Multi run fillet weld

[MattF]

sounds like you'd have been better employing him for "sales"

I was thinking he sounded salesman material too.

 

[Richiew]

He'd only promise stuff that he couldn't deliver, like most BS merchants that talk their way into companies. World is full of them and then the work falls to others...

 

[Robotstar5]

He'd only promise stuff that he couldn't deliver, like most BS merchants that talk their way into companies. World is full of them and then the work falls to others...

Sounds like some of our managers, one of them organised contractors to strip out a lift during the shutdown which would have caused problems when production re-started as it was still being used, the redundant one he should have booked them for was about 10 metres away

 

[gaz1]

Level 2 NVQ apprentice welder, been there, seen it and done it. Totally and utterly useless at every task given, but was keen to weld, and talked long and often about the welding jobs he had done. A couple of my very experienced coded lads spent some time showing him the errors of his ways.
He was proud of this one, bless him.

He only lasted the week because i'm a soft touch. I've never met anyone so spectacularly bad at the most basic tasks bless him. It was like trying to educate pork so it was thanks but no thanks.

Set on as an apprentice fabricator, not specifically a welder.
At 18 he had the balls to walk into my office and hold his own to get a start including emailing me his CV there and then and making sure i had it in my hand. Impressive CV and sounded good.
Told him I would give him a weeks trial. Two days in my chief says 'nope'. Tried him at welding as a last ditch attempt to find some glimmer of skill before waving him off. CV obviously a cut and paste google job.

Perhaps holding his own is the only skill he has...

this just reads like hes been told to lie with there cv and experience to get a job

at 18 he would be on standared dole money should have just been out of college

I do hope your advice was to not lie on there cv as they would be found out very quickly like you did in 2 days sometimes a knock down might be what they was needing but also an explanation of why first would be better

 

[rtbcomp]

I got one from a guy who said he had 10 years experience as a computer consultant and paid attention to detail. Some simple arithmetic showed he became a consultant when he was 12.

 

[Welderpaul]

I got one from a guy who said he had 10 years experience as a computer consultant and paid attention to detail. Some simple arithmetic showed he became a consultant when he was 12.

I know a few blokes like that, if you add up the time they say they have been in all the different jobs they are aged about 450

 

[gaz1]

I got one from a guy who said he had 10 years experience as a computer consultant and paid attention to detail. Some simple arithmetic showed he became a consultant when he was 12.

thats the laughable part for me as thats when i started in my field of job however only at weekends and school holidays I was kinda taken out of the way due to some trouble i caused so to keep me out of it.

I was taken to jobs by parent ive done a fair few stuff at a young age

 

[rtbcomp]

 

[owas]

I pulled someone for doing this,
He looked at me with a blank face and asked whats wrong with it

 

[zeppelin builder]

Ok so we’ve had our fun let’s know the real story behind it @Welderpaul
My guess is a “coded welder” who regularly “passes X-ray” tests has applied for a job and had a go at a simple weld test to prove his worth. Then gone to the pub and told his mates he passed it but turned the job down cos he can make £60k on the rigs working 6 months a year.
Just a wild guess mind. Not that I’ve seen it before

and what is wrong with lefthanded welders who do regular x ray work ,work off shore and earn over 60 k

 

[Richard.]

and what is wrong with lefthanded welders who do regular x ray work ,work off shore and earn over 60 k

Nothing!!

 

[gaz1]

zeppelin builder said: ↑
and what is wrong with lefthanded welders who do regular x ray work ,work off shore and earn over 60 k
Nothing!!

but i can say something they moan about the right handers and there tools all for the right handers not much for the left handers

 

[Richard.]

zeppelin builder said: ↑
and what is wrong with lefthanded welders who do regular x ray work ,work off shore and earn over 60 k
Nothing!!

but i can say something they moan about the right handers and there tools all for the right handers not much for the left handers

I know.
I was clarifying there is nothing wrong with left handed welders at all.
I was just curious as to whether he was left handed or a right handed dragger.

 

[MBB]

I wish I could weld that good.

 

[8ob]

He only lasted the week because i'm a soft touch. I've never met anyone so spectacularly bad at the most basic tasks bless him. It was like trying to educate pork so it was thanks but no thanks.

Did he kick off when he was awarded the DCM (dont come monday) ?

Bob

 

[Richard.]

dont come Tuesday

 

[Welderpaul]

Did he kick off when he was awarded the DCM (dont come monday) ?

Bob

He wouldn't have understood that. Too subtle.

I'm half expecting a text in the morning off the lads who will be working Monday in the unit opposite to say there's a lad standing outside our works at 5.45am. Seriously.