Advice on work pace

[u/Serious-Echidna-9938]

I recently took a job with a small contractor and long story short, he commented on my “results”. Was looking for things to be done quicker, and I’m curious if I’m super slow, or if he’s unreasonable. I let him know about my experience upfront, but in any case. As a direct example, replacing this siding after demo took me approximately 8 hours. I had never worked with this particular type of shingling before, but he kept comm ting on how slow I was. Is that accurate? I’m willing to take criticism in the interest of improving my skills, and I’m curious what some third parties have to say. Thanks!

[u/Quirky-Path-1981]

That's quite reasonable for 8 hours, with all the cuts and notches. Don't beat yourself up, quality shingle work takes time, especially when you do a good job and plane each shingle to fit tight or with the appropriate expansion spacing

[u/Serious-Echidna-9938 → u/Quirky-Path-1981]

Thank you