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Post by damson on Feb 12, 2014 22:51:06 GMT
AS is starting to look at work placements for next year, and rather to my astonishment, thinks he wants to work in an accountancy firm for the week.
This driven by a desire to make lots of money. He thinks it is smart suits and business. I think it will be a week as an office boy.
AD had a week working in a nursery, having said she wanted to work with children, she got 2-3 year olds from 9-4. It was a shattering experience.
She knew after one day that this was not for her... Altho' what she really complained about was having to WORK for hours and hours.
It was what you might call a work vaccination. Now she knows what she does not want to do a) work with children b) work anything like fulltime.
We reckon her real plan is unchanged - marry someone rich.
Has anyone's youngster had an enjoyable week doing work experience? (Or managed to marry someone rich?)
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Post by oysterbabe on Feb 13, 2014 8:29:06 GMT
Grinning here at your descriptions lol. Whelk did a week placement in yr 10 with his dad at the national company he wants to work for. He spent the second week at school with others that had nothing sorted, got into trouble the second day back and had to do boring things. His first week went superb so from hero to zero in one week! He was offered a week working in a shop in town and refused, now this year he thinks he'd like a part time job and is calling in next week to the same shop (guessing they will say no back to him!).
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Post by homebird on Feb 13, 2014 8:37:25 GMT
My son had his work experience with the works department of our local housing society. He enjoyed learning about electricity and plumbing but his favourite was carpentry. Not relevant to his real working life though as most people don't get much choice these days do they. He's a security guard.keen to get into police work but not getting through interviews for some reason. Our daughter had her work experience at an animal rescue centre and thoroughly enjoyed it. After taking advice at college and university she is now stuck in an admin job which is well paid but not what she wants to do. Animal care is quite low paid and she can't afford to take a drop in pay and doesn't have the time to get the relevant qualifications.
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Post by damson on Feb 13, 2014 23:20:01 GMT
Tonight's enterprise is a pile of 6 letters to local firms for mailing out tomorrow. It is all starting to look a bit more real. Next step will be interview with the ones that bite. Now that will take some preparation  |
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Post by ham on Feb 14, 2014 5:45:10 GMT
Tooth fairy lol
My nephew wanted to be Pope!
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Post by littlemisscheerful on Feb 14, 2014 6:45:57 GMT
My yd already has it sorted. She wants to work in a zoo. But only part time, as apparently there's no way she'll have time to work ALL DAY!!! (Shame we don't live near a zoo)
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Post by damson on Feb 14, 2014 20:29:15 GMT
Has she seen the story about the zoo keepers that killed a 2 year old giraffe and fed the bits to the lions? Never mind the part time job, explaining to a crowd of school children that the young giraffe's genes were not what was needed for breeding... I reckon tooth fairy training might be easier to take (Does it involve a tutu?) |
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Post by peartree on Feb 15, 2014 11:09:23 GMT
Blossom had a memorable work experience
She wanted to help with the horses
She is quite a good rider and eventually would love a horse of her own
She 'borrowed' a horse and trotted young dobbin off into the village
The post office staff got a surprise....
Partridge did a good job on his of carpenters mate at the local housing association
He loved it
They liked him
We had to practice 'banter' and 'only idiots stab about with chisels' means 'put the chisel down!' Not 'it's really funny doing that and we think you're gifted!'
The snag cAme when we found a few tools a couple of weeks later
He claimed they were gifts
But there's no way
So
A mixed bag here :-)
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Post by milly on Feb 15, 2014 14:51:40 GMT
Looking a few years ahead here as dd only in year 8, but your comment re the tools PT has rung alarm bells. We have an ever increasing collection of dry wipe board pens, scissors, rulers, pens etc - some she has miraculously 'bought' despite me keeping close tabs on her pocket money. Others she doesn't even attempt to deny are taken from school. Can definitely imagine similar things happening if she was on work experience - can anyone think of a job that uses absolutely no equipment?  |
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Post by damson on Feb 15, 2014 16:22:55 GMT
Free climbing international jewel thief?
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Post by ham on Feb 15, 2014 16:58:53 GMT
magician could explain why you have an assortment of objects !! Or a politcian as they talk loads of carp. |
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Post by peartree on Feb 16, 2014 7:39:34 GMT
Florist would mean nicked stuff would die quickly....
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Post by peartree on Feb 16, 2014 7:41:19 GMT
Maybe being caught stealing at 'work' would be a help being drummed in
Perhaps work Exp in a shop where they would explain about store detectives ?
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Post by milly on Feb 16, 2014 11:10:16 GMT
Love the jewel thief idea! She knows it's wrong. Am pretty sure it is emotional as in wanting a part of someone she likes. So maybe just a horrid boss would do .... Or perhaps that would lead to wanting revenge....
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