Anyone out there need an Engineer ?
A few of us got the push yesterday (all under two years service !! ).
Here we go yet again, i`m getting pissed off with the trade again !
Mart.
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Cheers Mate, it does not feel right when it`s not down to you , yet again the cheapest option, the trade is killing it`self again.
Mart.
Only the E46 cab left now.
Just got too old.
Just got too old.
It`s hard to say as certain parts of west yorkshire (Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield) may offer decent rates of pay say up to £17/hour but are crap holes to get in and out of and when the weather turns, the M62 is a car park and the side roads as well.
There are very few of us left now, and with little to no training been done over the last 30 years , when Covid is under control, it will be back to square one......WHERE ARE YOU ALL ??
Pushing trollies or polishing bananas.lol
You will always need items to be made so take this as a massive warning.
Mart.
There are very few of us left now, and with little to no training been done over the last 30 years , when Covid is under control, it will be back to square one......WHERE ARE YOU ALL ??
Pushing trollies or polishing bananas.lol
You will always need items to be made so take this as a massive warning.
Mart.
Only the E46 cab left now.
Just got too old.
Just got too old.
I hear you, I'm manager of a machine shop coupled to a Foundry so mainly machining castings for Steel works etc. The standard of people has fallen off a cliff in the last 10 years. Pay is £15.5 to £17 here.
I've had a couple of younger lads who could turn out really good but they just don't have the commitment, days or even a week AWOL is perfectly acceptable to them.
I've had a couple of younger lads who could turn out really good but they just don't have the commitment, days or even a week AWOL is perfectly acceptable to them.
I agree with the 10 year bit, they are told they are skilled in months !!!! ??
I have worked with alot of Polish guys who are the hardest workers around and lovely guys to go with it, but the attitude some people had towards them who were supposed to be looking after them was to say the least "Shit" !!
Do you have a branch near Leeds ??
Mart.
I have worked with alot of Polish guys who are the hardest workers around and lovely guys to go with it, but the attitude some people had towards them who were supposed to be looking after them was to say the least "Shit" !!
Do you have a branch near Leeds ??
Mart.
Only the E46 cab left now.
Just got too old.
Just got too old.
Before Covid, these were the guy`s who came up to me and shook hands each shift, and one lady came to me after the Christmas do and thanked me for talking to her and her husband !!!!
Now thats lovely.
Mart.
Only the E46 cab left now.
Just got too old.
Just got too old.
Sadly no branch near Leeds.martauto wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:55 pmI agree with the 10 year bit, they are told they are skilled in months !!!! ??
I have worked with alot of Polish guys who are the hardest workers around and lovely guys to go with it, but the attitude some people had towards them who were supposed to be looking after them was to say the least "Shit" !!
Do you have a branch near Leeds ??
Mart.
We have several Polish workers in the Foundry, to be honest we've found them as varied as anyone else. We have 2 that have been with us 10 years plus and are top workers but we've also had to sack a couple for drinking on the job, think Vodka in the toilet cistern and hidden in their bag
, plus one that looks right through you, doesn't engage and plays the language game when it suits.
Well someone did !!!!
I start on Monday at a small firm locally in Ossett (15 mins away) CNC milling .
Not the biggest payers but I suppose a 61 year old , during a pandemic,I cant complain?
Mart.
I start on Monday at a small firm locally in Ossett (15 mins away) CNC milling .
Not the biggest payers but I suppose a 61 year old , during a pandemic,I cant complain?
Mart.
Only the E46 cab left now.
Just got too old.
Just got too old.
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That great news on getting another job and for sticking to your trade. As a motorcycle / ATV technician, I found it impossible over 50 years of age.
Employers preferring to hire youngsters with a laptop who know everything.
Also a lot of firms don't respect experience or skills and seem to think technicians (that's two up from fitter>mechanic>) grow on trees and can be hired for peanuts. I was was told by the boss that if I didn't like working for 10€ an hour he could get two East Europeans for that. Seems he was so wrong as I have been begged to return from retirement at 20€ a hour. But at 75 end of this month, no way, I just about get by on my pensions now so why work when you don't have to? It's not just Leeds (or the North of UK) in general but everywhere.
Employers preferring to hire youngsters with a laptop who know everything.
Also a lot of firms don't respect experience or skills and seem to think technicians (that's two up from fitter>mechanic>) grow on trees and can be hired for peanuts. I was was told by the boss that if I didn't like working for 10€ an hour he could get two East Europeans for that. Seems he was so wrong as I have been begged to return from retirement at 20€ a hour. But at 75 end of this month, no way, I just about get by on my pensions now so why work when you don't have to? It's not just Leeds (or the North of UK) in general but everywhere.
All comments by me should be taken in the right sprite, Jack Daniels is fine.