Switch into tech

Stage 8 · Lesson 2 of 7

Handling impostor feelings

Your first year after switching

are the sense that you do not belong and will be found out. Many feel this among colleagues with and years of coding. The feeling is common, including among people with degrees, and it usually fades with evidence.

So counter it with facts: your , the tasks you have finished, the feedback you have received. Talk to your manager or a mentor about what is normal for a new junior. Remember that you were hired knowing your background. The team expected you to learn.

Common trapoverworking in secret to compensate, which leads to rather than confidence, or hiding mistakes, which turns small problems into big ones.

A question to check yourself, an AI practice session and 1 cheat sheet entry come when you add the roadmap to your account. Add it

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  • Talk to other people who switched and compare notes on the first year

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