How to cope with stress
For people who work in publishing, especially as EAs or who have worked as EAs, how do you handle the constant stress? For context, this is my second publishing job and it is my dream job. But I’m about eight months in and have already cried once about it. It’s relentless! In my team, there’s me and then everyone else is at senior level or higher which is quite isolating and does make me feel a bit like a child at the parents table. I feel like it doesn’t stop and, despite being constantly told “we’re not trying to catch you out” or “feel free to ask questions”, I feel like I only get noticed when I do something wrong. I really want to enjoy my job as it is my dream but, when I went to my manager about the stress a few days ago, his response was very much along the lines of “that’s publishing for you”.