To quote Tesla:
It is extremely unwise to waste his time and yours by using Mr. Green as a go-fer.
Look, look back on your own apprenticeship and think what was bad about it.
Don't repeat history!.
No matter how you want to take out all of your Bosses things out on them, refrain.
I've trained 3 Electrical and 2 Lines Apprentices in my career and I did not train them by giving them the worst job on the site, that is the quickest way to turn an apprentice away from you.
Electricians just aren't trained that way any more.
I start my apprentices off with the simple things and gradually build up to more difficult tasks, but at the same time, instilling the basics like cleaning up after themselves and the like.
One of my apprentices was one of the finalists in the Apprentice of the Year in 2002, out of 320 apprentices, he made the last 5.
One other thing, NEVER forget where you came from as an Apprentice, I still use a broom to this day and will always be willing to help.
And one last thing, you are only as good as your training or the guy that trained you, you are after all trained to his standards.
[This message has been edited by Trumpy (edited 09-29-2005).]
