Any proofreaders/editors on here - started new job but struggling to work quickly enough

[tijtkik]

I've started a role as a proofreader/editor around 6 weeks ago. I had a similar job before which was a lot more generous with timings (I'd be given 8 hours to do what I am now being asked to do in 4 hours). I'm really struggling to keep to the budgeted time. There are a lot more things to check in my new role, our style guide is 30 pages. I have started to learn a lot of it by heart, but there's so much to check for I have to go through it and check things one by one. We have to submit timesheets and I get so embarrassed with how long things have taken me sometimes.

There is the concept of doing what we can do within the budgeted times, but because I'm new all my work is getting reviewed by my manager and they are picking up on what I have missed (so I can learn), so it means that I am trying to do a thorough check of everything even when the budget doesn't really allow for that.

Does anyone have any advice? Will I eventually pick up the pace?

I am an editor. I get 1 hour per client and at first I was taking longer than this to check each one. I had to constantly refer to the style guide. Now I usually take less than 1 hour and I rarely need to check the guide. You will speed up and the rules will become second nature.

I’m in a similar line of work and I think they need to give you some feedback. Hopefully you’ll get to grips with it and speed up.
Has anyone complained that you’re too slow? If not, they probably put it down to being new in the job. It sounds like a steep learning curve.
Do you have a manager or colleague you can talk to about your work, and whether they’re happy with it?
It sounds like you’re thorough and conscientious, that’s surely a good thing?
Can you keep notes of how many pages you do in an hour, then compare in a month or so to see if you’ve sped up at all.
Maybe the person setting the deadlines is inexperienced/impatient and doesn’t know how long things are supposed to take?
Or maybe they have sat on the work for ages and now expect you to compensate?
A 30 page style guide sounds like a lot to take on board, did you post on this subject a couple of months ago?
Hope the above is useful- feedback is crucial when you’re new in a job.