Reply With QuoteCome be a school bus driver here. Full training given and $40/hour. Only downside is split hours (6-9 and 1-4), having to put up with a bus load of kids and maybe best (worst) of all being hated by all other motorists.
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When I left school at 15 , I wanted to be an electrician. Joined the pit and they trained me.
when I wanted to be a telecommunications mechanic, I joined the army. They trained me.
Same with bus driving etc.
But now they don't, If a company wants a plumber, they advertise for one.
All , well a lot of tradesmen are getting on a bit. companies need to invest
Not covid . not Brexit.
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Come be a school bus driver here. Full training given and $40/hour. Only downside is split hours (6-9 and 1-4), having to put up with a bus load of kids and maybe best (worst) of all being hated by all other motorists.
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I did the school runs. got worn out beating them up. the little toohats.
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Out of Uni I started work at the MOD establishment on Attercliffe. Locally known as “ the Admiralty”
They regularly took on apprentices for the gauge factory and the technical drawing offices. They were well regarded and much sought after jobs.
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You used to be able to get an apprenticeship with your local council but now all jobs are tended out to those with the biggest brown envelope.
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Loyalty, a big word that stretches both ways. Back in the day it meant hell of a lot, they trained you, so you stayed for a good few years anyway. You look at todays markets and their a lot of people willing to go self employed and it's a big gamble but, good luck to them I say.
Like Crash says, it's far easier to pick up a phone these days, rather than have someone trained in house so to speak.
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