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Hi All

Just a quickie.... want to see what others think and if I'm being unreasonable?

I pick up and drop off my apprentice from his home address on a daily basis. He lives 5 mins drive down the road so no problem really.

He recently started driving and have asked on a Monday each week if he could make his own way to the lock up (5 mins drive from his house/ parking fine) to get the van loaded up ready for the week. And I'll meet him there, simples really.

The response I got was..... "I'm not using my car for work"

Wasnt best please with that, and made it quite clear what I thought.

Any thoughts please ?

Cheers Sy
 
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little ---- pot, I've had the same problems in the past, just pick the idiot up and at least you won't be late for work. or if he's slept in you can knock the door and wake the house up.
 
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uksparks said:
I have heard about people like you, how do you do it? Wear a mask and walk into some woodland near a lay by? LOL.

Forgive me for my ignorance but are you male or female?
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A male but with a cracking Rack!!
 
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Just an idea, considering none of us were actually there - did you have a lengthy discussion about this where he point blank refused to cooperate, or could "I'm not using my car for work" have been a throwaway comment with little forethought?

Remembering back to when I started driving, I had a clapped out Peugeot 205 which was about the same age as me, in a faded green colourfully referred to by my mates as 'pondscum', with the obligatory rust patches. It cost me £350 and at the time it was the most precious thing in the world to me.
A couple of years later I gave it to a mate for a lift to Manchester airport.
 
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Have to laugh at the OP. For the first year and a half of my apprenticeship, I travelled 35 miles (each way) to the office almost every day (depending on where we were working), in my own car at my own expense!
 
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Just have a calm and reasonable chat with the guy, explain that you are only currently picking him up out of generosity and that you could reasonably expect him to make his own way to your business address every day of the week!

There's no need to go having a tantrum or telling tales to his training provider, that's just making a mountain out of a molehill. He will then feel even less inclined to do any work!
 
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davesparks said:
Just have a calm and reasonable chat with the guy, explain that you are only currently picking him up out of generosity and that you could reasonably expect him to make his own way to your business address every day of the week!

There's no need to go having a tantrum or telling tales to his training provider, that's just making a mountain out of a molehill. He will then feel even less inclined to do any work!
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Who's employing who, here?
 
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davesparks said:
Just have a calm and reasonable chat with the guy, explain that you are only currently picking him up out of generosity and that you could reasonably expect him to make his own way to your business address every day of the week!

There's no need to go having a tantrum or telling tales to his training provider, that's just making a mountain out of a molehill. He will then feel even less inclined to do any work!
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I wasn't suggesting telling takes to anyone. I was suggesting asking the training provider what his opinion was. That doesn't necessarily constitute as telling tales.
 
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atm84 said:
Who is he doing his apprenticeship through? JTL? Perhaps have a quick word with his mentor at JTL or other training body. See what they have to say and get them to have a word if needs be.
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No way, he is the employer not JTL. He sets the rules not JTL. He dishes out the pats on the back or the kicks up the arse not JTL.
 
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sythai said:
Hi All

Just a quickie.... want to see what others think and if I'm being unreasonable?

I pick up and drop off my apprentice from his home address on a daily basis. He lives 5 mins drive down the road so no problem really.

He recently started driving and have asked on a Monday each week if he could make his own way to the lock up (5 mins drive from his house/ parking fine) to get the van loaded up ready for the week. And I'll meet him there, simples really.

The response I got was..... "I'm not using my car for work"

Wasnt best please with that, and made it quite clear what I thought.

Any thoughts please ?

Cheers Sy
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Well I suggest you inform him that his place of work is the lock up, and you expect him to be there for 8 in the morning everyday, if he is late more than twice issue him with a verbal warning, another 2-3 times and a written warning, that will sort him out lol
 
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davesparks said:
Just have a calm and reasonable chat with the guy, explain that you are only currently picking him up out of generosity and that you could reasonably expect him to make his own way to your business address every day of the week!

There's no need to go having a tantrum or telling tales to his training provider, that's just making a mountain out of a molehill. He will then feel even less inclined to do any work!
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..... and then kick seven shades of shyte out of him! :angry_smile:
 
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Geordie Spark said:
You used a CAR?????

I used either a bus or a bike - rain, hail snow or ****!!

Some folks don't know they're born!!!
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Thought you would have arrived by Chariot!!
 
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Geordie Spark said:
You used a CAR?????

I used either a bus or a bike - rain, hail snow or ****!!

Some folks don't know they're born!!!
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Maybe two buses a day between where I live and it stops about 5 miles short of the office, no trains either. I'll be ****ed if I would even attempt to cycle that route once in my life! So yes I took the car, wasn't as successful in the hail this one time right enough.
 
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markc123 said:
:laugh3::laugh3:was this your first thought when poor old shanky mentioned a car and 30 guys ???

Mike, you dark horse. :leaving:
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At least we now know what the D stands for in MDJ!!
 
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