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I made a mistake at work, and I’d really appreciate honest opinions from HR professionals and managers.
I’m an HR professional in Norway and have been in my current role for about a year. Up until now, I haven’t made any major mistakes.
An employee worked for around three months before going on 100% sick leave. Because of the sickness absence, I had already extended the probation period twice. I knew that if the employee was still on sick leave, I needed to issue a final extension before 23 May.
Unfortunately, I forgot. I didn’t put the deadline in my calendar, and I only remembered about six weeks later. By then, it was too late to extend the probation period.
I’m not looking for sympathy or reassurance—I know this was my responsibility, and I accept that. I’m trying to understand how experienced HR professionals and managers would genuinely view a mistake like this.
If you were my manager, how serious would you consider this?
Would this significantly change your confidence in me, or would you see it as a serious one-time mistake that someone could recover from if they otherwise had a strong performance record?
I’d really appreciate honest feedback, even if it’s difficult to hear.

I made a big mistake at work, and I’d really appreciate honest opinions from HR professionals and managers. Feel free to be brutally honest
I’m an HR professional in Norway and have been in my current role for about a year. Up until now, I haven’t made any major mistakes.
An employee worked for around three months before going on 100% sick leave. Because of the sickness absence, I had already extended the probation period twice. I knew that if the employee was still on sick leave, I needed to issue a final extension before 23 May.
Unfortunately, I forgot. I didn’t put the deadline in my calendar, and I only remembered about six weeks later. By then, it was too late to extend the probation period. I only remembered today randomly 6 weeks later.
I’m not looking for sympathy or reassurance.I know this was my responsibility, and I accept that. I’m trying to understand how experienced HR professionals and managers would genuinely view a mistake like this.
If you were my manager, how serious would you consider this?
Would this significantly change your confidence in me, or would you see it as a serious one-time mistake that someone could recover from if they otherwise had a strong performance record?
I’d really appreciate honest feedback, even if it’s difficult to hear.