u/psychotomimetickitty

I am new to my job. I always have anxiety on my days off and can’t fully enjoy them because I am scared of messing up at work and getting fired. I feel like it’s bound to happen eventually because I’m me and I am prone to making stupid mistakes. It’s retail and I don’t have experience in that field as I have always worked desk jobs before, but there’s a lot of pressure to keep this one because of how hard it is to find a job in Canada especially as an immigrant. People will say “it’s not that serious” but I can’t help but feel worried and anxious all the time esp bc I know how hard it is to land another job.

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I am new to my job. I always have anxiety on my days off and can’t fully enjoy them because I am scared of messing up at work and getting fired. I feel like it’s bound to happen eventually because I’m me and I am prone to making stupid mistakes. It’s retail and I don’t have experience in that field as I have always worked desk jobs before then, but there’s a lot of pressure to keep this one because of how hard it is to find a job in Canada especially as an immigrant. People will say “it’s not that serious” but I can’t help but feel worried and anxious all the time esp bc I know how hard it is to land another job.

This is my 5th day at my new job and feeling very anxious about making mistakes. Last night I took 375mcg of Xanor (alprazolam) to help me calm down, but I woke up still feeling anxious this morning. I have 10mg Vyvanse tablets that I usually take 2 or 3 of for focus, but I’m concerned about potential interactions since I took the Xanor less than 24 hours ago. It’s really important that I focus today. What would you recommend?

So I’m new to my job. I have always worked as a graphic designer prior to this. NEVER had experience working else where.

My first official working day was yesterday. I am EXHAUSTED. It was orientation for the first half of the day, and then work for the second which we didn’t expect. Thought we were gonna be sent home after orientation. It was too much info at orientation with all the videos and slides. I wanted to take it seriously but it caused caused me to fall behind. I had to keep repeating videos and was taking notes too so everyone else was done and I wasn’t. I rushed through the very end as it was almost the end of orientation and I didn’t want the instructor to get annoyed. Like I said, it’s fast paced. I also committed a lot of minor mistakes bc I couldn’t keep up, but not sure if there is even room for that as a new hire bc they seem very strict.

I felt like a kid being taught what to do when doing actual work. Like I was doing “stupid” mistakes and people teased me about it. With my ADHD, my common sense just flies out the window. Felt a bit lost even if the work is kinda “easy”. Kinda second guessing my decision to work here. I know it’s only the second day but IDK if I like it here. Made friends though.

I don’t want to disclose the store name because people would LOVE working here and I have noticed that whenever someone complains, they get comments like “can I have your job” or no sympathy at all. I don’t know what to do. I’m on meds already.

Nothing like your old company reaching out two weeks after laying you off to ask if you’re responsible for a mistake on something they already printed. My TL had to message me on social media AND text me like I still owe them my time. And get this: I’ve been asking them for TWO WEEKS to give me access to my old email for just ONE DAY so I can grab my portfolio and personal files off the work computer I still have, and they’ve been ignoring me. On my last day, they promised to extend my access but never did. But sure, let me drop everything to troubleshoot your banner.

The problem? A QR code!!! The QR code on the banner they already printed doesn’t work and they want to know if I generated it. I don’t remember and I have no way to verify without email access. They say the QR directs to “my email” because it starts with a “z” (the rest is censored) and so does my first name. But ALL my emails started with a “b.” 🙄 They could have checked if the QR codes worked before printing - they had weeks. They can easily print a new one or cover it up. Either way, not my problem to solve!