HEO Girl
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- Dec 30, 2008
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- Fence & Guardrail Installation
Hope this is in the right spot
What's the chances of a trainee operator (that has gotten a certificate to operate equipment after 1 year of schooling) getting a job out there running equipment?
I here most companies make you do ground work first then let you run their equipment rarely. Well then what the heck was the point of learning to operate equipment if you are going to be doing ground work? I get the whole thing where a newbie wont be able to do a big complicated job because they don't know much but starting them out on small jobs would be feesable yes?
Most companies say "We don't slip any trainees in, you always get a well seasoned professional operating engineer." But what happens when you run out of well seasoned professional's? I mean you'd think a company would take a newbie under their wing. If a company were to do this I would think that the trainee would be more loyal to the company. Also the company would be able to mold this new operator to their standards and they would be less stubborn about doing things the companies way.
I guess I understand the whole: Training newbies is time consuming. We want some one we know can do the job right.
But what about us youngin's who are really passionate about operating?
Everyone's gotta start somewhere but if you can't start to begin with then you'll never learn
What's the chances of a trainee operator (that has gotten a certificate to operate equipment after 1 year of schooling) getting a job out there running equipment?
I here most companies make you do ground work first then let you run their equipment rarely. Well then what the heck was the point of learning to operate equipment if you are going to be doing ground work? I get the whole thing where a newbie wont be able to do a big complicated job because they don't know much but starting them out on small jobs would be feesable yes?
Most companies say "We don't slip any trainees in, you always get a well seasoned professional operating engineer." But what happens when you run out of well seasoned professional's? I mean you'd think a company would take a newbie under their wing. If a company were to do this I would think that the trainee would be more loyal to the company. Also the company would be able to mold this new operator to their standards and they would be less stubborn about doing things the companies way.
I guess I understand the whole: Training newbies is time consuming. We want some one we know can do the job right.
But what about us youngin's who are really passionate about operating?
Everyone's gotta start somewhere but if you can't start to begin with then you'll never learn
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