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Anyone heard of imposter syndrome? It makes it hard to change jobs. Although my managers have only ever had good things to say about my work, and despite being
by goodforenergy 12y ago
Anyone heard of imposter syndrome? It makes it hard to change jobs. Although my managers have only ever had good things to say about my work, and despite being promoted several times, the last time I tried to update my CV to apply for a job I broke down, feeling useless and incapable. I never think my work is good "enough" and often wonder when everyone else will realise I'm actually terrible at my job.
Interviews for someone suffering from imposter syndrome are awful - how are you supposed to come across well if you already feel like you're not good enough for the job?
I stayed at my last company for at least a year more than I wanted to because I didn't think I was good enough to get a job elsewhere. Although I feel like I've recovered somewhat from the worst of my I.S, this question made me realise I haven't just yet - the thought of interviewing elsewhere inspires just as many "Oh but you haven't learned much lately, you've fallen behind the crowd, they won't want you etc.. etc...".
- jqm 12y agoI hear a lot about imposter syndrome.. But, to be fair, a certain number of people who think they have it probably really couldn't code their way out of a wet paper bag.