Working too slow, need help

Hi all,

I discussed about my performance with my coach and have been told that although I provide very high quality output, I take too much time to do the work attributed to me compared to my peers. I joined Deloitte in October 2024.

I would say that it depends on a few factors such as with which manager I work with. Unfortunately, my coach, who is also my manager, is known to burden assistants with tasks but provide little time to complete them. While I do not encounter that issue with some other managers, or at least not to the same extent, I’m not sure how I feel about all of this. I have been trying so hard since summer to please everyone, leading to excessive overtime lately. Additionally, I was unable to refuse any task given to me and I even ended up taking tasks from more people. In the end, it led me to burnout.

I agree that maybe my mistake is trying too hard to understand the work provided, to enhance it, and check every details. I am a perfectionist of nature, and this has always been somewhat a struggle to take a step back from. I honestly thought audit was all about quality, details and procedures, but it seems that when I put efforts and time, I’m being criticised for it.

I guess it’s time for a change… I’ll put little efforts in improving past documentation, correcting things, and making sure to understand what I do, since that seem to be unnecessary and not useful to them.

Anyway, I’m planning to change business line soon, but I’d like to know if anybody has experienced the same ? What did you do to improve your input/output ratio ? It this considered bad performance?