How Long Does It Take to "Ramp Up" at a New Job?

Hang in there. Sounds like you need more training.
You come across as very responsible, hard working, smart & professional
Kudos to you.
Here's my take:
-you need to ask for more training
-it's always tough at first
-I've found that you always need to give a job 6 months. You will find it to
get better. I can almost promise. Almost.
-go to your supervisors, explain what you have currently accomplished but ask for help by asking for more training.
-tell them you will be more efficient AND faster w/the completion of your training
-tell them "While I could try to continue down this current path, I'm afraid it would be detrimental to my career and not as profitable to this company as it would be if I could continue w/my training. I will become even more proficient."
Good luck and let us know what happens.

I would say 3-4 months to get the hang of a new job and be self sufficient. Learning anything new can be frustrating...hang in there.

I do think that it might be best when faced with your lead saying this to you, that you are honest and tell him that with only 4 days of sporatic training, you feel that you are actually doing pretty well. Tell him there is a learning curve with ANYONE coming in.

I don't know what you said to him or how you came across, but I would not show discouragement or worry. I would have taken up for yourself (not given excuses - there's a difference) and shown confidence in your ability. And I would have included the part about figuring out things on your own that were not included in your training OR direction.

I sincerely hope the two posters who don't like hearing about your job will keep it to themselves. You have support from people here, regardless of whether or not they care. Don't remove your questions anymore over their rudeness, Mom. What you are going through here and people's thoughts about how best to deal with it can also be a help to other moms in their jobs. And you shouldn't cave to nastiness here either!

Meanwhile, keep plugging away at work and be positive and forward thinking. You can do it!!

Sending you strength~
Dawn

I would say about 6 months to really know what you are doing, be efficient at it and start suggesting better ways to handle things...but as far as training ramp up goes it depends on the job. It does sound from your message that the training in your case has been slow and sporadic and it doesn;t sound like your boss is holding you responsible for not being up to speed. He is simpy stating that you guys need to ramp up the training.
I would recommend not saying anything that comes across as defensive and sending a nice note to your boss. In your email you could state how much you are enjoying your new job and co workers....that you want to make sure you are on the right track. List all three projects you have completed and the steps you took and in the end simply state that you look forward to continuing the training and learning more so you can be more efficient......Good Luck!

I think it takes a good two months to fully ramp up. So don't get down on yourself.

If the lead tell you that you need to ramp up more it's likely because she was told to ramp up on your training - in other words, she is not soending enough time with you. So it's not your fault.

If you feel like you're not ramping up quickly enough, go have a talk with the boss and have him/her set expectations.

I think it depends on the job, the employee, and the level & availability of training you're receiving.

I took a job in the same general field that I normally work in, but the industry & policies are different. So, I knew the job, I just needed to learn their systems & product. It was fairly easy for me, BUT I had great training, and a trainer who welcomed questions, even if I had 20 a day.

Personally I think you're being too hard on yourself and it sounds like your training is pretty bad. I don't think you should try to figure things out on your own. Are you afraid to ask questions? Because I didn't see anywhere where you said you asked for help when you needed it. I would encourage being open & asking for more training & more availability for questions to be asked.