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Just started a new job and I think I need to quit- panic attacks everyday

Disclaimer- I have General Anxiety and OCD so panic attacks and me generally being overwhelmed happens, but not this often. I started a new job doing web accessibility (ADA, 508, etc) and I love that kind of work. I am hard-of-hearing, so I know what to look for and I can learn quickly what other people need for accessibility to complete their work. Problem is my supervisor micromanages like crazy. They ask me why I didn't work a full 8 hours for my orientation day, why I did not email them 9am the second morning (my email wasn't even active yet) and generally being on my a*s. Do I assume it is just first meetings and setting up standards? Because I feel like I am being managed like a child but not given enough information to succeed. Every time I get off a call with this supervisor, I am freaking…


Disclaimer- I have General Anxiety and OCD so panic attacks and me generally being overwhelmed happens, but not this often.

I started a new job doing web accessibility (ADA, 508, etc) and I love that kind of work. I am hard-of-hearing, so I know what to look for and I can learn quickly what other people need for accessibility to complete their work. Problem is my supervisor micromanages like crazy. They ask me why I didn't work a full 8 hours for my orientation day, why I did not email them 9am the second morning (my email wasn't even active yet) and generally being on my a*s. Do I assume it is just first meetings and setting up standards? Because I feel like I am being managed like a child but not given enough information to succeed. Every time I get off a call with this supervisor, I am freaking out that I am not doing well enough or that I should be doing 8000% more work for the time I am given to do it. There are no hard deadlines, just a “why wasn't this done yet?” I am paid above minimum but is it worth it?

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