I work at a job that I love when it goes well. Trouble is, it never does. I have weekly deadlines every Thursday, and the same thing happens every week. I don't take Monday and Tuesday seriously enough and so by Wednesday, I have about half of my work done. I love the people I work with and I'm tired of testing their patience with my half-assedness. One of the problems is I'm afraid of messing up, so I just put off doing work. I'm terrified to make phone calls and talk to people, but that's 90 percent of what I do. I'm in no danger of losing my job, but I want to be a better employee. How can I get more work done and stop being so stressed and scared all the time? You should also know that I've had this job for nearly a year, so I'm not really new at this. I should be doing better by now, but every week I get more and more behind. Everyone else is a better worker than me and they all know it, I'm sure. Am I being to hard on myself? I'm insecure as hell about this, so go easy on me.
2006-12-14 03:59:26 · 3 answers · asked by Jeff 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Start by coming to the realization that you may just lose your job over this. You really don't know what people are saying about your job performance when you are not there.
Next you need to decide what will reward you or make it a bit more fun to work. I bet organizational skills need to be honed a bit. Go out and buy yourself a ton of cool looking office things to help you get organized and are fun to used. Cool colored post it notes, some jazzy pens, some colorful file folders. These will all be fun to use, and will help you get your work in order.
Start taking work home and get it organized. A little bit at a time if necessary. That way you won't feel so overwhelmed when you are at work. You will arrive at work the next morning, knowing you have a big "chunk" of work done that has been nagging at you for weeks. It will give you a jump start on the rest of the day.
Next the phone calls, that is just a mind set. Reward yourself every time you make one. The reward could be 3 M&Ms or some other type of little reward. Possibly some little tickets, 1 call=1 ticket. With 25 tickets you are allowed to buy yourself a Starbucks...or whatever. You get the idea.
2006-12-14 04:12:17 · answer #1 · answered by maamu 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask a coworker to help you out. Just having someone else looking over your shoulder, able to tell you that you aren't doing it right, will actually make you feel more confident. Eliminate distractions so that all you can do at work is work. Make a to-do list and determine a set number of items you have to achieve each day. Don't let yourself think about what you have to do. Just pick it up and do it. Don't think, just do. Once you get started, you'll keep rolling.
2006-12-14 12:09:48 · answer #2 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's simple: read some confidence books. Ways to boost your confidence. You said it yourself, you don't take Mon. or Tues. seriously, so start!!! That's the only way you're going to better yourself. Don't be scared to talk to people. They aren't as mean as they seem ;)
2006-12-14 15:34:05 · answer #3 · answered by Sara S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋