shadowing/ on the job training

[mark84]

Hi everyone, ill get straight to the point, im 29 and currently in full time employment as an engineer for a small company, basically a dead end job! Ive recently had a little girl with my mrs and want to do everything possible to provide the best i can for them both and have been looking at getting into some kind of trade and tiling is the one that from what ive seen and read would suit me the most.
Anyway, what im after is shadowing a tiler for long enough to learn the trade in an 'on the job' style, as i said im in full time employment and have a young daughter so dont really have the time/ money to give up work and go off to college and ive always believed you learn best by getting your hands dirty and learning from someone who actually does the job, not from someone in a classroom who will give you a text book and a perfectly even surface to tile.
Are there any tilers on here in the Bolton area who would be willing to let me shadow them in return for free labour etc? Or someone who could atleast point me in the right direction.
Sorry if this is a bit cheeky Im just trying to better myself to provide a better life for my family.
Cheers for any help/ advice.

 

[Andy Allen]

How you going to shadow a tiler if you can't give up the job your doing now ?

 

[The D]

Sounds like a bargain NOT! You expect a tiler to allow youto watch how he works and then just go off and be in direct competition withhim. Just stop and ask yourself would you do it??
I tell you what you can shadow me but it will cost you£140.00 per day

 

[cam_low]

Can you not ply your trade elsewhere in Bolton or do what people do and move to where the work is?

How comes your engineer role is dead end

 

[Andy Allen]

I thought engineers new everything...lol

 

[mark84]

Thanks for those pearls of wisdom lads but i was looking more for some kind of friendly/ helpful advice rather than abuse, hence the 'or atleast point me in the right direction' part of my post.

I am just an ordinary bloke trying to do the best for his family, not 'stealing peoplea business' or looking for a free ride, if anyone reading this is after similar advice, id suggest enrolling on some kind of course like i have myself and going from there.

And deano £140 a day? Think ill stick with your mrs, shes much cheaper son.

 

[The D]

Lol childish comments are going to get you nowhere.

 

[White Room]

And deano £140 a day? Think ill stick with your mrs, shes much cheaper son.[/QUOTE]

A personal comment like that is totally unnecessary.

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