How Long Can You Suck at a New Job?
Just finished my second week at my new job out of school. I'm really embarrassed because I feel like I've been performing poorly. This week, I was working on a sales order that had around ~20 parts that needed modeled (industrial heating jackets).
I spent the whole week wrestling with the CAD software, the customer's provided geometry, making dumb mistakes, big revisions, and asking really dumb questions.
I'm really nervous and worried with how poorly I performed this week. I have terrible anxiety to the point where if someone is watching me work, I can't concentrate and think straight.
Idk, just worried I'm making a bad impression. I'm wondering how much leeway I have rn, I still have a ton to learn.
Posted May 2, 2026, 4:28 AM UTC
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