That was me in the first few months after I had to replace the senior dev when he took a better job. I was only junior for like 5 months prior to this, I also lied about having 2 years of experience in the interview and the team misunderstood my quick learning with expertise. At the end they thought I was good enough for the position but I was freaking out because I was lacking a lot of experience, I still took it because the raise was huge. I couldn't sleep well for months while I was trying my best to learn how to do my job.

[–] Hasherm0n@lemmy.world 63 points 8 months ago (1 children)

One of my favorite managers once told me while I was struggling with a severe case of imposter syndrome "if you're faking it well enough that others can't tell, you might not be faking it as much as you think."

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yup, the good old imposter syndrome. The truth is no one really knows what they're doing,

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

If you feel like you're sprinting into the dark, you're doing something right.