This is me. I started a new job today, and I started to question my decision to change careers. I was thinking of not coming back, that's how overwhelmed I feel. I think I'm extremely hard on myself, and expect that I should automatically know the job, or I feel like the people I work for feel that I should know it already. I'm used to "knowing" what to do and how to do it, I hate making mistakes and I will beat myself up about it for days.

The worst part having that feeling in your stomach that you’re not good enough and you end up making more careless mistakes too.

The hardest part has to be the unfamiliar people and having to make friends that can help you out without feeling judged. As a suuuuper introvert / perfectionist this makes it 100x worse

Great video. I’m one week in at my new job. The first few days were horrible. I was so stressed, anxious about the next day, and felt so incompetent. Everything is a new process and there is still so much to learn. I can almost hear my boss getting frustrated as she’s training me on simple things. It’s not that I don’t know; it’s just that I am so overwhelmed that I can’t think straight.

The comments in this chat! Praying for everyone with anxiety for starting a higher role and feeling overwhelmed. God will give us the strength to overcome! 🙌🏻

Fresh out of college & officially at a full time job. I feel like I am dying with anxiety & come home super depressed/ super drained. Can’t even sleep fully...the stress is on going. I am usually fairly social & I am so tense & quiet at my job. People dont even know me well yet. Dont feel like I am behaving like myself... & im not even hungry anymore. This full shift of change is overwhelming since I also have person things in my life going on along with the job😭😭😭🤦‍♀️.

Exactly my situation. I joined this new job and after 2-3 days, the only thing I could think in my mind was - "This profile is not for me. I dont have the required aptitude to work for this company." I actually had sleepless nights for the first week. I used to wakeup 3-4 times in night. Solution- Just stick there. Realise that new things take time. We cannot eat the elephant in one day. Recall your bicycle learning days. You might be riding motorbikes with clutch and gears today. Imagine if someone would have told you in your childhood that you have to drive complex motorbikes. For this you have to learn bicycle today. I am pretty much sure you would have ran away leaving that bicycle there only. The thing is good things take time. Stick there. Start from the basics. DONT JUST LISTEN. WRITE EVERYTHING IN A NOTEBOOK. See what you have written after coming home. Slowly and steadily, once agaib you will be the master or your work. Stick there.

Just started a new job a month ago. Feeling like this every single day. Some days the anxiety gets so bad I just wanna throw up. I don’t wanna quit though because I know how amazing this opportunity is but I wonder if I’ll be able to survive this. I know it’s all in my head and that God gave me this job because He knows I’m capable. But for some reason it’s just so difficult to shake off the anxiety. I hope to come back to this comment a year from now and update that things are going better.

This is me RIGHT NOW!!!! Promotion job and I’m struggling, but after listening to this video this morning before work I had the BEST day ever! I CAN DO THIS JOB! GOD GAVE IT TO ME SO I KNOW HE’LL BE RIGHT THERE WITH ME WHEN THE ENEMY STRIKES! I’m NOT BOWING DOWN TO THE IMPOSTER SYNDROME NO MORE EVER! If GOD GIVES IT TO YOU, he WILL PULL YOU THROUGH.....let FAITH BE YOUR SHIELD!

"Let everything happen to you, beauty and terror. Just keep going, no feeling is final".

First week at my new job after staying at my previous job for about 3 years. It feels so overwhelming. I always feel like I need to know more than I do. I can’t help but be extremely hard on myself. I really miss the calmness and familiarity at my previous job. But this is a choice I’ve made.

I’m experiencing this right now. Although I don’t think all the other workers are judging me or that I made any huge mistakes, my mind is tricking me of doing so. I worked at my previous job for the past 3 years and that place and people felt almost like my family. I feel so lost at the new place, I don’t feel like I belong even tho it’s been 3 days. I feel hopeful when I see that I’m not the only one struggling with it.

I feel this way right now ☹️ yet I desire success. I feel overwhelmed, and incompetent. You are literally saying what I’m feeling. 😭

Recently got a new job in an office. It’s overwhelming. I feel dumb. I’ve learned many things in the span of one month but I’m not fast enough. The person training me accuses me for mistakes that I did not make myself. She micromanages me and it makes me second guess myself on every little thing even if the answer is right in my face. One day she wasn’t in the office and I felt so relaxed and actually got my work done. She’s very picky even on how you staple paper together. As long as the papers information is correct and is neatly organized I don’t think the boss cares if you staple diagonally or straight. Its been a month and I’m starting to wonder if I want to stay. I want to, but I dread getting up in the morning just to be nagged at work and feel anxious for 8 hours.

This month marks 2 years at my job. And I am STILL dealing with this. Everyday I have multiple moments that I feel so lost. And I find myself realizing I should know these by now. I’ve already self-sabotaged my competency and confidence, and it feels daunting to try and turn it around from here.

literally all my thoughts, they have the shittest "training" and i have no idea what im doing because they cant even be bothered to train me properly.

The comments here are everything. I read a comment exactly like what I’m currently going through. It’s comforting knowing you’re not the only one experiencing impostor syndrome in this context. Tomorrow’s the beginning of my second week at work as a legal exec in an insurance company and I’ve been freaking out the past week. I underestimate my ability and I’m always overthinking after making dumb mistakes eventhough I know I’m naturally bright. I keep wondering whether I’m suitable for this role but if I don’t do this, idk what I’ll be doing, at least for now. I’ve already decided to not practice law so I went in-house. My boss loved me during the interview but I feel like I’m letting her down now and thinking that she may have regretted hiring me. Maybe it’s all just a perpetuation. I really hope things get better from here on. Sending all the positivity I could muster to everyone going through the same ❤️

I know it but my head does not accept it.

THIS IS ME!! I'm 6 months into my job, and I constantly feel like not good enough, regardless of how hard i try

This was exactly me... And honestly I'm just crying thinking will I ever be normal and ok...?

This is ME December 2020 and pretty much since I was a kid. Been battling anxiety tied to my performance either at school or work. Started a new manager role, and I've never been this stressed. I'm so afraid this could somehow kill me coz of stress. But seeing all the comments tells me I am not alone. I pray for us all, that we are gonna be okay!

These comments are my thoughts and feelings exactly! I just started a new job as a hospital pharmacy technician, and it’s so much to learn in such a short amount of time. You have to move quickly, but that’s so hard to do when you’re not sure of what you’re doing. You don’t want to make mistakes because people’s lives could be on the line. There’s also not much time to train you because everyone else is busy doing their own jobs. I’m stressed and overwhelmed to say the least. 😔

I’m starting a new job at 63, not by choice (Covid lay off). It’s a daunting task! You validated what I’m feeling!! Thank you for video 😊

Ok this is me. 110% me...ugh so happy I found this...

Yes this! I’ve just started a new job 4 days ago after being employed for close to 3 years in another place. Everyday I feel bad and empty and lost and down at work and I dread every morning. I feel like someday I’ll breakdown. Glad I’ve watch this and to know it’s normal to feel this way. Thanks for making this video!

what helps me is to think how these issues are nothing compared to what other people have to deal with like being on a battlefield or being a cop and having to deal with some real crazy shit or being a doctor and having to make life and death decisions...suddenly your problems seem small and insignificant compared to that, a piece of cake

I have never feared the job or the difficulty and learning curve of it. It's dealing with new people and having to quickly learn who is an ally and who is not. I am not a people pleaser, but I am also aware how important 1st impressions are. It sucks finding that balance.

Thank you Erin. I started my first 9 - 5 office job a few weeks ago and as someone who is very anxious. It hasn't been easy. But this video is pretty much the embodiment of "we suffer more from imagination than from reality" thank you :)

I just started a new job a week ago and I’m currently still being trained. I’ve realised that during the course of the day I zone out and I’m not retaining all the information that’s being given to me. I feel as though I sometimes as for things to be repeated so much that it’s embarrassing. As I mentioned it has only been 1 week but I find myself questioning why I’m there. The passion that other colleagues have for the role I don’t have it and the pay is why I’m really doing it. I don’t know if it’s just a case of me changing my mindset or if this is a sign that the role isn’t for me

This is literally me. No one I’ve talked to about this understands. You’ve listed everything I’m going through perfectly.

Had my first training session today at my new job and it was extremely busy. I got the hang of it after a while but it was still so overwhelming that I’ve been crying for hours since I got home. Doesn’t help that I have social anxiety and had to be around so many new co-workers today. But this video does help put things into perspective a little

God please give us strength

Anyone going through the same in 2020?

In 2015 in quit a network support role after a year due to imposter syndrome. Thing is, the imposter syndrome isn't what caused me to fail. What caused me to fail was that I allowed the imposter syndrome to take over and made me believe I couldn't perform the job. Ultimately, I ended up showing up and watching KZfaq for 8 hours everyday until I quit. It took 3 years of delivering pizza until I recently found a help desk job (I'm 27), and I'm giving this career thing another shot. Been there 3 weeks so far, and it's been difficult. The imposter syndrome has even resurfaced! But this time...I will not allow the imposter syndrome to bring me down.

I feel so overwhelmed. I never had so much doubt in my ability, as right now I feel so shit though :(

It felt like you were describing my day, tthought process and feelings. I just started a new job after my previous company laid off the entire division. It was very painful to let go of the previous job and the new one feels so foreign and scary. It really helped to listen to these comforting words.

I just got my first job at a bio genetics lab. I am “the new guy” and I’m making little mistakes here and there every day. To my credit, they are all new kinds of mistakes, because I feel like a baby in such a new environment. I’m 35, I’m not a new worker, just new to the field in a real life application. Everything is new to me, it’s like I can’t tell a spoon from a fork sometimes (sampler vial tube, auto sampler tube, microcentrifuge tube with or without filter… 😢). It’s so much to learn and every step is so critical and precise… it’s so overwhelming. I started to make little mistakes like fully filling out details on the worksheet, or using the wrong kind of pipette style for certain liquids… And today, the gasket of the microcentrifuge imploded when I set it off. Thankfully it is not a difficult part to attain, but we are down one small centrifuge for a bit. I am definitely on my boss’ sh*t list today. I can only hope that the work I did today reads well tomorrow morning. I literally just shed some tears over this video. #Impostorsyndrome indeed…

So glad for all these comments. It's nice to know I'm not alone

Wow here I am on a Sunday night just dreading another week and all of the anxiety that comes with it....this video is everything I am going through! You have a new subscriber for sure!

Started a new job on Tuesday. This is a huge promotion for me. A lot of high expectations. I feel like I’m overwhelmed and I’m afraid of failing. I know that it’s a new position and I need to learn. So I’m dedicated to making myself the best in my industry. I just need to breath and get out my own head. Going to relax this weekend.

Everything you said is what I'm dealing with. Started a new job a month ago and every day I feel overwhelmed. I'm crying every day and I think Im being so silly. I got so much to learn and it's like why am I trying to learn it all at once? I dread going in every day and I don't want to be like it but my feelings just overcome me and I was crying on the front desk yesterday. Having no training doesn't help and I'm always left on my own .I've always been confident so I don't know what's happened. I've got a fear of people I want to just stay at home. But your video was really informative so thank you ❤

I have just qualified as a nurse and start my dream job in two months. This time off inbetween a busy uni schedule to starting work has allowed my imposter syndrome to flourish. It’s so severe I’ve considered quitting nursing before I’ve started. Thank you for this video

I'm 49, and I'm completely overwhelmed in my new job. I've been there 2 weeks, and I know I'm going to be asked to perform soon, but I am struggling with knowing what to do at all. I feel like I accepted a job outside my skillset, and I'm supposed to be a consultant and a Senior/expert. I keep wishing I hadn't taken the job. I want to run away because I'm scared to death. I feel like I'm going to throw up all the time or have a heart attack. I know God is in control, but I can't stop thinking that I'm going to be fired, and then what will happen to me? I'm single - no spouse to help with the burden. I beg Jesus & the Holy Spirit daily to give me wisdom to know what to do and the ability to do it. I beg for another idea/option if I made a mistake. My family (mom/sister) is sick of hearing me talk about it. I know God can give me the strength and power to pull through, and I know that I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. I'm asking for that strength and wisdom daily.

I know this, and it can feel so overwhelming, your body starts to hurt in ways you try not to remember!

This is my 1st day of 3rd week at my job. My boss said that my trainer have no good feedback for me as i am taking too much time to learn and do one client's task. From the beginning I always felt like i am gonna throw up during my work hours because of my anxiety. And now my boss's feedback will work like a cherry on a cake. I feel like switch off the laptop and go for a nap for 2 week straight. I fear about getting fired. This fear is devouring me from inside.

Wow, I've only just come across this video and it marched me 100% I feel better already that what I'm experiencing I'm not alone. Being ambitious and string in a lot of ways can also be your nemesis I think. Thank you for putting this video together in a clear understanding way

Thank you for this. I am a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to my professional relations and I've been feeling entirely out of my element. I really needed to hear this!

I cant tell you how helpful this video is. It’s as if you’re speaking directly to my situation! I’ve been a mess since starting a new job last month and this helps so much. Thank you!

This is definitely me at the moment! Changing career path completely, feeling pressure to learn new information and skills. I am very hard on myself and self confidence!

I started a new job a month and a half ago it is something completely new to me. I have been struggling with is this job a fit for me and did I make the right choice

This is exactly how I feel! Im 3 1/2 months in to my new job and Im so overwhelmed I am about to give it 3 more months to save money and just bounce. I am a little more familiar with my duties its just the amount of work we are given and expected to complete each day thats outrageous. Couple that with the fact that we also act as an inbound call center and I have calls every 5 minutes that have nothing to do with my specific caseload I need to complete and it just wrecks my flow. Even if everything finally clicks and I can work at the speed that's expected I still dont think I'll be able to keep up with the constant influx of calls. I also act as a biller-- something that wasn't divulged during my initial interview. So Yes I am overwhelmed, but I see that as my mind and body telling me this just isnt a good or healthy fit. I'm listening to what ny gut and instincts are telling me and have begun applying to other jobs.

Just started my new job working in a hotel... you have to do literally everything: cook, clean, make coffees, be a waiter, clean the jacuzzi's, be a receptionist, weird booking system, talk in different languages, the Italians are complaining about cold water, print the bills, so many keys, excel, count the money, know the prices... like wtf I feel stupid I kinda wanna quit on day 3. I took the job just cuz it's a 2 min drive from home😅

I just graduated college and am now going into a supervisor role, this video was so so so helpful, thank you!

Wow.. I feel so seen. Started a new job this week (my first job out of grad school), and I’m having terrible anxiety and panic attacks when I get home everyday. I’m questioning my entire career choice and it’s terrifying

Hi all! Im leaving my job after almost 11 years because im bored, not challenged and want better benefits with opportunity to advance. I went in to my new job this weekend to train with lady im replacing. I felt good and confident in the beginning but as day went on i felt soooo overwhelmed, so much information and lots of deadlines and babysitting other coworkers. I started to question myself. Im leaving a good job, i love my job just wanted more. The feeling of going to a job where you are not an expert is so scary. My official start date is next week and i told myself i can do this, i wanted something new and here it is. I cant be scared. The new job needs me. But i definitely have jitters of not being perfect.

This is my present condition.I changed job.I was an expert in my old job and I feel like this.Exactly what I am going through.

This is currently me right now 😢 i feel totally stupid and incompetent. Im freaking out...i have been working at this company for a month and i cant afford to fail because this job will put me on the map in career. So many questions...OMW🙆‍♂️

Thank you Erin, You’re like a mind reader. I usually work in a dentist as an assistant/administrator. I’ve moved to a fully private clinic in London and I feel soo overwhelmed Ive only been there for 2 days. I’m putting soo much pressure on myself to learn everything. I feel like I’m a snail because I feel like I should already know these things. And the worst part of it the lady training me doesn’t speak fully English and she doesn’t really help me to understand the workplace task. So I feel its slowing down my progress. I feel really lost, I was thinking maybe I’m incompetent. But after watching your video. I realised I need to give me self time to grasp everything bit by bit.

so happy to bump into this, was having anxiety problems with my current situation at work

Oh. My. Goodness. I felt like you were talking directly to me!!!! Thank you!

Thank you so much for this video! And the people in this chat.. YOU ARE AMAZING! And YOUR words helped me feel better 💚

Thank You! You have lifted my spirits. I started a new job and overwhelmed.

So overwhelmed! Glad I found you! I could just cry!!!

Oh my Goddess!!!!🥺. This is exactly how I am feeling right now. I read all the comments and its like everyone is talking about me. I need some advice anyone, please help me break free from this feeling!!!😢

This is me. I’m so unsure about my choices. But it’s a great job great pay, and love the job and opportunity. But I’m so overwhelmed and so sick to my stomach somedays. I pray each night for god to give me the strength to continue.

This is me now. I just started on my very first job a week ago. My heart is always pounding too fast whenever I'm about to come to work. I know I have a trainer. I know that my trainer is already feeling pissed on me. I think I'm a very slow learner. I'm hoping to be better in the next coming days.

You are literally saving me right now. Thank you

Besides everything else you mentioned in the video, I also link my performance to my worth. I just started a new job and I really want to excel because I don't want them to regret hiring me or to think that I'm not worth the salary :(

Thank you so much for taking the time to post this. I am going through this right now

Thank you for this, it helped put things into perspective 😭

I have never felt so seen. This is exactly what I needed. Thank you!!

Thank you so much for this and for your resource 🙏

Every word is exactly what I am going through! Changed careers completely in May 2019. Then 10 months later as I am still learning this new job, we’re quarantined at home for the past 9 months making this career transition sooooo difficult to do while you’re all by yourself. I pray every day for confidence, but half the time I’m still so unsure if I’m the right fit.

Thank you so much for this video. I found it after searching KZfaq for support videos after having a horrible day at my new job; same company, different role. I was so eager to get this job but I’m about 3 weeks into it now and after making another mistake where higher management got involved, I feel like I just can’t do this. I expect to be let go, fired for making too many mistakes. I worry what others in the team think of me, if they see me as stupid, annoying, reckless. I am preoccupied that they’ll see me as a bad person and want me gone. I know it’s probably not the truth (my own skewed thoughts) but the dizziness and shaking sensation of dread is hard to combat. Your words have been a helpful reminder that . Thank you.

Well glad I’m not the only one

Exactly my feelings at my current job. At least I am glad that others can feel similarly. Very informative and well explained. Thanks 😊

Thank you so much for this video!!

This is the best video I've watched in regards to my situation.

i can relate to what your saying and it is affecting my well being.. you are right on the dot about what you said.. kind of want to cry because i feel so helpless.. i want it to stop.

This video was right on time. Thank you

thank you so much. like really. i have never commented on videos but im kinda in a very bad state right now. i've just got a new job and though everyone said that these kinds of jobs are easy and worthless but i have experienced quite an amount of struggle in dealing with my new job and learn and adapt, etc. And i really dont have enough confidence to speak out or find advice from my friends or family so this video does mean a lot to me right now. thank you.

Thank you so much,this is just what I needed.I was promoted & have been struggling with lots of emotions.Omg often times feeling like maybe the position isn’t for me.I show up to work ,but often dreading it.Even a little anxiety.This change has definitely been a struggle

thank you for the video. Have been successful at everything ive transitioned to but now am in a whole different sector but still have my experience to fall back on and was starting to let this kind of thinking creep in... Thing is their systems are antiquated, patch worked, and legacy adopted without proper implementation. Thats WHY I AM HERE. so time in the saddle and brute force is the only way to get on top of this, THEN I can begin to change the over all culture that I was brought here to implement. Thank you for this reminder.

Erin. I want to thank you so much that you've taken the time and effort to help all these people, including me, with their anxiety, stress and feeling of being overwhelmed. I've had a horrible feeling these past few days in a new position I've started where everybody has high graduations and I only have work experience, I feel intimidated and I feel smaller and insecure. Little things I think could have gone better blow up disproportionally in my head and give me stomach aches, but thanks to your words and insights I've found some clarity and calmness again. I'm gonna try and take this good feeling to work and hope I can think and act in a more confident way. Thank you again! Your podcast is also great ❤

God bless you. This is literally how I've been feeling these last weeks at my new job. I love my new company, my new role, my new teammates. Im just terrified to mess it all up. This is definitely helpful. Thank you!!

Yeah I’m struggling a fair bit.. I started my new job today and it’s a job I’ve wanted for a while now but I’m not sure how I’m feeling. I don’t know if I’m just overwhelmed or something but as soon as I finished and I got home I just felt lonely, empty and sad, if that makes any sense. I’m hard on myself because I do know deep down that things just take time and you need to learn the process but I can’t tell myself that and actually believe it. I feel like being sick a lot too which is affecting my mood. I struggle with the fact I don’t know what I’m doing on daily or that I don’t know my way around, the correct way of doing things or even knowing my colleagues. I’m stressing about tomorrow but I know I’m just gonna have to ride it out

Thank you, I needed this. Been very stressed with the new position and going crazy .

My colleague (a catering manager) and I (the chef) were overwhelmed at this service. It was just us two, as no caterer from work could help us. A couple were out of town, a few were preoccupied with personal stuff, and the rest had other shifts to work. There was one particular guy we thought we could count on, but no. It was a TIRING night for me and my colleague, and you know what? We deserved it. Turns out, the said caterer chose to not help us, because we were too hard on him for some mistakes he made. And I'd say he was right.

It is really as if you are telling all the ideas that really clash in mind at that moment when I freak out inside When I am stress . And sometimes I never think of those things until I am in that situations and sometimes I do not know what I feel in that moment . It is relieving knowing someone understands because everyone says I do not understand you at all you are unreasonable. So, Thank you !

This is me right now..... Confidence is so low, this video is spot on as to how im feeling right now

I'm so late but i feel so grateful to have found this video. you helped me understanding what I'm feeling right now and how should I make up my mind

Thank you for sharing this video. It is helping me.

Thank you so much! This helped me a lot 💚

Many many good points!!!! Exactly what I’m dealing with now.

I’m starting my new career in real estate tomorrow coming from 10 years in construction, I’ve been over thinking all week and it made my last week go so fast and I didn’t make the most of it because of my over thinking which sucked it is now Sunday night 9:24 and I start work in 12 hours ! I’m excited, nervous, anxious, overwhelmed, homesick already (had a one year lay off to do the career change), don’t know what to expect, scared of failure, scared of the unknown, scared of just being alive in that moment I guess. Anyway to anyone reading this right now, I’ll be going through it like you and we can do it together in spirit. God is with us all and his paved a path for our life way before we were even born, so you and I going to this new job tomorrow was a blessing granted by him, he will not put you somewhere where you don’t belong you just have to be comfortable with the uncomfortable. Love you all and stay true, stay you.

Thank you so so much for this video. I literally felt like you were describing me whilst giving your talk. I just started my new role last Monday and I feel like so terrified an overwhelmed. So the story, if anyone wants to read and give advice. Advice would be very welcome ♥. I am a registered Nurse from the UK. I have been working as a Critical care Nurse for 10 years and I was very good at what I did. Obviously in any healthcare profession there's always something new to learn. I just took the rough with the smooth in that regard. So 10 plus years and I am senior RN. I decided that I had to climb the ladder so to speak. Fortunately I was successful in obtaining a band 6 Nurse management role as an Infection Prevention Control Nurse. I was a band 5 previously, like most degree trained nurses. So I have just completed my first week in my new role. It is absolutely alien to me, which I expected. But holy shit! I honestly didn't realise how specialised and complex my new role is, alongside all the environmental changes. For one I have always been very hands on in the front line in the clinical field, working with patients, doing complex tasks etc. I am now sitting at my own desk, with my own phone and work mobile! It feels wrong, like I should be looking after patients. So my mentor is lovely and has helped me settle in, however underneath it all I am a nervous wreck and feel like a complete imposter. In the first week it was " easy" as they all put it. I had to get my Microsoft account up and running, network and attend video meetings lasting 2 hours, which I had no clue what everyone was talking about! My team are quite small. They seem nice but are much older than me. I worry I won't fit in because I am the fun, quirky person. My previous team loved this about me, it was a bigger team also. I am scared to speak and be myself. Also I am gay, not that it's an issue. I just worry about being judged. Everyone seems so incredibly knowledgable! I have expressed this to my mentor. She has reassured me that I am on track in my first week and that it will be 9 months before I will be able to practice on my own! yes 9 months! That's how specialised this new job is. I will also be required to do a masters degree next September and work full time. I am not worried about that though, it will be interesting. Just now they are emphasising the importance of me reading all the infection control policies, know them well and know all about antibiotic resistant bacteria (GRAMS) I am a visual learner and reading these thousands of pages literally pains me, not to mention staring at a computer screen all day, having to learn 10 new computer systems, and these are the very basics! I cried at the end of my first week I my car, thinking " I have made a mistake!" I took your advice in your video and told myself that I can do this! I know I can. I am just so out of my comfort zone! It's nursing but non clinical. My competencies are so vast that I am actually thinking about all I need to learn and do when I have been coming home etc. I am worrying way too much. I feel like a total imposter. I am sorry for sounding poor me. I don't mean to come across this way. I just haven't felt this level of work related anxiety ever! All I can do is just keep trying and communicate my concerns as I learn. I just pray I learn! I mean I literally had to ask how to compose an email on my first day as I am so used to apple and not windows. I felt like a complete buffoon lol. HELP!

Wow. I wish this video had existed 15 years ago when I first entered the workforce. This has always been a huge problem for me, causing anxiety in every job I've ever had. I will definitely save this video to watch again and again.

2 months in the new firm and i still have this feeling of overwhelmed. In tech, Reality is, you are given some ppt or video to go thru, people usually don’t like to connect and discuss (because they have enough of their own problems) and no body actually cares if you come upto speed or not. After few days all of sudden you will be given some task and your manager will tell you how critical and time bound activity is. They will go ahead and also say, we wanted niche skills which you have for this assignment only. At the end, You will have to dance on the stage even if the steps are wrong.

This had some good points. But to be honest I was disappointed it didn't have more for those of us who may not have imposter syndrome and think it would be better if it did. I'm not dismissing imposter syndrome at all, but think there are many of us who feel overwhelmed at a new job (I just started one today) even if they don't have imposter syndrome -- so some further comments or insights for the rest of us would be helpful and appreciated, too, just on "overwhelm" in relation to a new job.

Thank you for this video!!