New Job Dumbness

Posted on Mar 21, 2007

A quick note on something I have been experiencing since starting in my new job:

I feel dumb on a regular basis.

This is a departure from my old job, not because I’ve suddenly dropped 20 IQ points, but because I had years of accumulated knowledge there. Switching to a mindset where you have to expect to regularly be the least knowledgeable person in the room is tough.

Hopefully this is short term and when I read this post 2-3 months from now I will do so while laughing at my own newbie incompetence……..hopefully…….

If not, then I’ll probably be on a flight home after being fired

Technorati Tags: New Job, learning curve, feeling stooooopid

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