"I have no idea what I'm doing" - science dog
Most of us have no idea what we are doing in a new environment because we do not know the standards or the expectations that precede us since we were not there. This is why new people are always given the benefit of the doubt while they are still fresh at the company. But when does that line cross when you are no longer considered new but an experienced regular co-worker being held to the same standards as everybody else?
I have no idea where that line is. My guess is somewhere between working with other people and running a project on your own. Right about there is when people no longer see you as the new guy and instead see you as another worker in the office. I don't mean just another number, but being held to the same standards as everybody else.
So my advice is to do what you know for as long as you can while trying to improve yourself along the way. When I started, I did what I knew and that worked out for a month. After that month, I was able to get my bearings around the office and be able to run things myself. Everybody adjusts differently, but it's all the same wherever you go.
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