"GB" wrote in message
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On 07/09/2013 17:46, ARW wrote:
GB wrote:
On 07/09/2013 15:33, ARW wrote:

And we will just get another three and start again.


I find it hard to believe that it makes commercial sense to have such
a high turnover. It takes time to train them, and even just having to
process the payroll for them costs money. Selecting fewer, better
ones, and nurturing them more, would make more sense to most
organisations.

Are you an expert on choosing 16 year olds suitable for the trade?


Nope. Does your firm take all comers? If the firm is actually selecting
the ones you moan about, maybe you should alter the selection process. Or
motivate them more in some way?

It might be that these lads have heard how much a qualified sparky earns and
get a shock (no pun) when they realise how much work (and how little pay) it
takes to get there, get bored or disillusioned and can't be arsed. You can't
tell most 16-year-olds that if they dedicate themselves & put up with the
**** now, they'll be laughing at the end of it, most of them can't even see
past lunchtime.