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I have a lot of anxiety with my current work (startup). The anxiety mostly revolves around the feeling of not feeling valuable: - It kills me whenever I see o
by windyacres 6y ago
I have a lot of anxiety with my current work (startup).
The anxiety mostly revolves around the feeling of not feeling valuable:
- It kills me whenever I see other people get invited to meetings where I have built a significant portion of the product and I don't.
- It kills me whenever our team is growing and we start interviewing new candidates, I volunteer to help recruit, but I am never considered.
- Recently the manager divided the software up into 'areas of ownership' and I got all the legacy tech debt low profile stuff. Even though I've worked on a significant portion of the software. It kills me.
I can't seem to pin point how to grow in my currently work and it is making me quite sad. I initially came in acting all humble and I think that hurt me. I don't think I'm any less skilled than the other software engs but they sure make me feel like that. It seems like every time we hire a some new person from a FAANG company, they instantly get praised where as a non-FAANG person (myself) just gets pushed down. I keep saying that it's me and I need to keep performing the best I can and ignore all this noise, but I can't. I have not quite figured out how to fix this situation I'm in.
- bryanmillstein 6y agoI can relate to this. I've experienced each of these things and the crushing feeling they bring. I've also been on the other side and experienced the joy of a team that values me. I've been an engineering manager and have helped people find their way through these situations. If you want someone to talk to I'd be happy to have a phone call. You can message me on LinkedIn. linkedin.com/in/bryanmillstein