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Learning to Deal with the Impostor Syndrome

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Re: Learning to Deal with the Impostor Syndrome

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Slight rant. This is currently a major problem for me that I'm not entirely sure how to handle still. I'm young, never went to college, and my experience is entirely through work in the financial area (with side projects). In a lot of ways, I've fallen into the "Jack of all trades, master of none" spectrum. Give me any complex problem and I can generally solve it, even if I don't have experience with it. I have a ver…

I dont think this is the imposter syndrome. Do you feel like you're not capable as your position and peers think you are?

Seems like you're more than capable and are pointing out flaws, only for them to go unheard. And most importantly, you recognize and know this.

I think you're just working for a big web company that isn't as good as you thought it might be.

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