how long does it takes for avg intelligent people to learn your job?

[Kura]

Probably a good few years. It depends on having the right person with a good attitude and how good they are at basic animation skills to begin with before entering the workplace. We have a lot of proprietary software and specialist ways to do things where I work. I also have knowledge and problem-solving skills that only come by through actually working with other people on my team. It's not so much "what" you may know, but who would be the best people to delegate the work to for efficiency purposes, or the knowledge of who specialises in what systems or areas. If I find a bug or need a certain bit of kit developed, I generally know who to speak to and how to collaborate with them. I also know quite a few different pipelines for different projects we are working on that only comes through experience.
Also to mention that what I personally do is quite specialist.. so it would take someone a lot of time to learn my trade. I take great pleasure in learning new things, too. A month ago I was lucky enough to attend an AI conference to learn more about how programming can better fit into my work, and do a little bit of R and D.

For those who don't know what I do, I work as a lead animator alongside many talented individuals at a large video game company.
Since I'm a lead, there are a lot of people and management-skills that would need to be learned by the individual pursuing my job. I'm still constantly learning and growing, too. I take pride in what I do and I believe in working hard.. and I also know I am far from perfect but I will continue to push myself to be better as that what makes me happy.

 

[nimbo]

Um...I don't think I'm highly intelligent, maybe average? Below average? It took me 3 months working 30 hours/week to learn how to properly do my job, who to call when the machine went down, the chemicals to use, etc. It isn't "hard" but you certainly have to be trained for it, I guess.

 

[Star-Lord]

It took me about a week to get the basics of my job, but I also learn really quickly? There are people who have worked here for years who still make rookie mistakes. It's not particularly hard work, but it's a lot to learn and since you're handling large amounts of money and credit cards/other personal information it can get pretty bad if you make a mistake :(

That's my part as a hotel receptionist anyway. Other parts of my role include basic cleaning (which anybody can do), bartending (Which is pretty easy unless you have no concept of how alcohol works whatsoever) and making beds and stuff (Which anybody should know how to do, really...).

 

[Alexander Nicholi]

My paid employment is idiot work, and that's all I have to say about that.

My initial professional employment (I do possess it), Information Technology, which I'm doing recreationally for a portfolio and résumé, is entry-level intelligent in my book and takes a moderate amount of skill for your average human. A generous number of people are capable and can execute it.

My extended professional employment, Computer Science—something I'm also doing recreationally for buffer—is something that takes quite the bit of intellect, and because of that is not successfully attempted by many, being a rather complex science. Also, in my opinion, a lot of people who do "make it" in the world of computer science often butcher or otherwise one-down the potential of the science with ignorant goals or substandard means, which does disappoint me. It has a lot of potential as a field that has yet to be realized.

 

[Nick]

If you were a new person who applied for my job at a new opening, you would have two days on each station, and a week of manager training. So that would mean you would have 17 days to learn my job, which corporate says is enough.

To be good at it, I'd say you'd need an additional two months to settle into the position.