How to deal with feeling stupid and differing visions for output?

Hello all,

Just started a new gig at an AM shop and I’m feeling the pressure to do better.

Every time I send over work there is always some detail that I’ve missed and although it’s nothing major, I still get a sinking feeling when people check over my work.

That being said, I also feel like there is no congruency between the visions that people have for my output. The other day I was being told by my senior that my changes were “immaterial” and that they “did not understand why I did this” even though I just replicated changes that were made by my other senior.

The thing that confused me most today was my PM not liking work which my APM approved word for word.

Although I understand that there is a large amount of times where I am liable, I feel like these needless corrections have bled into my manager’s perception of my as an analyst. Even worse is I can’t tell what is genuine criticism that I should focus on fixing vs a nitpick that is purely personal preference.

I feel like I am relatively well liked and just got a bonus but I know attention to detail and my image of being careless is a problem.

Just wondering if you guys had any thoughts?

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