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Mistakes at the workplace

Zoe

Hi everyone, 

Hope to hear stories about some mistakes people have made at work in the world of HR.

I have been working short term contracts in HR for the last year after a change of careers. But what I am finding is due to the short term contracts I feel I do not have anyone to confide in and chat too. In my other career I would make a mistake then tell my friends and they would tell me stories of their mistakes and we would laugh about it. But this would help me put my mistakes into prospective and realise they are not such a big mistake and I would from this experience as I am the type of person who learns quicker when making any mistake.

But now when I make a mistake I have no idea how big my mistakes are and I have no-one to confide in. Off course these mistakes then begin to build up in my head and I have no way to measure how good or bad I am with my new career.

It would be nice hear from other peoples experiences.  

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  • in reply to Eva
    I have never heard of them. I will go and look for them.
  • in reply to Zoe
    So glad to hear Eva mention HR Ninjas, such a great group for people working solo and there are others too. The CIPD is a great option, they often have independent groups. I run my own community and like to recommend communities to others as a source of learning. I'd also recommend building out what some on social media grandly call a PLN - personal learning network. Those are connections you feel able to trust, share, work out loud with and reach out to when you want a second opinion or as a sounding board. Personally, I find reframing mistakes as learning opportunities helpful as a solo person. I am also open about making errors - I correct them quickly so they are not really too critical. If we learn from them, it's what matters. We all have our career howlers. We are human after all.