My Own Experience
Well, I thought I had escaped the clutches of the scary DM but I guess I spoke too soon. My district manager will be making an appearance this afternoon and I am freaking out. I only saw him once in the entire year that I have worked for the company and I was successful in avoiding him. But I don't believe I shall be so lucky today. I know all the techniques to go over so I don't sit here and overthink and catastrophize but sometimes I still struggle with it. Especially in a situation like this where I don't know what to expect from his visit. Right now, for instance, I am sitting here thinking about all the ways that I can mess up and make myself look bad. Negative Thoughts: 1. If I mess up or answer a question wrong it will make me look like I don't know how to do my job and I'll be fired. 2. If I mess up, not only will I look bad but so will my manager. 3. If I mess up and make my manager look bad then SHE might lose her job and then it will be all my fa...