Wow what an employer!

[Dynamo]

So it'll come across like I'm bitching but I'm not. The employer book himself on a HV electrical training course? He's not a qualified electrician or mechanical engineer, simply a business man. We've had major turnover in staff and staff retention has been extremely poor at best. It got to the point only I was left and then the boss managed to find a guy from Africa to work for us. He's a good guy and a really good worker, and considering english is not his langauge he and me gets on very well. Granted a lot of the time I struggle to understand him, but knowing the job I can see where and when he requires help, so everything works out ok.

The boss took on another guy part time. Now he's not a mechanic or eletrician by any stretch of the imagination, but he is a qualified solicitor. Now he's worked with me long enough now to understand how the business operates and how I operate and get the jobs done, deal with customers, order parts, sort out any problems and stay overtime (no pay) when customers need their cars. The solicitor (his family member) has commented a few times about the bosses attitude towards others, but today was I think nearly the final straw sort of speak. Two of us today have got through six mot's, three full services and their mot repairs, i'e' brakes, suspension repairs etc. One customer was a courier and I failed his van a few days ago on emissions and other defects. The van was repaired but the emissions were proving a problem. The customer was booked in this afternoon for a retest. I tried an emissions test but the van was having none of it, so between other jobs this afternoon I've worked on the van and tonight stayed back to get the guys van back on the road, which I've managed with the skin off my teeth sort of speak, but this was around 7 pm tonight! The boss rings the new guy (solicitor) and says, wait for it... Whats going on, I hope your not doing work in my garage and not putting the money through the books! He was not diplomatic with the solicitor at all. After the phone call my mobile rang and to be honest as soon as I saw the monitor I just ignored it. The solicitor is going to have serious words with him and the family about this and the way he treats me. The solicitor didn't seem happy at all tonight and could be the end of the road!!

I'm just glad now that a proper qualified professional has seen first hand what I've endured for the last 18 years.   

[dwain]

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results

[rocket]

Dynamo what part of Africa is your co worker from ? Big continent that !!! And English is widely spoken from South Africa to Rhodesia and most of the world ( in fact to be a pilot YOU have to be fluient in the language as this is the only language used by aircraft control ) 

[dwain]

Rhodesia 🤣 FFS. Did you mean Zimbabwe, which is right next to South Africa.

Another much needed smile 😊

[rocket]

Nov 11, 2024 22:49:56 GMT 1 dwain said:

Rhodesia 🤣 FFS. Did you mean Zimbabwe, which is right next to South Africa.

Another much needed smile 😊

I know a few people who lived and were born there i n Rhodesia and South Africa who had to  leave to this country FFs they live here  and are appalled to what their countries have become They still call it this and THEY don't smile 😩😩