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Worried about work

Ellie

I'm just going to keep it blunt. I am in danger of not passing my job probation and if that is the case, i could be out of a job before Christmas. I am literally petrified of this happening and i am even more petrified of telling my family. I basically feel like the biggest idiot as it was a good job, with good pay with plenty of support but i haven't performed to standards that they wanted. Basically its a music teaching job for early years, and even though i have been receiving support, I am not good enough in their eyes, which to be honest I agree with. If worst comes to worst, telling my family i will let go is my biggest fear as I have both let them down as well as myself, it was supposed to help me get a good career along the line, but of course this isn't the case. I only have myself to blame for not coming to talk to my family before so all of this could be avoided. There is a small chance my probation could be extended.

But i am making myself a promise. If i don't pass the probation, I will everything, EVERYTHING, possible to make a career, a life for myself, so i won't need to go begging my family ever again, because God knows they helped me enough already.

What do I do?

  • When you say family, do you mean parents or siblings or partner and children? 

    If you are not going to pass the probation even with support, it sounds like it's just not the right fit for you.  That's not your fault. Think about the parts you found challenging and try to think of a different way to use the skills that you do have.

    And be honest! There is work support out there as mentioned in another thread.  If you want to succeed, you need to find the thing that is right for you so that you can thrive. I'm not sure how telling your family earlier would have changed anything, as they're not the ones employing you.