
Originally Posted by
Tazz
Jump on google, put together a wee CV with a coversheet tailored to each shop you are going to visit (if you're able) and go knock on some doors mate.
Hmm, learning how to do stuff and making contacts in a workshop for free (without the investment of tools too) or paying some polytech a few thousand bucks to potentially teach you fuck all....seems to be a clear cut decision to me!
Anyone who is keen to learn a trade should consider this.
We have hired jewellers who spend 40k learning how to do sweet fuck all for 3 years. After a year in the workshop (paid) they learn far more and actually get to work with the metals they're training for without spending a fortune out of their own pocket. Yes, for 40K no gold or silver is supplied from what I remember.
If someone wanted to come work for us for a year for free they are saving themselves upwards of $120,000 by the time you take into account the fees and the lost wages for the time spent doing that study. It would also be a better lead into an apprenticeship.
It's not something we've done but it is something we would consider, although the time invested in such a person can almost half the workload (on the extreme side) of a trained professional while they are being taught, so there is a considerable investment of time and cost even though you are not paying them a wage.
Food for thought.
you might want to talk to an employment lawyer (of which I am not) about the legalities of that.
Personally I have never had, nor will I ever have an unpaid intern. If someone is showing up at my business and working for me, they get paid. Might only be the minimum wage and it might only be a few hours a week but I consider the entire idea of "interning" to be despicable exploitation of vulnerable people. I won't have a part of that, it is obscene.
If you want someone to work in your workshop as you have described, they're an apprentice. Pay them. Pay them fuck all but you have to pay them. Otherwise you are a very little better than someone owning slaves.
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
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