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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 9:45 pm
by lutonlagerlout
I have had 2 good apprentices in the last 20 years
both work for themselves now
thing that does my head in is the lack of ambition with a lot of young lads
I was always ambitious ,might not have made it but it wasnt for want of trying
LLL
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2016 4:39 pm
by exoticpete
Hi Luton just wondering how you got on with your search ?
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2016 6:38 pm
by lutonlagerlout
Got a lad starting thursday for a 2 week taster,if he likes it ,then he has to sign up with the CITB
let you know how it goes
LLL
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2016 7:02 pm
by sy76uk
Hope it goes well for you both Tony.
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 10:57 am
by GB_Groundworks
Just taken on a 20 year old lives 500 yards from me, he's got an old Nokia phone that just about accepts calls 
he ask permission to go to the toilet haha and he's shaping up to be a good lad 1st week in. So fingers crossed. My old 25 yr old has pissed off to columbia travelling with his Mrs then says he's going living in London! He was often late and about as intelligent as a bag of sand no iniative and God could he make a mess!
He's the sort that would just sit in the van if I was out getting something not be like oh I'll tidy the can up or sweep up on site or sort the tool boxes out etc. More than happy to sit on his phone vaping, but he came as a 23 yr old hopefully got new lad before bad habits, told him gives me a few years I'll give him an education in everything set up to gnomon his own if he wants or just keeping working for me.
He'd done 3 years with small builder 1st year for £40 a week then eventually got upto £50 a day bit of a joke that. Having to school him in ppe and safe working practices he's full of stories of the old days of building game no dust mask or glassses etc he didn't know you could set cut with stihl saws etc.
We'll have to check in every 6 month report on the youth of today 
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 7:39 pm
by lutonlagerlout
well the new lad if he shapes up boxes for england, so no nasty habits, anyone new that come to work with me from now on will be a non smoker at work,it looks unprofesional
but sometimes its either in you or not
we shall see
LLL
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:22 am
by lemoncurd1702
lutonlagerlout wrote:well the new lad if he shapes up boxes for england, so no nasty habits, anyone new that come to work with me from now on will be a non smoker at work,it looks unprofesional
but sometimes its either in you or not
we shall see
LLL
Had a lad working with me who was a gym freak. I asked him why if he was so fit he couldn't manage a heavier load in the barrow and move a bit faster, he replied "I'm saving my energy for the gym tonight".
Great 
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 6:41 pm
by lutonlagerlout
not superhuman but strong for 54kg and fit as a fiddle
working well so far very keen
plus the pikeys will have their work cut out if they try it on
LLL
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 10:19 pm
by digerjones
Could be like the film snatch if the pikeys come knocking
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 8:32 am
by cookiewales
lutonlagerlout wrote:well the new lad if he shapes up boxes for england, so no nasty habits, anyone new that come to work with me from now on will be a non smoker at work,it looks unprofesional
but sometimes its either in you or not
we shall see
LLL
If he is like the big fella who worked with me for many years non smoker and boxer of some great fights John Westgarth you won't go far wrong ps stopped using smokers years ago and if they did it was off site in there time and not aloud in my truck at all
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 9:12 am
by lutonlagerlout
no matter how many times you tell them ,you always end up picking up dog ends from peoples flower beds etc
I cant change the old guard 50+ but allowing it in the younger crew is storing up trouble
LLL
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 9:07 pm
by sy76uk
I know what your saying to a certain extent but I won't not employ someone because he's a smoker.
My apprentice is a non smoker but the newish labourer smokes. Not a lot and he asks permission before he does.
In fact he asks permission before he does anything.
Everyone loves the lad, he's very polite, hard working and i'be never heard him swear.
The lad is a semi professional footballer to so he's fit as a fiddle.
I'd rather have him than a hardworking, foul mouth, arrogant lad even if he did as was told.
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 11:37 pm
by lutonlagerlout
thats why he's a semi and not a pro sy
I am down to 10 fags a week in/out of the pub
its looks terrible at work
LLL
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 7:06 am
by sy76uk
He was released from Notts forests academy at 16 Tony. He didn't drink or smoke before that.
It does look unprofessional in 2016.
I really miss the 80's 90's.