I started a new job 90 days ago.
I had my 90 day review and my supervisor said glowing things. It didn’t make sense to me; I felt like we were both playing a bullshit game.
Do supervisors write positive reviews just to make themselves look/feel good? Or is my imposter syndrome getting me?
This job has a low workload, but it’s hard and really technical when there is work. I don’t have a technical background and haven’t been learning as fast as I’d think he’d expect. I’m not working as much to get up to speed as I would have done in the past either, because I’m too tired.
I’m also making lots of mistakes, some of them basic, and I know he notices. I keep feeling like I should quit, and that he’s probably trying to figure out how to fire me but is saying positive things to make his hiring decision look good in the meantime?
Does that sound too cynical though?
Have you been fired by someone who had just given you a positive review?