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How many years have you been working? I find that feeling goes away with time. I've felt this way for most of my 13-year software engineer career, but in more r
by godot 8y ago
How many years have you been working? I find that feeling goes away with time. I've felt this way for most of my 13-year software engineer career, but in more recent years I've felt it a lot less. Perhaps the impostor syndrome itself doesn't go away, it's more just that I no longer really care if people/coworkers look at me and think I'm dumb. That may just come with age, or it could also be because I started a family and now care more about the well being of my family than how coworkers think of me ("The need to be special or the best" has gone away).
- yesenadam 8y agoYes, I was going to say, OP, after 10 or 20 years you won't feel like that. I've heard a variety of people say they feel this after moving into a new field, usually impressive people. I guess it's the other extreme from the Dunning-Kruger effect. Asking around is a good idea, you'll learn how common that is. People put a lot of effort into looking more skilled, confident, competent, secure, intelligent, etc than they are. Good luck.