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I didn’t proof read anything. I really had to learn how to slow down and incorporate that into the process.
Tbh I’m still pretty terrible at it. As you move up in your career, documents touch more people before they get to you and usually there aren’t a lot of typos 🤷🏻♀️
Don’t beat yourself up. You’re right to analyze where things went off the rails and put more care into those areas going forward. The fact that you’re internalizing this means that you’re conscientious and smart - you’d be shocked how many people don’t bother to learn lessons from their screw-ups, and it eventually hampers their growth. You got this!!!
Thank you!! I'm also pretty glad I have a manager that helped pinpoint areas we could work on without being condescending. The bad days from last week feel a little better now since I have a better idea of how to avoid them for the future.
We *all* make - and learn from - mistakes, they happen all the time, at all career/life stages, for a variety of reasons. This is experience. It’s part of the journey.
I think learning how to manage my emotions was key. Early on, I was so anxious about some of the client needs and tight timelines, but that almost always led me to making mistakes. Taking one (or 10) deep breaths, slowing down, and calmly thinking things through so that you’re always the calmest person in the room is a truly beneficial skill.
Ah, separating worth as a personal person and as a professional person is a really solid early lesson too. I think Americans put a lotta stock in our professional persona as the bulk of “who we are”, but when things (inevitably!) change at work/we are no longer satisfied and crave a change/etc, it throws us into turmoil. Definitely a good one to start exploring now!
I once told a client that consumer-vertical review coverage is only as good as the product. And that’s true. But I should have set expectations with the client BEFORE the product launch.
Not researching a reporter.
Also, know that sometimes it really isn’t you. If you’re confident that you’re not making the mistake but you’re still getting “blamed” or dinged for something, the client / agency might just not be a good fit. When I was starting out it was hard for me to realize a job is a two-way street and just because you’re trying hard or you really want it, doesn’t always make it the right fit.
Surely! In this situation, I definitely did mess up and it was on me. But for the other part, a media relations task, my manager actually reached out to apologize and let me know that it was a task someone more senior should have been handling. I think I'm definitely at a good agency! To your point though, I appreciate the advice - it's not something I thought about previously but I'll definitely take it with me. In the meantime, I'm also trying to make sure I don't blame myself for everything that goes wrong too.