aprentice tiler

[charlie1]

I think anyone who is ever going to be a good tiler needs to have an appreciation for good tiling... It would be too much hard work if you did not really care what you where creating. I had someone out for weeks, he was a plasterer but hated it, just didn't want to do it anymore, i had him tiling on day one but i could tell he liked and cared about it, pulling tiles back up because 'he' was not satisfied with it, i think that is a very good sign. Offcourse they must have a good work ethic but that applies if you want to be good at anything in life

 

[Time's Ran Out]

They are a nightmare with bloody mobiles... So say straight off , if caught on the moby during grafting time then he is gone...

my lad is always on his phone , flipping GF...

He must really take after his Dad - 58,000 posts and half on his phone!:lol:

 

[widler]

He must really take after his Dad - 58,000 posts and half on his phone!:lol:

Ha ha brill, i bet its dave son telling dave off "dddaaaadddd will u put that bloody phone down and get sumut done, or we gonna be here all day FFS " 🙂 🙂

 

[Andy Tiler]

Ha ha brill, i bet its dave son telling dave off "dddaaaadddd will u put that bloody phone down and get sumut done, or we gonna be here all day FFS " 🙂 🙂

That sounds about rite !! Lmao..

 

[AMtek]

To be fair, that is something that needs to be ironed out before they start. Would you start tiling a job without knowing how much money's in it!?! Let's face it, we all go to work for the money.. I know if I didn't need the money, I'd never lift a tile again! I'd be off travelling round the world lol!

I think for anyone learning a trade any money they are given should be a bonus, I did my first months training with no pay at all. I always sit down with a possible apprentice for a chat about the job before offering them a trial and if they only want to talk about money then its not a trade their after its just the cash. We could all go out and dot and dab with tubbed gear on plasterboard in a wet area and get the job done quicker but we take pride in our work and enjoy it, anyone who is only interested in getting paid is not going to take as much care with their work.

That is my view anyway

 

[stephenoneill]

1work ethic

2 are they interested in tiling for the tiling or for the money
3watch to see if they have potential over the course of a week