This all rather depends - as others have alluded on the seriousness of the corners cut, on one hand technically, but also on the other there is supposed to be a degree of trust you have between you at a personal level.

If you don't get the feeling he is looking out for you, and takes the time to explain what he is doing, and then letting you take on increasing responsibility to push ahead and do bits on your own as you prove yourself, then the whole apprenticeship thing is not really working as it should.

You don't say how you got to be his apprentice, but I presume on paper at least it looked like a good idea at the time. If you have been going a few months, then you should be well enough acquainted by now.

Do you know how he perceives you, and the value he puts on your work and or your observations on his style ? You could do worse than ask..

In the end while this problem may seem like forever at the moment, your professional career will hopefully span some decades, and this is only a small stepping stone towards that, so it is worth asking if you are getting what you need from it - are you learning, are you sharpening your practical skills, even if that is learning what not to do as well as what to do...

IF the working relationship is really poisonous, then it needs to be ended, but that is a drastic step, and unless it is really intolerable, I'd suggest getting as much benefit/experience from where you are at now first, and seeing how you feel after Christmas, or Easter or some other specific future date.

Also, realsie that to anyone else who may take you on, someone who looks like they hop in and out of a job too quickly  is not a good prospect. However,  to say "I worked with XX for a year, and then outgrew that, as I was not getting the variety of experience I needed" sounds more sensible and  perfectly valid . Some folk have had 30 years  experience, and others have broadly repeated  the same few months of experience over and over for the last 30 years, and being able to tell which sort someone is, is really important.

What makes you think he will make trouble if you move on ? - has he said he would, and is his opinion especially respected by other local sparks ? - if you can ask anyone who was at college with you how they are getting on at other places, and see if this chap has a reputation or not, it may reassure you.

Also if you do end up leaving, try to do it with the least possible bad feeling, which I realize may be tricky, and involve a bit of biting of lip and not saying everything you are thinking, but for example give notice of your intentions in time for him to pick up a replacement, and explain that, so you are not remembered as the ###!!  who went off and left him in the lurch, and be prepared for a gap in income.


Lastly and immediately your comment about being held responsible for an accident, this is very unlikely, as the assumption, at your stage in career at least, is that you are being supervised and instructed, so mostly the buck is his to stop, unless you are truly negligent. If you are really bothered, keep a diary (at home !) so that if there ever is an event, you know which one and if it was one you were worried about at the time. (and you can honestly say ' I was asked to do it that way' if that is true.)

This all rather depends - as others have alluded on the seriousness of the corners cut, on one hand technically, but also on the other there is supposed to be a degree of trust you have between you at a personal level.

If you don't get the feeling he is looking out for you, and takes the time to explain what he is doing, and then letting you take on increasing responsibility to push ahead and do bits on your own as you prove yourself, then the whole apprenticeship thing is not really working as it should.

You don't say how you got to be his apprentice, but I presume on paper at least it looked like a good idea at the time. If you have been going a few months, then you should be well enough acquainted by now.

Do you know how he perceives you, and the value he puts on your work and or your observations on his style ? You could do worse than ask..

In the end while this problem may seem like forever at the moment, your professional career will hopefully span some decades, and this is only a small stepping stone towards that, so it is worth asking if you are getting what you need from it - are you learning, are you sharpening your practical skills, even if that is learning what not to do as well as what to do...

IF the working relationship is really poisonous, then it needs to be ended, but that is a drastic step, and unless it is really intolerable, I'd suggest getting as much benefit/experience from where you are at now first, and seeing how you feel after Christmas, or Easter or some other specific future date.

Also, realsie that to anyone else who may take you on, someone who looks like they hop in and out of a job too quickly  is not a good prospect. However,  to say "I worked with XX for a year, and then outgrew that, as I was not getting the variety of experience I needed" sounds more sensible and  perfectly valid . Some folk have had 30 years  experience, and others have broadly repeated  the same few months of experience over and over for the last 30 years, and being able to tell which sort someone is, is really important.

What makes you think he will make trouble if you move on ? - has he said he would, and is his opinion especially respected by other local sparks ? - if you can ask anyone who was at college with you how they are getting on at other places, and see if this chap has a reputation or not, it may reassure you.

Also if you do end up leaving, try to do it with the least possible bad feeling, which I realize may be tricky, and involve a bit of biting of lip and not saying everything you are thinking, but for example give notice of your intentions in time for him to pick up a replacement, and explain that, so you are not remembered as the ###!!  who went off and left him in the lurch, and be prepared for a gap in income.


Lastly and immediately your comment about being held responsible for an accident, this is very unlikely, as the assumption, at your stage in career at least, is that you are being supervised and instructed, so mostly the buck is his to stop, unless you are truly negligent. If you are really bothered, keep a diary (at home !) so that if there ever is an event, you know which one and if it was one you were worried about at the time. (and you can honestly say ' I was asked to do it that way' if that is true.)