Rough start
Just venting a bit and hoping some others may have been through something similar. I just started my apprenticeship a few months ago and have been loving the work, like I absolutely love what I get to do every day. My anxiety and mental health have been taking a bit of a toll though, and it’s mainly due to who I work with. My journeyman has been in the trade for 22 years, and although hes extremely knowledgeable, he has very little patience for my mistakes, and criticises everything that I do. I do everything that he asks, and try to do more although he gets furious when I attempt to give him a hand, like this man berates me every freakin day, and I can do nothing right. Its hard to not take his criticisms personal when they’re so frequent, like literally ANYTIME I attempt to work on something. I’m 100% in favor of doing the work correctly, but when its my first time doing something, is it fair to say that I will make mistakes, or is everyone but me born with the ability to retain an entire explanation of how to do something. Idk man Im just feeling like an idiot and hope Im not the only one. The other guys seem to avoid him, so my days consist entirely of being with this dude and being made to feel like i’m dumber than an elementary school kid. Also ive never talked back until today, and I suppose Im upset that I let my impulses get the best of me.