I made so many mistakes at work today that I barely got anything done.
Like do half an hour of work, then start it again because of a mistake, then start it again because of another mistake, then start it again because of another mistake.
I felt really bad when I heard another guy had done literally seven times as much work as me. I felt so worthless, like I don't even deserve to have a job or I'm not intelligent enough to be employed there.
As the hours passed by, I tried to go faster so I'd get more done in what little remained of the day. I was so stressed I could feel it tangibly.
Maybe this caused me to make more mistakes.
It's like this a lot of days. I don't work that much slower but if I make a mistake I have to start again. I know everyone makes mistakes but the trouble is I make fifty times as many mistakes as the other workers there! Maybe I'm just stupid. Or maybe I just didn't try hard enough to be careful.
They keep on telling us to go faster. Then I rush it. Then I make mistakes but the other workers there are able to rush without making any mistakes. They do it much faster than me without making any mistakes.
If I can't do a basic IT job like this than that probably means I'm not cut out for any other type of work either. Most jobs are harder than my one. Most other managers are less forgiving about falling short of quotas.
They do this awful thing every morning where they get us to stand in a circle and say how much work we did previous day. I usually did the least amount. I kept imagining my embarrassment tomorrow morning when I tell them that I did nearly zero work today.
I just feel like everything I do at work or outside of work is a mistake. Why can't I be smart like other people?
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