How long after transitioning did you start to feel comfortable in your role? Feeling major imposter syndrome in my first 3 months

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I think it depends on how long you were in. I did 4.5 years. I still talk a lot about my Military days..it’s been 9 years since I got out.

But I think I really felt comfortable as a professional and civilian around 2 years after transitioning. I first did a few government contracting jobs which meant I was still around DoD but once I started working in the private sector is when I was fully comfortable.

However, I still have imposter syndrome. I work for a global consulting firm in a Director capacity and still feel like there’s soo much I don’t know compared to my peers who went to college (I was enlisted). But in reality, must of that is a manifestation of my own insecurity. Have to focus what we bring to the table, which we often do not see clearly, but civilians do.

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It’s uncomfortable. But remember that we are all conditioned to deal with being uncomfortable. You’d be surprised what we are capable of.

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Took about 2-3 years.

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Lol are you me? Also at Accenture

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Went to college and now 2 years into working sometimes I still feel that way, but this is 100% better than being in the desert

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For me It doesn’t go. Every new client/project it’s comes back unless I’m recycling solutions and decks

After 4 years of school + 3.5 in the workforce just starting to feel comfortable and almost “caught up”.

Took 2-3 years for me.

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