I have worked in the same company for two years. I used to think I was good at my jobs but since management changed and the fact that now I have a new supervisor I started feeling like I am ■■■■ at what I do. Before I felt confident and my supervisor trusted me but now I feel lost in daily tasks. I used to be confident and now I feel like I have no idea what I am doing. I feel stressed when I am at work and tasks that used to take 30min now takes me more than 1h. I can’t concentrate and have the constant feeling thatI will get fired and everyone thinks I am the worst. I am very stressed and I make stupid mistakes, I can’t open my laptop without my hands shaking. Everytime I get a task I feel overwhelmed and like I can’t keep track of things. I don’t understand if I am bad at my job or if it’s something else. I cannot stop thinking about work and about what I could do better, I have weekends anxiety about going to work and when I work I feel very stressed.
Hey there OP,
I’m sorry you’ve been struggling at work, and it must feel disorientating when you feel like you found a pace that works, but then got caught off-guard.
You mentioned that when management changed and you have a supervisor, you started feeling like you’re incompetent in your work. Can I know if you and your supervisor are not on good terms? Or perhaps that they have high expectations on you?
I think we make mistakes here and there, and a good workplace would recognise that not everyone is perfect. Of course, you must be accountable of your mistakes, but you don’t have to be constantly perfect in your work.
Do you have someone you trust that you can talk to? Perhaps a counsellor to work through your work anxiety?
Hello thanks for your quick reply. I had a supervisor that used to like me one week and hate me the other. With previous (1 year) one I felt comfortable with and she let do my own things, I felt confident in my job and felt comfortable going to her when in doubt. The new one I have is a bit of a mystery but I feel like she side with the supervisor that started to despise me for no reason. I am scared of doing normal tasks and taking decisions. Which did not happens before. I talk with people at work but I want to be professional. I am sicking help and probably going to take antidepressants
Hey OP!
Ah, then it really is because of the supervisor. A good leader is someone who can support their team members, even with their mistakes. One of my friends at my workplace resigned because he was struggling and his supervisor did not support him.
Glad that you’re seeking professional help, and you’ll be taking antidepressants 
wishing you the best, OP! Hopefully you’ll cope better at your workplace
Just stressed I guess.