Self-perception check

[american_arcane]

Not too long ago, I just got a note from one of the people I'm working with here on a couple of projects. It contained this line:

It’s great to have you here - You have impressed me already with your pro-activeness.
So now would be a bad time to mention that I feel like I'm simultaneously slacking off and a bit lost, right

Comments

[fllnangel17]

My own standards--especially those for myself--really are that much higher than the rest of the world, aren't they?

Obviously. :P

[blondkit10]

Just think what would happen if everyone worked to their highest potential, as opposed to what is percieved as being productive and proactive.

[gore_whore_5]

My standards for myself are the same way. When my boss praises my organization skills (which do greatly surpass everyone else's at the lab), I still think she's overpraising me because I'm just naturally that organized. It's not a big stretch for me.

Hooray for actually being productive even when we think we're not.