fabulousgal Posted September 17, 2010 Posted September 17, 2010 Hi everyone, I made a pretty big mistake at work recently. I am finding it really hard to move on from it. Part of this is my disposition - I tend to cling and ruminate on bad things, and not look forward. Any tips on how to forgive myself? Thanks.
denise_xo Posted September 17, 2010 Posted September 17, 2010 Hi there, I saw your thread in the 'work' section. I don't know if you had a really central role in the meetings that you missed. If you didn't, I would say that while it wasn't professional, it wasn't really an end-of-the world kind of mistake either. You said your bosses forgave you. Now you just need to look yourself in the mirror and accept that you did it and move on. Chances are that you're thinking much more about it at this point in time than anyone else. Most people mess up something at some point during their career. When I was young, I lost the key to the cash vault at the bank where I worked when I was out on town drunk and partying with colleagues. I also transferred a huge amount of money to someone by mistake at one point and had a rather stressful time trying to retrieve it all. I wasn't particularly impressed with myself on either occasion, but life moved on and we laughed about it quite a few times later... Good luck.
Author fabulousgal Posted September 17, 2010 Author Posted September 17, 2010 Hi Denise - No I didn't really have a central role. I think it was more to have me there as a role model and established person in the company. Thank you for sharing your story. Makes me feel slightly more human. Thanks.
denise_xo Posted September 17, 2010 Posted September 17, 2010 Hi Denise - No I didn't really have a central role. I think it was more to have me there as a role model and established person in the company. Thank you for sharing your story. Makes me feel slightly more human. Thanks. Everyone has those stories, I'm sure your bosses do, too... ask them next time they've had a drink
bobo113 Posted September 21, 2010 Posted September 21, 2010 I'm a doctor and I prescribed someone the wrong dose of a medication. If the nurse hadn't caught it, a little girl could have died. See? We all mistakes! Some are much worse than the one you made.
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