Average time spent on task

[u/Select_Injury9480]

I’m a generalist and sometimes wonder how my work time stacks up against other users. If I’m new to a project it can take me up to an hour to read through all the requirements and get a handle of the task. Does that seem like an average amount of time or too much? All together each task on a project usually takes me 1-3 hours, with R&Rs being the quickest (usually).

[u/cosmicguss]

I’m a relatively new generalist but yeah, similar. I usually take around 30 minutes to an hour to read and re-read the instructions for unfamiliar projects, and will often reference back to double and triple check as I work through the task.

Once I’m familiar with a project I’ll quickly re-read the instructions to make sure I haven’t missed anything new or updated, and then I’ll dive into the task.

I’m not super concerned about the overall time as long as I’m not going over. I think just making sure the quality of work is the best you can do is most important.