#WorkAnxiety #ReputationManagement #ImposterSyndrome
Hey fellow engineers, let’s talk about dealing with work anxiety and managing our reputation in the workplace. 🤔
So, how do you handle it when you find out that people don’t like working with you because of something like lack of responsiveness to emails or not being proactive about problems? It can be tough to hear, right?
Here are a few thoughts and possible solutions:
– Stay true to yourself and focus on doing your best at your job, don’t let the opinions of others affect your self-worth.
– Consider setting up email filters or using tools to better manage your inbox and prioritize important emails.
– Take some time to self-reflect and see if there are areas where you can improve your communication and proactiveness.
– Talk to your boss or a mentor about your concerns and seek feedback on how you can better align with the team’s expectations.
Remember, it’s okay to not be as ambitious as your coworkers, as long as you’re doing good work and contributing to the team. You belong just as much as anyone else! 💪
Share your thoughts and experiences below, let’s support each other in navigating through work anxiety and building a positive reputation in the workplace. 🌟
If you got feedback you’re not being responsive enough on emails, you should find a way to become more responsive on emails. Or talk to your manager about it to get their view on your responsiveness and maybe focus in on what to prioritize. That’s not like some gossipy reputation thing, that’s a potential performance issue. So not something to just ignore.
Not all jobs can be done with a strict 9-5. It may turn out the expectations of the job are more than you’re willing to do – if so you’ll either need to find a new job with lower expectations or raise up to what that one requires.
Is this job something you can do from home? I’d also mention to your boss in your next 1-1 what you’ve been told by your co-workers. The shit talking you’ve accepted as normal is actually a toxic work environment. It’s not OK. If anyone has a problem with your work or responsiveness, your boss should be the one to mention it, not a coworker.
I WFH and couldn’t give an F what my coworkers think about me. They see a curated version of me on a Zoom meeting occasionally. They don’t really know me, so their opinion of me means nothing. 🤷🏽♀️ At the end of the day, it’s just a job to pay the bills. My real life is not lived on my work laptop.
> should I should carry on buisness as usual and not care what others think?
yes
also block out time 2x a day maybe 30 minutes each to answer emails and nothing else.
if the email requires more at least reply to them same day.
I’m failing to see how [direct, polite, actionable feedback] is ‘shit talking’.
Your coworkers are toxic freaks. No one wants engineers who want to conquer. We want engineers who want to benefit humanity. Also your coworkers aren’t empathetic to different speeds of different people. So do good work and leave reputation to completely useless and at most harmful attention seekers
My direct supervisor and tons of managers/VPs/directors above them all tell me im doing an amazing job on a daily basis.
My peers and people below me complain about me alot because they think I’m not doing my job right. I don’t care what they think at all.
I’m not working to make friends. Im working to pay my bills, add things to my resume and possibly get a better position down the line.
Listen to the people that actually matter.
Sorry… you lost me at caring about what other people think….
Your “peer” sounds like a bully. I would put more stock in my boss’ opinion than that other dude.