Does anyone do this job without anxiety?

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No, the job rewards people who have an unhealthy anxiety about making people happy (whether that’s clients or partners) who don’t give a damn about them.

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There is a pretty steep learning curve at first but the anxiety inducing tasks and relationships become less with time

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Yes, if you lack anxiety but I have really good people skills and reasonable technical skills you have a huge advantage

Most partners I know are like this

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Most suck at the latter not the former. Former is more important generally, but not having the latter can quietly sink them.

Ya I’m pretty cool

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I’m a partner now and have a lot of anxiety all the time - not enough work, too much, client issues, internal politics. It gets worse as you get more senior.

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I’ve learned to play angry.

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A lot of ppl who are objectively really anxious don’t even realize they’re anxious

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Not me

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Yeah I’m rather chill and my clients are nuts. I take their success personally, but I’m no longer anxious about things.

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