I feel like I can’t manage all of the expectations all at the same time and I’m constantly dropping the ball. I’m so overwhelmed and under supported, I’ve reached out to my manager that I need help...

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And have never gotten a response, so I keep on taking a lot on, manage promises of over-delivery from the manager, and now I’m getting feedback that I’m not keeping attention to detail and that she’s had to step down to an SC level because the manager “couldn’t trust our team”. I honestly feel so broken and confidence is so low at this point. The manager also had no idea how often I had pulling 10+ hour days and working on weekends.

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Damn I feel this too... I just keep trying to improve everyday and I have even though my attention to detail is still a struggle. Just remember their expectations aren’t always “right” so stop beating your self over it if you’re doing your best

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Did you reach out to your mentor or not sure if you have thought about talking to your partner ? Sometimes you have to be brave and speak up, otherwise people would not know the other side of the story and form bias. Do yourself justice.

I’ve tried and the response I’ve gotten is that it’s on me to figure it out. When I did talk to my counselor, the response got flipped to talking about my weaknesses.

You need to stop being a push over. Just state all the facts to them. And word it like it is for the team. Use big word like teammate, leadership and client deliverable. Also, CYA

This is a problem of people pleasing. Set your boundary

I’m so sorry and I totally understand... you are not alone here.

I’m 0+5 (incl 2mo from my MBA internship) and I am struggling so hard on my new project. Three weeks in and I go home in tears at least three nights a week (never in front of the team/client). I’m busting my ass (14hr days regularly) to do good work... but it never seems to be quite what they want. Learning content and capability at the same time in such a high stress, negative-feedback environment is totally crushing my spirit, and my imposters syndrome has never been more obnoxious than it is now. I feel like I can’t do anything right and all I want to do is help the team/client. I just want to be helpful and feel like I’m adding value, but I feel like I’m failing everyone.

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