Do You Think Jobs Train People Incorrectly........?

Question

Recently, I started a new job. By the 4th day, most people wanted me to just know everything without hestiation. As I result, I freaked out and messed up. Looking back on it, almost every job I had has been like this. You go in, train for a few days, and then they automatically think you should be able to perform at least 85%.

I'm educated and will have my bachelor's degree in 6 months. But, also every job I have had, has been like this. I ended up learning the most, by making mistakes AFTER my training.

Do you think this is wrong? Do you think training programs at companies/businesses need to be more consistent.

Answer 1

you are absolutely right. Companies are not training their trainers to do theri jobs correctly. With the massive expansion of most companies, the people qualified to trin have been promoted into managerial positions, theyhave much more responsiblities and many have forgotten the need of proper training. So they rely on people that do not know what they are doing to train and it isn't being done right. In addition, with this expansion and the commonality of job hoppers, training programs have been streamlined to get the employee into the workforce and productive. Thus losing a lot of valuable one on one time with a trainer that truly cares whether you know your job or not. Key points to training

1) explain the task
2) demonstrate the task
3) repeat the task
4) observe the task being done
5) answer questions
6) let the trainee demonstrate the task to you
7) answer questions

A big key thing that I always found a valuable tool, was to explain WHY something is done a particular way. Don't say we do it like this because that's the way we do it. We do it this way because of this or that.


Training is not best done by a person sitting in front of a computer either. It is on the job!

You are so 100% right.

Answer 2

I think you are trying to be an expert in too little time.
What happens after a few days, call it brain overload. So much new stuff has been thrown at you, your brain says " Wait a minute!" What you have to do is just bear with it, and give our brain a chance to sort it out.
Picture this. Someone drops a pile of papers on your desk. You have a mess. So, sort them put them in order, and file them, Now what do you have? Order!
This happens to everybody who is new in a job. Don't freak out. Give your brain a chance to put it in order. you'll be fine!
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I find it very difficult to train people I just can't forget about my usual duties in order to train someone, so I can't give them as much time as they deserve.

Also, when someone new is hired, its' to replace someone who has left the the co, and we need production out of them, ,like yesterday.

Bear with it. If you mess up, it's my fault not yours.