I still deal with this after 4-5 years of working as a developer in the same company,
I can assure you this is something also midlevel/senior developers suffer as well if not more because they are expected to perform in a certain way and offer a certain output.
Juniors are expected to not be experts in anything so you don't have to worry that much about doing it all perfectly :)
I recommend checking this article out, and many more that are available in dev.to:
Hi, I'm Sarah! I'm a digital marketer turned coder, looking for a job in web development. Graduated from the University of Washington Full Stack Coding Boot Camp (MERN) She/Her
Location
Seattle
Education
University of Washington Coding Boot Camp (Full Stack)
Work
Full Stack Developer at Currently doing social for Xbox
I really appreciate your insight. I liked that you focused on not only what impostor syndrome is and how to start to conquer, but how it can damage reputation and mental health. I'm guilty of belittling my own achievements because of the thoughts in my head, so I need the reminder sometimes.
Hi, I'm Sarah! I'm a digital marketer turned coder, looking for a job in web development. Graduated from the University of Washington Full Stack Coding Boot Camp (MERN) She/Her
Location
Seattle
Education
University of Washington Coding Boot Camp (Full Stack)
Work
Full Stack Developer at Currently doing social for Xbox
I still deal with this after 4-5 years of working as a developer in the same company,
I can assure you this is something also midlevel/senior developers suffer as well if not more because they are expected to perform in a certain way and offer a certain output.
Juniors are expected to not be experts in anything so you don't have to worry that much about doing it all perfectly :)
I recommend checking this article out, and many more that are available in dev.to:
One Useful Advice To Fight The Impostor Syndrome
Elena ・ Dec 8 '17 ・ 6 min read
I really appreciate your insight. I liked that you focused on not only what impostor syndrome is and how to start to conquer, but how it can damage reputation and mental health. I'm guilty of belittling my own achievements because of the thoughts in my head, so I need the reminder sometimes.
lol I totally responded to you as if you wrote this article. I blame early morning pre-coffee. Either way, your insight is appreciated. :)
Ohh, don't worry! I guessed that was the case :P