E146 Imposter Syndrome at Work: You're Not Behind, You Just Joined Late

Every time I walk into a new project, the first all-hands meeting, the first Zoom with a team that's been in it for months, my brain does the same thing.

How am I going to catch up. Will they figure me out.

Not because there's anything real to figure out. But because my first instinct is to assume everyone in that room knows more than me.

It took me an embarrassingly long time to see what was actually happening: they'd been briefed on this since day one. I was walking in on day 90.

That's not imposter syndrome. That's a context gap. And those are not the same thing.

In this episode of Rabbit, Rabbit, I'm breaking down what we keep getting wrong about imposter syndrome at work, why confidence gets mistaken for competence, what it really feels like to leave a major brand behind and rebuild your credibility from scratch, and why the most dangerous version of imposter syndrome isn't the one you have. It's the one the person next to you doesn't.

This episode is for you if: You're stepping into new projects or teams; You've made a career pivot and the old confidence signals don't apply anymore; You've gone from corporate to founder and can't figure out why you feel less certain than you used to; You're tired of imposter syndrome advice that doesn't match your actual experience. Or all of the above.

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00:00 — Introduction: The Day 90 Feeling

01:00 — Context Gap vs. Competence Gap

02:15 — Why the Room Keeps Nodding at the Wrong People

03:25 — The Dangerous Flip: When the Doubt Is Accurate

04:30 — What Happens When the Logo Stops Doing the Work

05:45 — The Three Types of Imposter Syndrome

06:55 — The Question Actually Worth Asking

07:55 — Building Clarity: RebOOOt Sessions

09:00 — Day 90 Is a Vantage Point