{"id":767,"date":"2026-09-19T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T18:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexandrebartoli.com\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T15:19:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T18:19:50","slug":"ansiedade-em-profissionais-de-tecnologia-trabalhando-em-times-internacionais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexandrebartoli.com\/en_us\/ansiedade-em-profissionais-de-tecnologia-trabalhando-em-times-internacionais\/","title":{"rendered":"Anxiety in technology professionals working in international teams"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When the meeting is over, but your mind is still stuck in it<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five minutes left until the daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You open your notes, quickly review what you need to say, and think about how to explain that problem in English without seeming insecure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe you know exactly what happened in the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps you technically master the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even so, before opening the microphone, that doubt appears:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will I be able to explain this properly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working in an international team can broaden professional experiences, foster contact with other cultures, and open up career possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it can also require effort that isn't always visible to those looking from the outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It's not just about working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s working while navigating another language, different accents, communication styles, cultural references, and professional expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a technical meeting, for example, you might be trying to understand the problem, organize a response, choose words in another language, and observe how others are reacting to what you say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of this happens almost at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And there's another point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you are Brazilian working outside the country or on an international team, you may feel the need to constantly prove that you deserve to be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So you review one more time before submitting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think carefully before you disagree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mentally repeat a phrase before speaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You return to the meeting after it has ended and wonder if you could have answered better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The challenge is that this state of attention does not necessarily end when you close your laptop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work may end, but the conversation continues in your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you remember the question you received?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about tomorrow's delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mentally reviews a decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try to anticipate what could go wrong in the next sprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when this starts taking up your rest time too, perhaps the problem is no longer just an English meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There may be a pattern of self-demand that follows you outside of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your professional capability is not measured by how quickly you find a word in another language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking a few seconds to formulate a response does not mean you know less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having an accent does not mean you know less about the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not immediately understanding an expression in a meeting does not erase all that you know how to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may be important to recognize how much of your daily effort is being used for work and how much is being spent trying to prove that you are competent enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This difference matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When every meeting feels like a performance review and every mistake feels like a threat to what you\u2019ve built, work can become a constant exercise in self-monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one can remain in a state of constant alertness without feeling some impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The question may not be just whether your job is demanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you close your laptop, can you truly get out of work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or any part of you still stuck in that meeting?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When anxiety, self-imposed pressure, or the difficulty of disengaging begin to take up too much space in your routine, psychotherapy can offer a place to better understand this functioning and build other ways of coping with these situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Brazilian Portuguese, without having to spend half the conversation explaining how a daily, a sprint, or a pull request works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alexandre Bartoli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psychologist \u2013 CRP-04 \/ 86889<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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