struggling with my confidence at work

[Connonym]

I'm still relatively new and I haven't been getting much feedback so I figured everything was going okay. Then on Friday I got a notice that there had been complaints about my work so they audited me and I didn't pass the audit -- I got 97.4 and minimum is 98%. A couple of the issues were admittedly an objective error but the majority was subjective grammar (the auditor preferred the use of commas whereas I felt it was a run on and made separate sentences), stuff like that. So the result is that I will be audited again in the next 10 days and subject to discipline based on the outcome. I'm feeling really shaky and having trouble being confident in making subjective decisions regarding my editing and everything seems to be in a gray area requiring a judgment call. Argh!

[SeattleGirl]

1. Wow! Sounds like you had no warning or anything.

That seems incredibly unfair. Is there anything spelled out in an employee handbook regarding discipline, warnings, etc.? Seems to me that you've been kneecapped there.

[darkstar]

2. You work as an editor?

And they have a metric supposedly that fine. whew....

As an aside, what sort of editing is it? News? Tech writing? Publicity?

Hang in there. Suddenly doubting yourself on language matters is tough, even tougher when it's your job.

:hi:

[Connonym]

5. it's medical reports so I understand the need for accuracy

the objective data needs to be 100% accurate, I've got no issue with that but when my job hangs in the balance based on whether I use a comma or a semi-colon, well that shit makes one a bit edgy.

[fizzgig]

3. that is really crummy of them to do that

i had the same thing happen to me at work about six months ago and i'm still struggling with my confidence

[leeroysphitz]

4. Oh god I'm, gllad I dont have you're job!

I'm sorry. I wish you good luck and I really feel for you. I can't imagine the stresses of such rigorous QC procedures.

Good luck! :)

[LynzM]

6. Oh man.

I can understand the objective stuff being 100%, sure. But 98% on subjective?! That seems damn hard! Hang in there, dude. :hug: