Apprentice plumber Sunbury (vic) area

[Beachy]

That would be good someone told me you had sandman

[wbute]

I agree that kids should be out of school younger if they are not academics. 18 is too old for first year apprentice for sure.

Wish I had done a trade. Biggest regret. Just lucky to get a start in mining at 40 with no trade or qualifications to speak of.

My young fella might be a bit young at 13 though. I tell them either get a trade or a degree. No future for farmers without some sort of off farm income for backup.

[Valencia]

Being self employed since i was 23 years old and if i had my time again i wouldn't do a trade
its a hard job not only physically but mentally and when you break it all down no holiday pay no super no sick days do i need to go on
Building industry has got to shit in the last 15 years or so to many blow ins doing jobs cheap and under cutting
the real tradesman so we all got to take a pay cut because Mr Wong will do it cheaper
end of rant

[Beachy]

Wb were abouts do you farm in the central west what years were you at Orange ag

[Beachy]

Valencia you should have been a plumber no mr wongs in plumbing I reckon it's better now than 20 yrs ago

[Valencia]

Valencia you should have been a plumber no mr wongs in plumbing I reckon it's better now than 20 yrs ago

Yeah i know now im a Ceramic Tiler have been since i left school at 16
the Mr Wongs have infiltrated the Tiling and Gyprock industry thats the reason im getting out asap
im applying for jobs atm so they can have it all

Beachy the only reason the Mr Wongs dont do Plumbing its because you need 30 grands worth of tools
where they can go to Bunnings spend $500 on Tiling or Gyprock tools and there and instant tradie
bloody shits me

[davegmh]

Seems a few of us on here are chippies, me too. I recon the younger the better for an apprentice too. Bend them while they're green I say. Hey Valencia, plenty of work in Toowoomba for ceramic tilers. Come on over there is no money in working for a boss but some people are happy with that. The thing the pisses me off in the building game is people who class themselves as a tradesman but never successfully completed an apprenticeship. That's impossible.

[playwme]

The thing the pisses me off in the building game is people who class themselves as a tradesman but never successfully completed an apprenticeship. That's impossible.

If they do a good job then I'd rather them over the guy who completed his apprenticeship and f@*ks everything he touches.

[Flamenco_not_Flamingo]

If they do a good job then I'd rather them over the guy who completed his apprenticeship and f@*ks everything he touches.

That maybe so, still can't call themselves tradesmen, no time no trade.

[davegmh]

If they do a good job then I'd rather them over the guy who completed his apprenticeship and f@*ks everything he touches.

That's true. It's also true that there are also plenty of wankers out there that are not tradesmen but in their own lunchtime they think they are and f@*k up everything they touch too. I get around your problem by only using qualified tradesmen who do know what they are doing. Problem solved. Again, only people who successfully complete an apprenticeship are tradesmen.