By Jaymie Pompeo
Contributor, Career Services
Have you ever been late in turning in that PowerPoint presentation because the font is not perfect on that one slide? Ever had someone get credit for an idea you had but hesitated in submitting a formal proposal that wasn’t “good enough” yet? Consider yourself a perfectionist.
While presenting high quality work should always be your goal, perfectionists take it to an extreme that can be detrimental in the workplace. The amount of anxiety and stress from overanalyzing your efforts may contribute to producing low-quality work, missing deadlines, and may even hold you back, career-wise.