Work experience

[globallockytoo]

About 5 years ago, when I was managing a shop in Melbourne, we had some work experience lads come for a couple of weeks...

At first their initial expectations were to do all the sh** jobs like clean the dunny or empty the bins etc.

My policy was to first teach them the fundamentals. Key duplication, key blank identification, how to shim 201/570 cylinders, how to key up cylinders as well as how to clean the dunny and empty the bins.

Second was to teach them how to look up codes....cut keys to code and simple lock repair.

Third, I would send them out for at least a day with a tradesman on the road.

All the work experience lads that came to my shop were eventually employed by the company. One since won the apprentice of the year competition.

When i first started, my first boss taught me to duplicate a key, then how to roll a smoke. He went out on jobs but told me I had to have 10 smokes rolled for him when he got back.

It's different everywhere. There are bosses who will make you do the dirty stuff to test your metal.

If you find a good boss...lucky you.

[butterboy]

so i'm across the state from my home town for my wife,she is in a masters program for teaching,and she had 3 weeks off and I thought i could go down to the local locksmith and ask if I could hang out and gain some experence.
I got dressed up nice, and went to talk to him.
The first thing he asked was what I wanted to learn?
OOP's I just stated rambling about how I was a certifed locksmith and how in my home town, that is an island the locksmith only come over once a week, and how I own a tow truck company and the main thing I wanted to learn about was vehicals,and safe deosit boxes.
I told him I had all my own tools picks,duplicator,code cutter , and that I would just hang out in the shop , for the 3 weeks my wife had off.
He said the first thing he would have to do was a back ground check so I said Ill be honest with you, Im on probation from a DUI,duh.
I told him im a recovering alcoholic sober for 4 years ,duh.
I told him about how great the auto entry kit I have is,duh.
I gave him my number and said to call me because I was anctious to learn .
I went back the next day, his wife was in the shop,so I asked if he did the background check and she said he was really busy so he had not, so i offerd to get my own ,so I went online, paid the 10 bucks, printed it out and brought it down,and droped it off.
I was so suprized when the weeks went by with no call,duh.
Needless to say, I said all the wrong things,duh.
So I learned alot about what not to say.
It didnt hurt my feelings,cause I wouldnt have called my either.
By the way my back ground check sain I had no convictions against me.
I didnt care one way or another to work with the guy I just wanted to stay buisy for the time she had off.
Now that Im putting this down I think its prety funny that I was as truthfull as i was.
Maybe I should have told him I was a felon on the run and needed to find out how to steal cars to make my great getaway, or break in to safe deposit boxxes because I love diamonds or something.
I have a great sense of humor about it and know that Im going to learn all the stuff I need to know when I go to some difernt schools next year.
So I just figured I would give you my first experence about trying to get a job.
And by the way to all you guys that replied to "new baby butterboy" a few months ago my son Pheonix is doing great and hes 10 weeks old today.Im a very lucky guy to be able to be at home with my kids for this year , you guys should send your wife out to get a good job and stay at home if you can, think of all the practicing you could do, ha ha ha .