On 03/11/2012 09:53, alan wrote:
On 01/11/2012 21:59, tony sayer wrote:

I have sometimes in the past thought it might be an idea to take someone
on, but from the more I hear of it I value my sanity too much;!...

Are these proper trainee/appretices or are they those who've been sent
to do "community service" or some other such punishment?..


In the company I work for trainee/appretices are usually quite good,
however, there is a fairly stringent vetting progress, first by Human
Resources* and then interviews with mid-managers who can still undertake
technical work.

*They changed their name from the Personnel Department some years ago in
the same way the canteen became a restaurant and the cook became a Chef.

Hate the name HR. But it does tend to make you think, correctly, that
they are there solely for the benefit of the company - not the employees.

--
Rod