#FirstJobMistake #CareerGrowth #PRMistake
Hey everyone, let’s talk about that first big mistake at our first corporate job. We’ve all been there, right? 🤦♀️
So, picture this – I accidentally sent out the wrong document to a bunch of media contacts, causing potential reputational damage to my company. 😬 But, I owned up to it, followed protocol, and had a tough conversation with management.
Here are some thoughts on turning this into a positive experience:
– Learn from the mistake: Take this as a valuable lesson in double-checking everything before hitting send.
– Stay positive: Remember, everyone makes mistakes, and it’s how we handle them that matters.
– Seek feedback: Ask for guidance on how to improve and prevent future errors.
– Practice self-compassion: Don’t be too hard on yourself; it’s all part of the learning curve. 💪
Let’s support each other and share our own experiences and tips on overcoming job blunders! We’re all in this together. ❤️ #CareerAdvice #GrowFromMistakes
Commit to the company. You owe them a solid. Do not quit or look for a new job for 2+years at a minimum, don’t even visit Indeed.
Go all in, commit.
Your management will not necessarily focus on the fact that you made a mistake; they will remember that you owned up to it immediately and tried to mitigate the issue. That takes a lot of guts and should be rewarded. Learn from it and double-check emails before hitting send in the future, but it’s not a big deal.
I once made a mistake that could have cost my company millions of dollars. As soon as I realized the error, I went to the financial control group and told them, and they were able to reverse the transaction before the market opened, and it didn’t cost us a penny. I was still freaking out. But the finance guy reminded me that we were not saving lives, and errors are not going to kill people.
I’m much further into my career now and I often use that example as something that helped me understand the importance of admitting your mistakes right away instead of hoping they’ll somehow go away or fix themselves.
you did the best thing first by owning up to the mistake, that was huge.
the past is in the past and unless you have a TARDIS or DeLorean there is nothing you can do, no amount of worrying or obsessing will change it.
the way to recover from this-
1. don’t make the same mistake twice.
2. build out a formal process that you will use going forward that will guarantee this won’t happen again. make it a checklist and share it with your boss and everyone else. you will score points with them if you do. if they let you present it to them for their input/feedback. Suggest company-wide name conventions that will help to not repeat this type of mistake.
I once was involved in a $100,000 mistake. After making it, I sure as hell was not gonna make it again. I also had an amazing track record as a reliable employee who picked up slack and went above & beyond prior to that. So while anyone else might’ve gotten some sort of discipline. I got more of a talking to. But I dont think anyone would’ve been outright fired unless there was history of mess ups and a bad track record.
Also please note that it’s best to keep someone who’s made a simple once. If you’ve been a reliable employee up to that point. Now they’ve invested that mistake into your training.
You made a mistake, time to learn from it and move on. The key word being learn. How can you make sure that you don’t make the same mistake again in the future? Part of the reason you feel anxious, and crappy is because based off your post you haven’t learned anything from this mistake. I see nothing about creating a process to double check your work, so you don’t make the mistake again. Better attachment naming convention? Designated folders for sensitive documents vs shareable PR documents? Just relying on you thinking to double check your attachment is unsustainable and you’ll always have some doubt/anxiety about that action until you come up with a process to remove the variable out of the equation. As a result you will be a more productive worker.
Relax. It’s a job. Unless you’re like a surgeon with literal human lives at stake or the President of the United States, chances are your desk job is nothing to lose sleep over. I mean worst case scenario is they fire you. Big whoop. They can fire you tomorrow for anything or nothing.
Take a deep breathe, relax, and maybe go get a massage!
Many of us have made major corporate mistakes. Here’s mine: I once shut down half of a major production for a very large facility probably costing into the tens of millions. Turns out, there were several flaws in the communication between my work and other managers.
I owned up to it similar to you. I learned from it and never made that mistake again. We improved our processes and I was able to get support for my projects. Heck, if anything, this was a true blessing in disguise. Management now knew who I was (visibility on my work) and understood the importance of my work. I ended up becoming top engineer, promoted a few times, and having the best relationships with senior leadership.
You’re going to be okay!