Should I QUIT my Apprenticeship?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 มิ.ย. 2024
- Episode 2 of Smoko Chat where I answer your building questions
We are sticking to the apprenticeship theme this week including
+ I'm struggling, should I quit?
+ How did you handle study + working full time
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that is really good advice josh. well done speaking into those young people and some of those issues in our nation...
Thanks Jon :)
I started working for this old guy for my first apprentice job and he would degrade you all day and no matter how much you got signed off he would make you feel incapable of doing anything alone. I started thinking it wasn't for me
Long story short and I left and went to an job (apprenticeship) where I worked alone alot more and was trusted alot more and I kept thinking im actually good at this.
Nice, good to hear your found somewhere new that respected you
Good advice Josh 👍
Thanks Ann
Hello this is the first video i have watched from your channel. I am currently a level 3 bus mechanic and i am coming very close to the end of my time. However since the day I started the programme back in 2016 its been a disaster, i was pulled out of college twice for reasons that were not properly explained and it did have an impact on me. My apprenticeship got extended as a result of this and when i thought I could settle down at another college COVID happened, meaning i couldnt attend college and my exams were pushed back. This is extremely frustrating for me, I want to see this through to the end but when will it end? I was 20 when I started and soon I will be 25, thats a long time being an apprentice if you do the maths. I dont know what to do and I dont even know if you will read this or respond. Sorry if what i have put is long winded. I just want some advice thats all.
Hey Fredrick, this question has only just popped up so just replying now :)
It sounds like you have had a rough time and can see why you're frustrated. When your this close to the finish line I would encourage you to preserve and at least finish off your apprenticeship. Once you are qualified you can either take a break or work out a new direction to head towards, but at least get signed off, you'll thank yourself later :)
When I am working through tough situations I like to break it down into small chunks, if the finish line seems to far away just ask yourself, can I get to the end of this month, week or even day, Take it one step at a time and before you know it you'll be there,
All the best !!!
Hey Josh, good advice, anyone working under you should be proud to have you.
Im currently studying level 3 trade skills certificate. I was wondering how the average builder remember all the 100s of building rules/limits/sizes of stuff etc mentioned in the books when they go on site in the real world..and most importantly, how they know what they've done is complete?
is it simply by experience, or do they carry books, or do they know by memory all the important rules/conditions from past experience?
thanks very much
Hey Kenny, I think the trick is not remember all the info, but knowing when you need to stop and check the info, and where to get it from. Once you work out the basics of the building code the rest starts to come together quite easily
@@nzbuilder Awesome thanks!
One thing why do people say there is plenty of builders out there looking for good people I haven’t found that to be the case or maybe I’m not looking in the right place
Hey Paul, from what I see there is plenty of work out there right now but I think what you're coming up against is 2 problems
1) builders are nervous to hire the wrong person and so they opt to just work more themselves rather than take a punt on someone they are not sure about
2) Hiring someone is a lot of work. They are used to being on the tools all day, so it can all seem to hard and too much paperwork. So they just keep working hard not realizing they are too busy to stop and realize they need extra help.
Watch my video 3 tips for getting an apprenticeship, as they apply to getting a job too :)
@@nzbuilder 100%
Hey! I’m having a break from my apprenticeship because we have a 1 year old and working on no sleep, dealing with sick kids and the childcare costs were wearing me out too much. I worked in commercial and I’m considering going into residential when I return. Do you have any pros and cons of each? I know that residential is blowing up at the moment but I probably won’t be going back until our daughter is 3.
Hey Jade, that sounds full-on and like the perfect time to take a break! I have only ever worked on residential builds, other than 2 - 3 weeks on petrol stations, so I can't really compare
I do love that with residential you get to see the house literally start to finish, right from bare dirt to putting in door-stops and toilet roll holders, it's pretty rewarding
Enjoy your time off with your daughter :)
@@nzbuilder that’s a good thing to consider thanks. Seeing a build through from start to finish would be a nice change
My “why” is I became a joiner apprentice because I wanted to be a joiner, I don’t want to be a joiner anymore, I want to be a copywriter, and everyone at work just treats me like shit and belittles me because I think differently, been called a spastic, (they don’t know I actually am autistic) had a fight with my dad ended up homeless for a night and talked to a work mate who I like about it and my boss joined in made me feel like it was my fault and kept going on till I was crying
I had this issue when I first started.. I find things that happen like this as a test to see if you can overcome it n move forward. I asked this guy for a personal chat and asked him straight why he was being a dick, I discovered I was his vent outlet and he did not mean for me to feel as I did. So thats just my experience I like to face my issues head on its more satisfying in the end 😊👍
That's great advice and definitely a should be the first action to take if your comfortable and confident :)
Yes not for everyone I must admit n for younger people its harder I also like the idea of mediation for some circumstances like this👌
Much work for good Brickys over there,man from Ireland looking to Jump ship?
Yeah most of the brickys I know are flat out
Doing construction is bad waste of time
Smoko chat.. milk before hot water or hot water then milk? 🤔
Depends, coffee or tea?😉
@@omnibuildersnz and also milo! i recently starting doing milk first In Milo's and it makes a difference haha :)
3 good teaspoons of milo. Add milk. Mix it up then add hot water 👍 milo builders mix right there haha
I did miss milo🥺 bugger love a good milo, I like it at home using the coffee machine frother 😊
primo!
cheers :)
I’m in a bad spot in life I’ve been working for a plumbing company for 2 years now and they still won’t let me plumb I’m always cleaning I’m lost I need help
Hey Jorge, that sounds rough, first and foremost I would encourage you to have a chat with your boss and let him know how you're feeling. Ask him if there is a reason, and what you need to do to learn more.
Then give it you all for at least another month or two.
If you still feel like you going nowhere after this, then find another company to work for that will actually teach you to become a plumber. That way you can walk away knowing you gave it your best shot and it wasn't you but them :)
@@nzbuilder thanks for the advice
@@jorgeguzman9592 there is a job out there for you... U just gotta keep seeking. Dont waste time like me for the past 3yrs where I was asking myself every morning "what am i doing here". From experience you dont wanna look back and have regrets.
Been in and out of the building industry over 10 years, been a massive waste of time beside the money that helps pay the bills, really the industry in NZ has failed the youth because it really hit or miss 90% of the time being a miss. Not enough good characters in NZ carpentry that help any youths, most are it at it for the money. Obvious our trade sector is crippled and BCITO love mucking people around. Iv spent 6 months of my life plus other years I could throw at it just getting nothing at all done, people in higher places or already qualified can sit like a dragon on their wealth get stuffed I say, and il invest all my efforts to the youth to NEVER join carpentry.