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gaspastemania
Pssst not having a go by the way was more curious about your opinion . Im aware you do get few idiots get them everywhere but i think the days of bg being the best are over as mfgs says profit driven more now.
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Puddle
Would agree BG used to have a great training system and good set up
And would also agree the BG set up now is a completely different cow and the milk is well skimed
imo
And would also agree the BG set up now is a completely different cow and the milk is well skimed
imo
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the baker
You obviously have a wealth of experience and feel you in a dead end job and if you make a mistake and top some one that would be a correct description of our line of work, and the fact you are possibly under tremendous pressure from your employer wont convince the HSE/ the Judge/who ever that you made an honest mistake and reduce your prison sentence.The problem with this industry is simply that we don’t stand together. We are a dead cert for the “divide and rule brigade” to give us a regular annual rogering at the end of March, and as a bonus we have a forced holiday every five years.Tim
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diamondgas
Like pssst my route's are Northen Gas (Old BG) based. Joined in 78 straight from school and started a 3 year apprenticeship. That's 3 years of block release college and on the job training with the qualified, about 50/50 I'd say. Granted is was all aspects of the gas industry from distribution to commercial. I doubt the training it as thorough now. Maybe some of you newbies will let me know. One of the greatest assets then was the shop floor depot's, where you could ask the more experienced for guidance as well as pick up tips .... Alas they have long gone. Thankfully though the likes of this forum have sprung up which I see as taking the place of the old depot's. It's the likes of this that will keep the gas engineer, and plumbers, professional in my view; a place where we can come and ask questions as well as share experience. And importantly give support!
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Toned.f
Ditto Diamond Gas....Joined N.E.G.B ( North Eastern Gas Board). as an apprentice Service Engineer in 1977. We had a habit of changing our name every few years, NEGAS, North Eastern Gas, British Gas North Eastern and then privatisation and then hacked up into various bits where engineers could choose to either go with Transco or stay with BG.
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diamondgas
Yeh those with big mortgages went to TRANSCO! LOL ... Coz Standby went out the window otherwise!! 😀
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gaspastemania
I work with quite alot of ex bg engineers of the old guard so to speak and all say the same that it became all about profit or in there words con the customer into buying insurance, products etc. they say thats why they left didn't become about the job but about putting pressure on engineer to make company money quickly.
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diamondgas
From what I remember they cracked the whip with scare tackticks 1st. Then dangled the carrot after that! I was taken hook line and sinker Gaspastemania. In my twenties, new family mortgage and the potential to make shed loads. Thankfully stepped away ... ! Still thankful for the experience working for them gave me... 😀
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gaspastemania
i can see the difference tho with older engineers trained from school than the ones that had career change in twenties for example.Im not overly hot on breakdown and time served engineesr so to speak give you a much better breakdown on problem solving .i think this will be gone soon with the way the industry as a whole as changed which will be shame.
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diamondgas
All it takes is a want to know gaspastemania. I still strip down knackered components to see how they work. Baxi duotec fan the other week .. I'm still learning... 🙂
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