I’m disappointed in you..

[ELFRANCO]

Those are the words I got from my President of my company this morning

It was an E-Mail that he sent to me

I didn’t want to read on

I immediately felt my anxiety rise and I can feel my fore head sweating

I didn’t submit a sales suggestion for him and i didn’t get back to him

I have only gotten this job for less than 4 weeks and with Covid. I’ve been doing all of this with a phone and a laptop

I did submit it to my supervisor the other day, but I didn’t recall him telling me to send it to the President

All of my fears and my heart sank

I felt like they were going to let me go

I felt like I wanted to go away

This job was my way of moving on, but I feel it was taking a majorly toll on me

[Hidden]

It’s ok to feel anxious about your job. You are still learning the ropes and it must be difficult to learn while working from home. Try not to fret though. Just do your best... no one can ask for more than that. If you know that you do your best, you can be at peace with yourself and that’s all that really matters. Try not to worry about disappointing others.

[ELFRANCO in reply to Hidden]

Thank you

[Catatvet05 in reply to Hidden]

I agree.

[Catatvet05]

Seems to be miscommunication. I wouldn’t be hard on yourself; by the sounds of it’s your supervisors fault? Who gave you the job task in the first place? They could argue that you should of used your initiative? Do you normally send figures out to the president? They lack leadership skills and should never speak to an employee that way - it’s disrespectful.

[ELFRANCO in reply to Catatvet05]

Only thing that makes me feel that he was wrong is that the President really didn’t give me a deadline

[Catatvet05 in reply to ELFRANCO]

Deadline comes with instructions and that is with who to send the files to as well. They both sound disorganised as well - no deadline? The president seems like someone who has issues and looking to take it out on someone? If he gave you instructions to send files, which you say he didn’t then it’s his fault . 😬

[dmt1121]

Sounds like a miscommunication to me. The president says he is disappointed in you because he likes to show "who's in charge". It is up to you if you are disappointed in yourself and if so, what you will do, so you are not in the future.

Deep breathes and perspective are needed. Figure out what went wrong, so as to avoid repeating the mistake. Also, admit the mistake - without being more contrite than appropriate.

Take the anxiety and turn it into small actions that set things back on track. Everyone makes mistakes, so you're not that special. Lol.

Good Luck.