Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 3m 26d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 16/09/12 10:24 PM Share Posted 16/09/12 10:24 PM don't stand around texting or checking facebook.^ This times 11ty billion. Leave your phone off or in your car. Give the shops number to anybody that may need to contact you in an emergency (ie your missus/parents etc) and focus on the business of learning the craft. Also don't ever forget or become complacent in regards to customers cars, treat them with the upmost respect. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MX Dave Donating Members 545 Member For: 13y 9m 13d Gender: Male Posted 16/09/12 11:09 PM Share Posted 16/09/12 11:09 PM if you have nothing to do or are in between jobs at work then clean. Sweep floors, clean parts, whatever don't stand around texting or checking facebook.So much this!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Lifetime Members 13,318 Member For: 21y 4m 30d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 17/09/12 12:09 AM Share Posted 17/09/12 12:09 AM was a bit hard tuning horse and carts back in your day jewels....I owe you a beer. Literally wee came out.Made my day. Taall said I go alright for an old fella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Thooperrrrrrr Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 6m 16d Gender: Male Location: NOR, Western Australia Posted 17/09/12 12:50 AM Share Posted 17/09/12 12:50 AM If he asks you for a left handed spanner, dont stop searching until you find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 17/09/12 03:11 AM Share Posted 17/09/12 03:11 AM was a bit hard tuning horse and carts back in your day jewels....23 gallops in the mid and spokie dokies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotrana Member 2,586 Member For: 21y 9m 19d Gender: Male Posted 17/09/12 07:01 AM Share Posted 17/09/12 07:01 AM when you have left over nuts and bolts from doing something just quietly sweep them under the benchif you break something or scratch a customers car tell no onealway blame someone else, its usually best to blame the other apprentice if there is onedont read instructions. If something comes with instructions it goes in the bin first. Your first guess is usually the best one 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 1m 25d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 17/09/12 07:23 AM Share Posted 17/09/12 07:23 AM +1 on the cleaning. I've come in when Simon was mopping the floors and he said to me "how bad's the situation when the boss has to clean up!" hahaha. He wasn't joking though.If you see a Lightning Strike BF2 turbo come in with no tint and a "I climbed the fence at the Bass Hill drive in" bumper sticker make sure you give it a good clean by hand and fill up the petrol tank with BP98 from down the road. Feel free to also fit any nice shocks and springs that are laying around the workshop too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f6mark Member 2,908 Member For: 13y 11m 4d Gender: Male Posted 17/09/12 07:24 AM Share Posted 17/09/12 07:24 AM very lucky working with simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,433 Member For: 15y 24d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 17/09/12 08:22 AM Share Posted 17/09/12 08:22 AM dont quit after the first few months because of the apprentice wages. (not sure what they are like over there)stick it out, it will pay off at the end. trust me.good luck, your a lucky man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 8m 23d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 17/09/12 08:49 AM Share Posted 17/09/12 08:49 AM I manage quite a few apprentices and have seen many come and go. All the dud kids have one thing in common... Their attitude. Some of them think they know everything. Some of them think they don't have to do much and some of them don't take having a job seriously.Don't get caught up with all the other no hoper trouble makers and do fark all at trade school. Don't try and race through all the work either. Answer the questions and really understand the modules before finishing them. I can't stress how important this is! Any idiot can change oil in an engine and rotate a set of tyres, but diagnosing and repairing faults is what sorts the men out from the boys. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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