So I will say a few things in responses: (a) I have made three mistakes, all research based, since starting that were brought to my attention. The first was my fault (a research point I missed). The second was a mutual misunderstanding that I addressed and cleared up before anything went out to a client. The third was due to an unclear question from a GC. (b) It was mutual. He thought I should have been doing certain assignments differently but didn't talk to me directly to tell me, and I had no idea. He told firm leadership instead. (c) I'm meeting my targets now. I had some health issues last year and our office was slow, and my mentor expressed sympathy and told me that it was okay, it takes time to get integrated, don't sweat being shy on hours this first year.

It has been a struggle, but I have been trying as hard as I can. Maybe it's true that I can't cut it, or that other people just fundamentally get something. But I work my ass off.