First of all, even if you do get blamed for something, you are not the one who would be found liable to a court, competent persons scheme, or what have you. You are an employee so the buck stops with the company. As an apprentice, you are under training and will be expected to perform at that level and not at the time-served level.


If you are working for a large company, there is always the option of approaching your boss's boss, but that may not apply here.


I think that most us will have had at least one trainer over the years who has two left thumbs and I sympathise with anybody who is in that situation.


You certainly need to be careful how you question your boss's work. College may have taught you by the book, but any good trainer should be able to tell you why he (or she) does a particular task in a particular way. (This is, however, a rare skill.) A good trainer should also be aware of different ways of working and allow you to develop your own way of doing things.


You will have picked up some skills at college. You will also pick up skills with this boss, and may vow not to do things that way in future. You will move on at some stage and will find further ways of doing things. You will still be learning as a junior time-served sparks and hopefully will continue learning up to retirement. So at worst, this job will only end up being a small part of your life.


I thing that you have to grit your teeth for now. It pains me to say this, but you need to ask your boss how he wants you to do things, or show you how it should be done. He may think that you are a real PITA right now; but if you come round to his way of doing things, he may well think that actually you were prepared to listen and give you a good reference.


If the situation really is intolerable, could you get advice back at college?


Good luck!

First of all, even if you do get blamed for something, you are not the one who would be found liable to a court, competent persons scheme, or what have you. You are an employee so the buck stops with the company. As an apprentice, you are under training and will be expected to perform at that level and not at the time-served level.


If you are working for a large company, there is always the option of approaching your boss's boss, but that may not apply here.


I think that most us will have had at least one trainer over the years who has two left thumbs and I sympathise with anybody who is in that situation.


You certainly need to be careful how you question your boss's work. College may have taught you by the book, but any good trainer should be able to tell you why he (or she) does a particular task in a particular way. (This is, however, a rare skill.) A good trainer should also be aware of different ways of working and allow you to develop your own way of doing things.


You will have picked up some skills at college. You will also pick up skills with this boss, and may vow not to do things that way in future. You will move on at some stage and will find further ways of doing things. You will still be learning as a junior time-served sparks and hopefully will continue learning up to retirement. So at worst, this job will only end up being a small part of your life.


I thing that you have to grit your teeth for now. It pains me to say this, but you need to ask your boss how he wants you to do things, or show you how it should be done. He may think that you are a real PITA right now; but if you come round to his way of doing things, he may well think that actually you were prepared to listen and give you a good reference.


If the situation really is intolerable, could you get advice back at college?


Good luck!