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Kids on work experience
Swanandduck2
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Just wondering if you find them a bit of a nuisance or if you enjoy them coming in to your workplace?
Where I work it's always a case of 'pass the parcel'. Oh we're a bit busy down here at the moment/can't think of anything appropriate to give her to do etc etc. Usually the person who can't think on their feet and come up with a reason sharpish gets landed with them.
Are we just horrible in my workplace or is this the general attitude everywhere?
Where I work it's always a case of 'pass the parcel'. Oh we're a bit busy down here at the moment/can't think of anything appropriate to give her to do etc etc. Usually the person who can't think on their feet and come up with a reason sharpish gets landed with them.
Are we just horrible in my workplace or is this the general attitude everywhere?
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No they wouldn't annoy me.
Teach them well and let them lead the way?
Dunno, I'd be a bit miffed if I taught them well then they were promoted above me...stuff it, don't even acknowledge them OP, they're after your job!
...teach them well and let them lead the way ?
Although we did have one we actually had to sack as he spent most of the week with his feet on the desks taking naps, he was asked to leave after just the second day!
Don't back track now, we know you are responsible for crimes against helpers.
Okay, I admit it. I usually lock them in the stationary cupboard with ten years worth of filing
I think you can cover your back with the human rights issues if you put a bucket of paper clips in for them to count, as this would add variety.
Variety??? They'll be wanting payment next. :eek:
That's what I was thinking - surely it would be better to have a programme in place, either focusing on one thing, or moving around to see the various jobs.
Work experience is part of the curriculum, so is compulsory.
Where my dad works they make stuff from designs which are computer generated in the office. I was interested in graphic design so they had said i could work in the office learning office skills and have a go at the computer design which i really wanted to. The school ended up shoving me in a shop where it was clear they didnt want anyone. The shop only had about 5 customers a day so was very quiet. Most of the time i sat around doing nothing or just making tea and coffee. One day they sent me to another one of their shops (which was against the school rules) where i had to do a lot of heavy lifting (which they already knew i couldnt because i was still in physiotherapy at the time) and told me off when i refused to do it.
At the end i felt like i had wasted two weeks. I would rather have had two extra weeks study leave. I learnt nothing except that id never want to work in that sort of environment ever again.
Work experience should encourage young people to make their career as satisfying and fulfilling as possible and to not be afraid of a hard days work and its rewards. If they feel unwanted and excess to requirements, that's hardly going to fill them with confidence and motivation.
Sorry for the double post, but this is practically what I was asked to do...
Second verse of a song.
I believe the children are our future Teach them well and let them lead the way.
Whitney Houston, Greatest Love of All.
Just sounds like your workplace doesn't plan appropriately when it comes to work experience. They should have a set agenda for when they come in.