A little imposter syndrome keeps you hungry.
A lot of imposter syndrome is paralyzing.
I had a very similar experience to you during my first performance review at Microsoft. Thought I was just scraping by, ended up getting a promotion.
I had a very similar experience to you during my first performance review at Microsoft. Thought I was just scraping by, ended up getting a promotion.
The performance reviews remind me of this little joke (actually a common real experience) -- "I got rated Above Average!" 'What was the average rating?' "Let me check... Oh. It's Exceptional".