Felt horrible today

[Destroyer2813]

How often do you leave him alone with your other employee would you be able to get him to give a assessment on his progress ?

 

[wetdrip]

I was useless the first year, maybe a year and a half.
Have a chat about how he feels, what he wants to do, how much pressure he feels under.
also how he wants to pregress.

he may well be a good sparky or appliance only gas engineer in time.

Dexterity wise I'm awfull, i've got both dyspraxia and im also dislexic
ontop of that I never developed fine motor movement in my hands or my left arm.
I had the same issue with my mouth so I didn't start to talk till I was 6/7
That means my writing is at best that of a seven year olds and I seriously struggle to do things first time off. It's only with continued repetition I get any small level of proficiency.

now my mum was told to keep me "happy and comfortable" by quite a few professionals while I was a kid.

now the reason I'm a gas engineer and working in this industry is because my trainer stuck by me despite an uphill struggle.

that paid off on both our parts and I would say I've turned out pretty well.

not all of our best skills come naturally to us.

some people can be an exceptional natural at doing something but never be able to progress down the line!


Do do talk to him and give him a little longer, he may be cracking under the pressure to earn you money.

The best honest post I've read on here.

 

[kris]

To be honest Kieran I'd say give the lad a year or two, surely none of us were plumbers after 6 months, also I've seen guys come into there own late on in an apprenticeship,
i had my son out working last week and he had to dig a bit of customers garden , that was a task on how to dig a hole lol,,,, he's 16 and and the poor lad inherited his mums brains but il turn him into a wicked engineer with time , I might have to up my public liability haha

 

[kris]

I was useless the first year, maybe a year and a half.
Have a chat about how he feels, what he wants to do, how much pressure he feels under.
also how he wants to pregress.

he may well be a good sparky or appliance only gas engineer in time.

Dexterity wise I'm awfull, i've got both dyspraxia and im also dislexic
ontop of that I never developed fine motor movement in my hands or my left arm.
I had the same issue with my mouth so I didn't start to talk till I was 6/7
That means my writing is at best that of a seven year olds and I seriously struggle to do things first time off. It's only with continued repetition I get any small level of proficiency.

now my mum was told to keep me "happy and comfortable" by quite a few professionals while I was a kid.

now the reason I'm a gas engineer and working in this industry is because my trainer stuck by me despite an uphill struggle.

that paid off on both our parts and I would say I've turned out pretty well.

not all of our best skills come naturally to us.

some people can be an exceptional natural at doing something but never be able to progress down the line!


Do do talk to him and give him a little longer, he may be cracking under the pressure to earn you money.

Yeh quite agree with wet drip, great words there billy , patience and hard pays off,,