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By Dawn Rosenberg McKay, About.com

From the article: Mistakes at Work
Everyone makes mistakes. Haven't you heard that a million times? Generally, making a mistake isn't as big a deal as what you do afterward. Do you tell your boss or do you try to hide your error? We all learn from our mistakes, hopefully, and sharing them here can help others learn as well. Tell us about a mistake you made at work and, most importantly, what happened next. What did you do? What did your boss do? Did you keep it a secret? Did your boss find out anyway? Share Your Story

Mistake at work

It's hard not to make mistakes at work when there is no training. I only learned more about my job from other colleagues giving out to me over things I didn't do or should have done that I was not told I had to do or because I was not given the right information in the first place. Its hard to compete with people who have been working in the job for 5 or 10 years and I have only been in it for 3 months. the only training seems to be to let you make a mess and for others to help you to clean up afterward. its not very fair and zaps my confidence in myself and in my ability to do the job and quite frankly any inclination I have of wanting to stay with that company
—Guest Sharon

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