the manager for daily priority guidance
Did this help you?
16
setting reminders everywhere on phone and laptop
Did this help you?
17
working late into the night on lesson plans
Did this help you?
18
quitting the school or planning to leave
Did this help you?
19
turning AP classes into study halls
Did this help you?
20
accepting that sleep will be poor the night prior and finding ways to occupy the mind rather than doomscrolling
Did this help you?
21
seeking reassurance and insights from peers who have experienced similar career transitions
Did this help you?
22
taking notes, asking questions, and acting like a sponge during the initial onboarding phase
Did this help you?
23
Doing ride-alongs for the first month or two
Did this help you?
24
Being honest about skill limitations with the service manager
Did this help you?
25
Carrying a pen and notepad at all times
Did this help you?
26
asking experienced colleagues for tips
Did this help you?
27
learning the differences in supporter mindsets
Did this help you?
28
playing dumb and making noncommittal statements when disagreeing
Did this help you?
29
taking time up to a year or more to observe organizational culture
Did this help you?
30
Giving yourself credit for what you do
Did this help you?
31
Realizing no one is a perfect teacher and doing the best you can
Did this help you?
32
Comparing your work ethic to less dedicated peers
Did this help you?
33
Waiting for experience to build confidence over the years
Did this help you?
34
Fixing the mistakes after they occur and relying on management reassurance that it is not a big issue
Did this help you?
35
Trusting your experience and having a good attitude
Did this help you?
36
Accepting that you won't know everything and asking the right questions
Did this help you?
37
Not taking it personally
Did this help you?
38
trying not to judge the job too quickly
Did this help you?
39
exploring technical accounting or SEC reporting
Did this help you?
40
switching to FP and A
Did this help you?
41
becoming a private CPA
Did this help you?
42
Asking more experienced teachers for reassurance and advice
Did this help you?
43
Learning to be flexible and accept imperfections
Did this help you?
44
Focusing on building connections and relationships with students
Did this help you?
45
Breaking complex tasks into smaller, guided components
Did this help you?
46
Spending 3 hours a day after school trying to catch up and plan lessons
Did this help you?
47
working through minor colds
Did this help you?
48
taking vitamin c and zinc supplements
Did this help you?
49
using Zicam for colds
Did this help you?
50
using hand sanitizer and washing hands frequently
Did this help you?
51
showering right after work
Did this help you?
52
thinking positively
Did this help you?
53
starting therapy sessions
Did this help you?
54
walking on lunches
Did this help you?
55
trying to log off at 5
Did this help you?
56
leaving the short stint off the resume
Did this help you?
57
continuing to apply for new jobs
Did this help you?
58
studying for CPA exams full time
Did this help you?
59
asking a lot of questions and taking notes during training
Did this help you?
60
Relying on time to slowly adjust, noting that it can take months or years to feel settled in a new professional routine.
Did this help you?
61
Asking experienced peers for tips, tricks, books, or podcast recommendations to cope with the steep learning curve.
Did this help you?
62
asking other associate PMs for help
Did this help you?
63
asking the line manager for help
Did this help you?
64
asking questions
Did this help you?
65
writing everything down
Did this help you?
66
trying not to overthink and doing your best
Did this help you?
67
Taking detailed notes in OneNote as a reference
Did this help you?
68
Practicing with tickets after work hours
Did this help you?
69
Asking colleagues for help and guidance
Did this help you?
70
Focusing initially on low-priority tickets
Did this help you?
71
getting help from the department chair
Did this help you?
72
always writing things down to cope with verbal memory challenges
Did this help you?
73
Prioritizing personal motivation and self-care by focusing only on tasks and activities of personal interest
Did this help you?
74
Leaving work early instead of staying to avoid burnout
Did this help you?
75
relying on the hope that the job will become easier in subsequent years
Did this help you?
76
taking work home constantly
Did this help you?
77
evaluating whether long-term career goals align with current working conditions
Did this help you?
78
leaving them be and start talking very fast, so they can panic and start to listen
Did this help you?
79
considering getting a masters degree in another field and getting another job
Did this help you?
80
Taking personal notes during training
Did this help you?
81
Requesting reference resources from trainers
Did this help you?
82
Owning mistakes and creating personal processes to prevent recurrence
Did this help you?
83
working constantly with long hours
Did this help you?
84
considering quitting the career entirely
Did this help you?
85
working non-stop through the day with minimal breaks
Did this help you?
86
staying in the position due to fear of a long job search or worsening conditions elsewhere
Did this help you?
87
Taking anti-anxiety medication
Did this help you?
88
Maintaining a life outside of work and keeping up with hobbies
Did this help you?
89
Keeping a running documentation log of processes figured out independently
Did this help you?
90
trying to learn from chaotic training sessions
Did this help you?
91
searching for explanations on ChatGPT and YouTube
Did this help you?
92
Asking supervisors during check-ins to clarify priorities and expected task durations
Did this help you?
93
Looking for a new job with a better environment
Did this help you?
94
Documenting missed breaks to have a case in the event of termination
Did this help you?
95
Sticking out the probation period until securing permanent status
Did this help you?
96
constantly asking questions
Did this help you?
97
reverse-engineering last year's files
Did this help you?
98
relying on positive feedback from managers to gauge performance
Did this help you?
99
putting in more hours
Did this help you?
100
asking the manager for specific feedback and a realistic timeline
Did this help you?
101
practicing tasks outside of work hours
Did this help you?
102
talking to mentors and alumni for guidance
Did this help you?

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In their words

Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.

r/projectmanagement2 people · September 2026

“I’ve been a PM for a little over a year. I manage a book of 6-7 clients and am responsible for between $85-100k a month in company revenue. I work in software and I have yet to meet a deadline, keep a budget on track, or keep things organized.”source ↗

“I feel like I’m constantly failing at my daily task, but working constantly.”source ↗

“I don’t know enough about what doing this job correctly is suppose to look like and I don’t have a boss to help me.”source ↗

TapEquivalent451 · r/projectmanagement · 152 upvotes

“I was so happy when I got the promotion but then the reality hit me..”source ↗

“I am overwhelmed and I kind of start panicking because one of the studies I took over has an open change order and my financial knowledge is ZERO.”source ↗

“No one is helping me understand what i gotta do and i feel like i have been thrown in this mess with zero knowledge on how to manage a project.”source ↗

ChipParticular2973 · r/projectmanagement · 14 upvotes

r/Accounting13 people · September 2026 – November 2026

“I graduated this past May and recently landed my first full-time accounting job as a Staff Accountant at a private entertainment company.”source ↗

“I ended up getting fired after only 3.5 weeks, and I'm honestly still pretty shocked and frustrated about it.”source ↗

“My biggest struggle was the training. The company itself was pretty flexible/chill, but I didn't feel like there was much structured training for my position.”source ↗

“Ultimately, I was told I was making too many mistakes, and they terminated me.”source ↗

Wide_Froyo7306 · r/Accounting · 142 upvotes

“I have never felt more depressed and drained in my life.”source ↗

“It is so difficult and every workpaper is harder than the last and I feel so stupid”source ↗

“I have been in this weird state of anxiety and like hopelessness.”source ↗

“I kept shaking, and I had a three day long panic attack at a client site.”source ↗

atelier-kitty · r/Accounting · 19 upvotes

“Every task takes time to finish, and I feel like I’m constantly behind. New tasks come in faster than I can finish the existing ones.”source ↗

“I’m honestly exhausted. I’m not trying to slack off, but I’m getting to the point where I feel like I can’t keep up anymore.”source ↗

“My neck hurts and my fingers hurt all the time. My body is in pain.”source ↗

“I’m exhausted. How hard is it to actually get fired? What usually happens before someone gets fired?”source ↗

Adventurous-Bit6885 · r/Accounting · 15 upvotes

“Now that I’m about to start full-time though, I’m getting pretty stressed and nervous about how much I’m expected to know right away.”source ↗

“For those of you who started in Big 4 audit (especially if you interned beforehand), did you feel prepared when you started full-time? Or did you also feel like you had no idea what you were doing?”source ↗

Potential-Permit-144 · r/Accounting · 8 upvotes

“Now it’s been 3 months and i understand I’m relatively new but I also feel so incompetent in my role.”source ↗

“I wish to be competent and brush up my concepts properly for this role and actually learn the whys and hows but I’m not exactly sure where to start from.”source ↗

“I’m always waiting for them to realise that I’m super incompetent and don’t know anything and to let me go.”source ↗

Numerous_Trust_9934 · r/Accounting · 6 upvotes

“I just started my first job as an accountant and everything seems different from what I learned in school, is this normal?”source ↗

“did anyone experience this that too much is going on in thier first week?”source ↗

Speedy_Ninja4 · r/Accounting · 4 upvotes

“I got fired from my first job out of school. Just apply and go again.”source ↗

KeysOfMysterium · r/Accounting · 3 upvotes

“Feeling dumb at first real audit job”source ↗

“A month in and I feel like my manager is still my babysitter”source ↗

NationalBit1805 · r/Accounting · 3 upvotes

“I’m already feeling exhausted. I get around 100 emails a day and have so many tasks to keep up with. I work non-stop from 8:30am to 6pm everyday.”source ↗

Adventurous-Bit6885 · r/Accounting · 3 upvotes

“I spent my first 6 months just trying to reverse-engineer last year’s files without breaking them.”source ↗

RoughlyLuxuriant · r/Accounting · 3 upvotes

“Now I’m at the new job, and I’m struggling more than I expected.”source ↗

“The processes, systems, and formats are completely different from what I was used to.”source ↗

“I know I’ve only been there for a very short time, so I’m trying not to judge the job too quickly. But I’m overwhelmed, and it has made me question myself as an accountant.”source ↗

No_Damage9247 · r/Accounting · 2 upvotes

“I still feel dumb after nearly 7 years in accounting. Though I suffer from imposter syndrome to the max.”source ↗

OceanManOnTheLand · r/Accounting · 2 upvotes

“right now I still feel so dumb lol.”source ↗

“But despite that, I still feel like I barely know what I’m doing half the time.”source ↗

Low_Spare_9264 · r/Accounting · 2 upvotes

“sorry maybe I’m just too fragile… working 10 hours nonstop with neck pain and 10min lunch is beyond what I can handle.”source ↗

Adventurous-Bit6885 · r/Accounting · 1 upvotes

“I joined a sub of a well known company having a few year of experience and I am still having chills everyday, I was hired promptly because they are short of a replacement for some time, but I realise it wasnt as good as it sounds.”source ↗

“The dam thing is i wasnt told mostly how the things work and I figure out most things myself or just getting a few steps and I was making small mistakes occasionally or unintentionally due to outdated stuff and collegaues like to call out everything and cc mgr and the work keep increasing”source ↗

Quick-Decision-8474 · r/Accounting · 1 upvotes

“Man i am just worried, the colleague is making small problems huge, and it seems that reflect poorly on me from manager pov, even i do a lot of work, even if i get it 95-99% there would still be small problems...”source ↗

Quick-Decision-8474 · r/Accounting · 1 upvotes

r/Teachers13 people · September 2026

“Making a lesson plan is really making four lesson plans with all the paperwork required for admin.”source ↗

ChiDesign2013 · r/Teachers · 33 upvotes

“I am so overwhelmed.”source ↗

“I feel homesick, and kind of a sense of dread like oh my god what have I done I am going to do this for 30 years.”source ↗

“It’s Saturday afternoon and I’ve just been in tears all day long, like the Sunday scaries but on Saturday.”source ↗

Fluffy_Lake_7726 · r/Teachers · 32 upvotes

“I‘ve been working in education now for over 10 years as a teacher and / or administrator, and just feel burnout.”source ↗

“The INSANE amount of emails and bureaucratic background noise that accompanies lesson plans, correspondence with parents, grading, IEPs, you name it — leaves me feeling exhausted when all I want to do is teach the subject I’m passionate about!”source ↗

“I also feel overwhelmed by the last month or so of information that I have received at this new space, and am not even sure if I’m doing a good job in my teaching capabilities, or taking on enough responsibilities (even though I just started).”source ↗

justlikeyou14 · r/Teachers · 10 upvotes

“I’m a first-year special education teacher in a second-grade ICT classroom, and I honestly feel so overwhelmed.”source ↗

“I feel like I’m constantly making mistakes, and no matter how hard I try, I always feel like I’m doing something wrong.”source ↗

“I come home replaying every little mistake I made and wondering whether my colleagues think I’m incapable of doing my job.”source ↗

NoStretch9783 · r/Teachers · 8 upvotes

“We all hit that passing phase a couple/few times a year - “I can’t do this anymore”, “I don’t want to work with kids anymore”, “I keep going at this pace” etc.”source ↗

Inside_Librarian9278 · r/Teachers · 6 upvotes

“The issues I'm having are all related to the workload in tandem with advising duties, meetings, etc. I have to take my work home constantly.”source ↗

“I am truly overwhelmed but my gut tells me I should be grateful for this job and that most of my overwhelm has to do with this being my first year rather than the workload itself.”source ↗

unfurnishedbedrooms · r/Teachers · 5 upvotes

“My dean refused to provide me an outline from the previous teacher so I’m literally writing plans until 9:30-10 at night”source ↗

ChiDesign2013 · r/Teachers · 4 upvotes

“I’ve only been a teaching assistant for a month in an elementary classroom and it leaves me feeling drained almost every day.”source ↗

“I’m already having a hard enough time between work and constantly getting sick.”source ↗

“It’s only been a month and I’m feeling burn out slowly building up.”source ↗

Cats_R_Friends · r/Teachers · 4 upvotes

“These past two days have been very hard, to be honest I feel like all competence gets sucked out of me the moment I enter the classroom.”source ↗

“Lessons don't go according to my plans, this morning the activities I had prepared took almost half the time I had planned and I didn't know what to do in the moment.”source ↗

“at the moment I feel very incompetent.”source ↗

Disastatiny · r/Teachers · 3 upvotes

“I’ve never worked in a school before and have only worked at this school for a month and I’ve already missed 5 days due to being sick.”source ↗

Cats_R_Friends · r/Teachers · 3 upvotes

“It is so hard not knowing the paperwork and feeling incompetent at my job.”source ↗

“Every single day feel like I don't know what I'm doing (IEPs, etc).”source ↗

“Working at an unsustainable rate of 7 days per week.”source ↗

“The behind the scenes is anxiety inducing. I have a chronic feeling like I am either making a mistake, or will make mistakes, and mess things up.”source ↗

Downtown_Movie_96 · r/Teachers · 3 upvotes

“In my third year of teaching, I still can’t shake the feeling that I’m not doing enough, not good at my job, or that I even know what I’m doing teaching. When does it get easier…?”source ↗

Background_Wall_8464 · r/Teachers · 2 upvotes

“Fighting w/ Canvas, PowerSchool, behind on emails, have difficult kids, have imposter syndrome and believe I'm one blunder away from not getting a 2nd contract -first year teacher”source ↗

“I'm struggling with canvas and PowerSchool right now. the damn thing won't sync.”source ↗

“I just am so overwhelmed I already struggle with inattention as is as a undiagnosed possibly ADHD person I'm literally spending 3 hours a day after school trying to catch up and work on what we're going to be doing in the next couple of days or weeks.”source ↗

“I feel like I have imposters syndrome with a masters and a bachelor's and no teaching experience.”source ↗

cringe-expert98 · r/Teachers · 2 upvotes

“I am a new teacher(just started my second year in high school) and I am struggling.”source ↗

“I just get home and I feel so tired and I just want to cry.”source ↗

“I just feel anxious and I stutter when I talk in front of them sometimes and that makes me feel like a failure.”source ↗

“I burn out so easily and it takes me so much time to get to e healthy place where I don’t have panic attacks, nightmares where I wake up screaming or chest pains.”source ↗

“I just don’t know how to discipline them and not be the bad guy.”source ↗

misschips_ · r/Teachers · 2 upvotes

“My first year teaching, I had nine colds over the course of the year!”source ↗

FrustratedPenguins · r/Teachers · 1 upvotes

“Yeah building everything from scratch has been absolutely brutal and is the most exhausting part of the job.”source ↗

unfurnishedbedrooms · r/Teachers · 1 upvotes

“as things are right now it feels like way more work than I thought it would be.”source ↗

unfurnishedbedrooms · r/Teachers · 1 upvotes

r/humanresources1 person · September 2026

“I vastly underestimated how big of a learning curve this would be.”source ↗

“I’m feeling like a total fraud being pushed into the deep end with all these personnel and org changes and I can’t tell if it’s because this is a more difficult time, or because I’m not cut out.”source ↗

“How long did it take those you that made a transition into the BP world to feel more comfortable and confident?”source ↗

limitlessshegirl · r/humanresources · 22 upvotes

r/PropertyManagement6 people · September 2026

“I just got a job at Avalon bay (merged into vivmark residential) and I’m dealing with substantial amount of pressure. I keep on forgetting things, feeling unorganized, manager teaches me once on how to do things, extremely slow movement where I work, and not knowing how to answer common sense questions that gets thrown at me.”source ↗

“Just recently I forgot that I needed to take pictures of an apartment for a soon-to-be move-in. I’m literally giving up and this is my first office job.”source ↗

“My manager has high expectations for me and It’s turning into a disaster. She’s a great person but I feel like I’m just increasing the stress towards her because of my own mind. Think I’m just ranting, overthinking, and just giving up in all office jobs in general. Maybe this isn’t for me”source ↗

water-boy69 · r/PropertyManagement · 18 upvotes

“I’m just so overwhelmed from work, it’s so so much.”source ↗

“Today was my first day crying bc I was the only person in office today. So I had 5 tours, a move in, and a re-tour from 12pm - 5pm.”source ↗

Frequent-Track2838 · r/PropertyManagement · 15 upvotes

“I started this position as Resident Manager July of this year, I’m new to this companies operations and procedures, so far minor hiccups that I fixed and got over”source ↗

“I did two move ins, both were completed, but one was not done to standard operating procedures, that was on me.”source ↗

“I feel like a fool, I know what i should’ve done, yet I messed up twice. I hate this feeling”source ↗

Charlesthemore · r/PropertyManagement · 6 upvotes

“I just started as a leasing agent and I’m afraid that I’m messing up too much…”source ↗

“I started about a month ago and I’ve already gotten 3 leases but I keep messing up on semi major things because I have really bad memory loss and I’m bad and forming my thoughts into words.”source ↗

“Now I’m not sure what to do. Do I take the beating from my asm or risk talking to my manager who understands I’m new to the industry more but lose some of her respect.”source ↗

“I am honestly spiraling from this because I’m really enjoying my new job and would like to stay here but I’m afraid that I just slow everyone down.”source ↗

Chubby_bunn1 · r/PropertyManagement · 5 upvotes

“I am switching over to luxury leasing in two weeks. what are the major differences and pros and cons of changing?”source ↗

aien_717 · r/PropertyManagement · 3 upvotes

“Property management takes a big toll on your health. I bet you didn’t even take lunch.”source ↗

Terrible-Pen4978 · r/PropertyManagement · 1 upvotes

r/sysadmin3 people · September 2026

“Tomorrow, I kick off my new job in New York City, and honestly, I’m feeling pretty nervous.”source ↗

“Even with all these positives, I can’t shake this feeling of unease and uncertainty.”source ↗

Maleficent-Salary624 · r/sysadmin · 14 upvotes

“Hey guys, I’ve been blessed with an amazing job and I’m a month in, however I literally don’t know what I’m doing.”source ↗

“This job is defiantly above my skill level and I’m with more seasoned if you will, coworkers with years ahead of me in experience.”source ↗

QuarterMajestic2944 · r/sysadmin · 8 upvotes

“I started a new role 6 weeks back and have felt all the same anxieties you did, I just accepted that my sleep would suck the night prior and occupied myself rather than doom scrolling the night away.”source ↗

Super-Wolverine-5606 · r/sysadmin · 1 upvotes

r/nonprofit1 person · September 2026

“Hi all! I'm starting at a new organization soon. I started at my current org before my pre-frontal cortex was fully developed, in an entry level role, and have worked my way up to DoD.”source ↗

“I would love to hear any advice/tips/things to look out for in my first few weeks from those of you who have more experience job hopping!”source ↗

Sweet-Television-361 · r/nonprofit · 7 upvotes

r/Plumbing2 people · September 2026

“im starting at a new company and just fear I don’t know what I’m doing or so afraid I’ll make a mistake and make a bad impression.”source ↗

bighawk4444 · r/Plumbing · 6 upvotes

“Had some similar feelings but just trust your experience and have a good attitude.”source ↗

TQuill16 · r/Plumbing · 1 upvotes

r/careerguidance1 person · November 2026

“The problem is I’m lacking skillsets.”source ↗

“An issue I have is that my manager isn’t the kindest. They really want me to pick up speed and be on par soon or let me go. It’s causing a lot of stress and anxiety.”source ↗

“Putting more hours and improving is what comes to mind obviously, but having someone breathe down my neck isn’t helping.”source ↗

phy2go · r/careerguidance · 4 upvotes

r/AskMechanics1 person · September 2026

“it is barely my third day and I am feeling a lot of stress from the service advisors as well as the customers.”source ↗

“I am worried they will fire me before I even have the chance to get the hang of it.”source ↗

“I thought this was something I wanted to do, especially when it comes to electrical diag, but now I am worried I might not be cut out for it.”source ↗

peeingbongwater · r/AskMechanics · 3 upvotes

“Flat rate, honestly, I feel like an outcast in my shop corner a lot of the people feel two faced, technicians included, but I could be thinking too deeply.”source ↗

peeingbongwater · r/AskMechanics · 1 upvotes

r/hvacadvice1 person · September 2026

“It’s my first day tomorrow at 7:30 am and I’m nervous as heck.”source ↗

“I have adhd and probably on the spectrum.”source ↗

Maximum_Potential471 · r/hvacadvice · 2 upvotes