Things not to tell the person training you on a job you might not get to keep...

[mike_v_s]

1) Wow. This looks like it'll take forever.

2) You seem busy. Is this job always that busy or is it more layed back most of the time?

3) I'm gonna do it your way...unless I decide my way is better. But don't worry, I'll tell you when I think my way is better.

I've got a few more, but I'm drinking and want to forget that stupid woman.

Mike

[MakiSupaStar]

Wow. How long have you been doing it wrong?

[Hawaii Islander]

Originally Posted by mike_v_s

1) Wow. This looks like it'll take forever.

2) You seem busy. Is this job always that busy or is it more layed back most of the time?

3) I'm gonna do it your way...unless I decide my way is better. But don't worry, I'll tell you when I think my way is better.

I've got a few more, but I'm drinking and want to forget that stupid woman.

Mike

Maybe she was smarter than you realize.

[Hawaii Islander]

1. Where's the espresso maker? My other lab had one!
2. What kind of beer and pupus do you have on Pau Hana Fridays? I like Sam Adams and chicken strips.
3. Where's the designated smoking area? Never mind, I quit last year.
4. When do we get real lab equipment? This stuff is ancient.

[fenderhutz]

When I worked for Geek Squad:

1. So, do you get to take the car to like local bars so the chicks get excited? I think that would be awesome.
2. Wow, I didn't realize you had so much stuff in the trunk, do things just disappear sometimes?

When I worked I.T. at a Casino.

1. So do those cameras record everything full time?
2. At my last job if it was a slow day I would just shut the door and turn off the light and sleep.

[tplyons]

I can drink on the job, right?

[mike_v_s]

The woman was a fruitcake. I am occasionally given a new or prospective employee to train (or give a crash course) in the basics of our industry while in the field (i.e. hands on training).

This training involves throwing A LOT of new information and procedure at someone who will have never had the exposure. This inevitably and understandably leads to a lot of questions. In fact, I encourage as much interuption in my training as possible. Part of the way I gauge the new person isn't necessarily how well they grasp it on the first day, but how they process what they do get and what questions they ask.

No questions can be a red flag, because I know the material is confusing and our office is very specific about how things need to be done.

Whenever I get back to the office I am then normally asked to give a quick verbal on my impressions of the person and how I think they'll do. A good review will involve the phrase "they asked all the right questions".

"Do we get paid more if we skip lunch?" is not the kind of question you ask.

Mike

[mike_v_s]

And I keep going. You can stop reading now because I expect I'll ramble.

The first day is simple: do everything exactly as I tell you to. Ask as many times as you need, but make sure it is done as I instructed. We don't have short cuts. I need precision and accuracy.

I know it sucks to write out the entire number (including the zeros) every time, but how frickin' hard is it? I didn't ask you grab a brick dolly and haul the contents across a muddy yard with a 30 degree slope, did I? No. I asked for you to WRITE.

Don't tell me you're going to not write the full number down to save time. You don't get paid to do things quickly. There are no "I finished first" prizes. We get paid for accuracy. That means doing it like I said, everytime, no matter how boring it gets.

Christ. For the kind of money these people get paid, you'd think she'd be thanking me that she doesn't have to do more. It's too hard to read and write? Are you kidding me? That, and you don't even have to come to work until 9 and you leave at 4.

Biting the hand that feeds. I'm never impressed with someone who feels the need to question procedure on the first day. This is how we do it and you get paid a lot to do it like this. The end. Don't want to do it this way? Great. We don't want to pay you.

Mike

[MakiSupaStar]

So with all these chicks around, do you ever bust a nut in your tower? That guy didn't last long.

[mike_v_s]

Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

So with all these chicks around, do you ever bust a nut in your tower? That guy didn't last long.

Seriously?

Mike

[spade2you]

Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

So with all these chicks around, do you ever bust a nut in your tower? That guy didn't last long.

Last long as in employment or......never mind.

[peterbright]

About the 4th "Why do I have to do it that way?" on items that require precision lets me know that they will probably not work out no matter how much effort I make to train them.

[MakiSupaStar]

Originally Posted by mike_v_s

Seriously?

Mike

seriously.

[Jonny B]

If I take a fifteen minute dump, is that considered my break?

[Hawaii Islander]

Mike, what line of work are you in?

[KsToaDangr]

I was interviewing someone for a part time clerk position at the adult video store I work at, and was asked:

"if I lied about my age on the application, and was only 17, would I still get the job?"

[mike_v_s]

Originally Posted by KsToaDangr

I was interviewing someone for a part time clerk position at the adult video store I work at, and was asked:

"if I lied about my age on the application, and was only 17, would I still get the job?"

Mike

[mike_v_s]

Originally Posted by Hawaii Islander

Mike, what line of work are you in?

"Industrial" title research and land acquisition.

Mike

[PasdaBeer]

i did saftey trainning & First responder trainnning for a local PD here.


some of the S*** they say. I dont know how they passed all there testing.