Dandaps
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After reading the Part2 diary thought I would add me own
my diary for taking on an Apprentice,
DAy1 -this lad keeps badgering me for some work only a whipper snapper wants a job at scaffolding so he can become big and tough! one day I need an extra pair of hands so I tell him do you want a few days work, "yes please I will work really really hard" was the reply so he gets picked up at 7am the next morning and joins in carrying off the wagon on a job, happy as larry.
Day2 - Works good again, I think what a change to see someone so eager to join in the trade "good lad".
Few weeks later he's still with us "hey Dean do you want an apprenticeship" "Oh yes please" was the reply "super duper I will sign you up at collage"
few more weeks go by off he goes on his merry way to do his foundation course "okay Deano come back show me something new will put your wages in bank for next 2 weeks don't you worry pal"
Now then little Deano comes back telling me he not a labourer any more he is an "apprentice scaffolder". Okay dokey Deano what did you do on your little course buddy.
"er Just health & safety stuff but they want me back in december for part1" no probs Deano "oh and boss I need anouther 2 weeks coz I'm going Majorca at the end of the month" bloody hell I thinks never mind let him have an holiday come back fresh he will.
comes back off his jollys skint "er boss can I sub 30quid till friday". "ok Dean no probs now do you want to start by giving them trucks a good wash inside and out"
few hours later" Boss I like that transit pickup can I have it" me:- "now now Deano lets take 1 step at a time you've not passed your test yet" Deano:- "I know I know just for when I do" me:- Ok Dean well see what happens".
so Deano work with us for a while banging on to who ever calls him a labourer "I AM NOT A LABOURER I AM AN APPRENTICE SCAFFOLDER" and telling everbody he's gonna get the transit pickup when he passes his test so I pull him to one side " listen Deano lets get a few things clear hear whatever you want to call yourself in your job description doesn't matter learn the trade from the bottom up. Become a good labourer then slowly you can move up the ladder, whilst your doing the labourering have a look at how the job is going together and learn the basics. Now your going on your part1 in december and you been doing it for about 5 months now and the boys are getting a bit sick and tired off picking you up in the morning only for you not to be there because your still in bed then waiting whilst you **** about making yourself look ream and whilst i'm at it thats anouther thing whilst on the job try concentrateing on the job and not checking yourself out in every car window or shop front you walk past, oh and the lads are tired of you asking is it break time every 15 mins and asking them to do things for you because you don't know how, that's how we learn Dean we do thing over and over till we get good at them and perfect them, now Deans reply was " I work better from positive encouragement rather than being told off my teachers used to do that they used positive encouragement" Me:- "Well Dean your in the big wide world now and everything isn't all pretty and shiny now get to fooking work"
Few Days:- Im sat in the office/cabin and Deans been given a task of painting a load of 5's about an hour in to it he comes and knocks on the door and says "do I ave do all them 5's" :sad: by this point I'm getting a bit tired so I say "
No Dean what you would you rather do? you can go home if you want, " Dean:-" no it's alright I will do em"
So this **** carrys on for a few more weeks till he rings me on a thurs night at 9.30pm saying he won't be in because he's been to doctors and they said he got "inflammation of the tendons on his shoulder" then txt's me on the saturday saying "this games not for him and I'm not working my weeks notice"
now then Dean isn't the first 1 I have had through the doors in fact he's about the 5th or 6th like this so, where does the problem lie. Is it me? a question I have asked many of times or is society going wrong somewhere does nobody want to work hard for a living anymore. This lad was picked up and dropped off every morning, finished job and knock on most days thinking I was being fair and still jacked when the weather went a bit sh1t
and got a few bigger jobs where he wasn't finishing at 2-3 pm.
Sorry for moaning but I had to get it off my chest, feel better now
Be a while before I take any young lads on again!! :suspicious:
my diary for taking on an Apprentice,
DAy1 -this lad keeps badgering me for some work only a whipper snapper wants a job at scaffolding so he can become big and tough! one day I need an extra pair of hands so I tell him do you want a few days work, "yes please I will work really really hard" was the reply so he gets picked up at 7am the next morning and joins in carrying off the wagon on a job, happy as larry.
Day2 - Works good again, I think what a change to see someone so eager to join in the trade "good lad".
Few weeks later he's still with us "hey Dean do you want an apprenticeship" "Oh yes please" was the reply "super duper I will sign you up at collage"
few more weeks go by off he goes on his merry way to do his foundation course "okay Deano come back show me something new will put your wages in bank for next 2 weeks don't you worry pal"
Now then little Deano comes back telling me he not a labourer any more he is an "apprentice scaffolder". Okay dokey Deano what did you do on your little course buddy.
"er Just health & safety stuff but they want me back in december for part1" no probs Deano "oh and boss I need anouther 2 weeks coz I'm going Majorca at the end of the month" bloody hell I thinks never mind let him have an holiday come back fresh he will.
comes back off his jollys skint "er boss can I sub 30quid till friday". "ok Dean no probs now do you want to start by giving them trucks a good wash inside and out"
few hours later" Boss I like that transit pickup can I have it" me:- "now now Deano lets take 1 step at a time you've not passed your test yet" Deano:- "I know I know just for when I do" me:- Ok Dean well see what happens".
so Deano work with us for a while banging on to who ever calls him a labourer "I AM NOT A LABOURER I AM AN APPRENTICE SCAFFOLDER" and telling everbody he's gonna get the transit pickup when he passes his test so I pull him to one side " listen Deano lets get a few things clear hear whatever you want to call yourself in your job description doesn't matter learn the trade from the bottom up. Become a good labourer then slowly you can move up the ladder, whilst your doing the labourering have a look at how the job is going together and learn the basics. Now your going on your part1 in december and you been doing it for about 5 months now and the boys are getting a bit sick and tired off picking you up in the morning only for you not to be there because your still in bed then waiting whilst you **** about making yourself look ream and whilst i'm at it thats anouther thing whilst on the job try concentrateing on the job and not checking yourself out in every car window or shop front you walk past, oh and the lads are tired of you asking is it break time every 15 mins and asking them to do things for you because you don't know how, that's how we learn Dean we do thing over and over till we get good at them and perfect them, now Deans reply was " I work better from positive encouragement rather than being told off my teachers used to do that they used positive encouragement" Me:- "Well Dean your in the big wide world now and everything isn't all pretty and shiny now get to fooking work"
Few Days:- Im sat in the office/cabin and Deans been given a task of painting a load of 5's about an hour in to it he comes and knocks on the door and says "do I ave do all them 5's" :sad: by this point I'm getting a bit tired so I say "
No Dean what you would you rather do? you can go home if you want, " Dean:-" no it's alright I will do em" So this **** carrys on for a few more weeks till he rings me on a thurs night at 9.30pm saying he won't be in because he's been to doctors and they said he got "inflammation of the tendons on his shoulder" then txt's me on the saturday saying "this games not for him and I'm not working my weeks notice"
now then Dean isn't the first 1 I have had through the doors in fact he's about the 5th or 6th like this so, where does the problem lie. Is it me? a question I have asked many of times or is society going wrong somewhere does nobody want to work hard for a living anymore. This lad was picked up and dropped off every morning, finished job and knock on most days thinking I was being fair and still jacked when the weather went a bit sh1t
and got a few bigger jobs where he wasn't finishing at 2-3 pm.
Sorry for moaning but I had to get it off my chest, feel better now
Be a while before I take any young lads on again!! :suspicious:
