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a friend of mine used to own a car wash...his favorite slogan was "hire the handicap, they're fun to watch"

apparently, you're apprentice doesn't fit that slogan...run him ragged and make him quit...should take about 3 days...
 
georgestolz said:
So you wouldn't hire a deaf employee? Do you think earplugs should be forbidden?
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lawnguylandsparky said:
Earplugs don't block all sound. And deaf people are not safe on construction sites.
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Dang,... you really drop my jaw what your remark about the deaf peoples

and let you know that i am almost total deaf a serve hard of hearing and i been in the bussines for almost 20 freaking years and i have no one complain to me.

there are few things that deaf peoples are good is picking up viberations much faster than hearing peoples and we allready trained to use the eyes more than the ears.

and i work on alot of large diesel engines and the noise dont affect me at all. to me it sound a whisper to me that how profounded deaf i am.

i know i heard alot of company dont want to hire deaf peoples due this famous statement " cant hear "

and the other good advange what deaf peoples have is good sign langunge [ hand talking ] we can talk pretty good distance over the noisy everoment you try that with shouting how far you can hear over the noise ??

the other thing with deaf workers they are very focoused workers they genrally don't get distracted with noise much but will spot the sisuation pretty fast with sight.


if you want more question on this one.,, just speak up i will be happy to answer more question here.


Merci, Marc

P.S. i know 3 diffrent sign langunges , speak in french , allready know the code in French electrical code , NEC code of course.
 
frenchelectrican said:
P.S. i know 3 diffrent sign langunges , speak in french , allready know the code in French electrical code , NEC code of course.
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Curious about one thing... does your English sign language have a French accent? :grin:
 
electricalperson said:
i work with an apprentice at work with about 2 years experience, he second guesses me on everything i do or say and he doesnt listen. he would rather play with the radio and change the songs on his ipod than work. i told him to turn the radio down about 6 times the other day because the security people at the office complex were walking through. also when i try to show him something about the code or whatever he tells me he doesnt really care too much. any advice for dealing with this?
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I think the problem is not the radio/ipod, but the attitude. Tell the boss you won't work with him anymore. I've had to do this a couple of times, and usually, they don't last very long after this.
 
Don't feel afraid to go to the boss and tell him/her you want another cubby.

I remember once (in my second year of apprenticeship) I went to the boss and asked to be assigned to another project because of the foreman we had on the job.
 
480sparky said:
I remember once (in my second year of apprenticeship) I went to the boss and asked to be assigned to another project because of the foreman we had on the job.
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I've only done that once - I try to get along with whoever I'm working with, but that guy was impossible. I think the roids had something to do with it.

I almost did a second time, but providentially the boss was too busy to talk, so I put up with it for another month or two before the project was wrapped up.

I hate to be fussy.
 
frenchelectrican said:
and let you know that i am almost total deaf a serve hard of hearing and i been in the bussines for almost 20 freaking years and i have no one complain to me.
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maybe that have, but you just didn't hear them?

:)D sorry, that was wrong...lord I apologize...but I just couldn't stop myself:D)
 
480sparky said:
I wasn't trying to be fussy, either.

I just wanted a foreman who did had these 'redeeming qualities':
1. Be on the job site.
2. Don't do crack.
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I hear that. In my two cases, it was:

1. Don't tell me to do one thing, then threaten me when I didn't do the exact opposite (what you meant to ask for).

1. Put on tools.
2. Provide direction as necessary.
3. Be on the job site (or at least, not hiding)
4. In lieu of (1), (2) & (3), screaming at me for no reason is not a substitute for (1), (2) & (3). :D

Edit to add: Erik, I thought it was a good-hearted jest, and funny. I hope Marc takes it in the vein it appeared to be intended. :)
 
This would classify as a safety issue wouldn't it ? If he can't hear you with the radio on ,than his safety as well as others' around is in jeopardy therefore he can't bring it (or at least wear it) on the jobsite for insurance reasons ! As to the fact that he won't show you respect as his immediate supervisor on the job give 'em a day off without pay as an attitude adjuster ! Who knows , he might not come back !
Carl :)
 
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wow this thread keeps going and going. I'm starting to think I should change my position to "just kill him" (for the powers that be - I am joking lol):grin:
 
Tune up the sound box, and put on Santana's "Soul Sacrifice"



Moderator Edit: Removed Link to ytube, PM Rockyd if you would like it.
 
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Rockyd said:
Tune up the sound box, and put on Santana's "Soul Sacrifice"
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Way off topic, but at the link to the video above: anybody else find the view in the left screen at 7min 44sec extremely disturbing:-?
 
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GilbeSpark said:
Way off topic, but at the link to the video above: anybody else find the view in the left screen at 7min 44sec extremely disturbing:-?
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With the comment thrown in about " the view in the left screen...." being "extremely disturbing" , you just make us all want to see it now !
Carl :smile:
 
frenchelectrican said:
Dang,... you really drop my jaw what your remark about the deaf peoples

and let you know that i am almost total deaf a serve hard of hearing and i been in the bussines for almost 20 freaking years and i have no one complain to me.

there are few things that deaf peoples are good is picking up viberations much faster than hearing peoples and we allready trained to use the eyes more than the ears.

and i work on alot of large diesel engines and the noise dont affect me at all. to me it sound a whisper to me that how profounded deaf i am.

i know i heard alot of company dont want to hire deaf peoples due this famous statement " cant hear "

and the other good advange what deaf peoples have is good sign langunge [ hand talking ] we can talk pretty good distance over the noisy everoment you try that with shouting how far you can hear over the noise ??

the other thing with deaf workers they are very focoused workers they genrally don't get distracted with noise much but will spot the sisuation pretty fast with sight.


if you want more question on this one.,, just speak up i will be happy to answer more question here.


Merci, Marc

P.S. i know 3 diffrent sign langunges , speak in french , allready know the code in French electrical code , NEC code of course.
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Is this a joke? If so I dont think its funny. If not, its even funnier.
 
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