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Even if you're eventually in the position of authority you're concerned about, there are others around you with infinity more experience, and I've found people love to feel helpful. Make good connections at placement and they'll never stop helping you.

But imposter syndrome is a good thing as has been said above, 5 years since I started in my job and I do wonder at points how I ended up this far 😂 best of luck with placement 

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On 10/04/2024 at 12:06, Richey Edwards said:

I feel like a fraud and it is only a matter of time before I am found out.

This might sound silly and irrational as I have got to nearly the end of university. However, I can't shake the feeling that I'm not actually good enough. 

Your average footballer is an Imposter 

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Most of my career I've been waiting on someone popping up and pulling out the 'bluff' card.

I work in IT, had crashed out of Uni and ended up on a training scheme via the dole office.
Almost 28 years later and somewhere along the way I went from the guy who was just winging it to he kens what he's doing.

Not entirely sure when it happened, but I can remember the feeling of dread when I overheard someone saying "Dave said do ...."

That said, the biggest lesson I ever learned was being able to say " I don't know, but I can try and find out" when someone asks you a question

 

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16 hours ago, Hedgecutter said:

I got asked to be a reviewer for a respectable academic journal last week.  I declined with a pathetic made up excuse because I don't see myself as being good enough to be an 'academic', even though I've already written a published paper and a PhD thesis on the very subject.  I feel that I exist to be reviewed by proper people, not the other way around.

And now we know you’re either Josef or Andrew…

http://people.csail.mit.edu/billf/publications/Discovering_Objects.pdf

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Sometimes I have self doubt. See people living the 'perfect life'

Truth be told I can barely look after myself, nvm a wean.

Plus I'm so fickle with women it lasts about a year.

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23 hours ago, Derry Alli said:

Everyday at work. 

@++Ammo - Airdrie++ is the best thing to happen in my game and he really should leave his company and join mine so we could start a YouTube channel then retire off the subs after a decade.

FFS 😂.

Went back to the start of this thread and had a read through. I actually didn't realise how common a thing this was. I knew it was a thing but I honestly didn't realise how normal a thing this seems to be.  I've been in and around my line of work for about 17 years (with 3 companies) and when I honestly look at how trusting current and previous employers are with me, I constantly can't understand it. I've always said technically wise, I know a shit lot of stuff, but transferring that to my hands doesn't always work 😂

Our line of work is filled with absolute cowboys mate, the fact you're comfortably still there, with absolutely no indication from the higher ups that they are in any way concerned about your performance, should be enough to realise, you're MORE than capable. You'll have some belting stories aswell am sure, but some of the folk in this industry I've worked with would genuinely frighten you in some of the site practices.

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On 10/04/2024 at 12:06, Richey Edwards said:

I feel like a fraud and it is only a matter of time before I am found out.

This might sound silly and irrational as I have got to nearly the end of university. However, I can't shake the feeling that I'm not actually good enough. 

I think, mostly, everyone is the same. You'll have people there for you and then you'll be there for others when they come through. It'll be okay. Like this song...

Out on the street I was talkin' to a man, He said "there's so much of this life of mine that I don't understand"
You shouldn't worry I said that ain't no crime cause if you get it wrong you'll get it right next time.

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I managed to do 12 hour shifts on Thursday and Friday without feeling like a fucking fraud. I also did my first ever wound dressing on an actual wound. I'd practiced the procedure loads of times but that was the first time I had the opportunity to do it for real.

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