biggs682
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- Northamptonshire
Friday fun day i hope
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Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Morning it is dark out !
I think it is dry out with what looks like thin cloud .
I hope to spray some colour on today .
I think it is dry out with what looks like thin cloud .
I hope to spray some colour on today .
weather looks awful..
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Morning. I just called the organisation and said I'd be happy to work in the projects where I was for my interview, and I'd happily work on the school project if I was in a team, but I felt it was unsafe if I was on my own in the school project, so they've withdrawn my application.
The teens are from normal schools although typically from 'Werkrealschule' which is the lower tier of the Baden-Württemberg school education system. Unfortunately this can often mean 'dustbin', as is the way of such things.
I am theoretically trained for classrooms, but not this age group. That said there is a lot of confusion about what an Arbeitserzier is qualified to do: I get 'recommendations' from the employment agency for anything from a kindergarten teacher (In German that's an "Erzieher") to an Ergo therapist. I was surprised that they thought I should work alone with a school group though. The thought of what damage kids could do with sharp objects if two start an argument when I'm concentrating on another child don't bear thinking about, and it would be my responsibility.
I made it clear that I was very happy to work in the projects where I did my interview and willing to work with the school children if I wasn't alone.
I also communicated with my caseworker who agreed with me that this isn't in my remit and supported my decision, which was something of a relief. (He was quite scathing of the organisation, in fact, pointing out that they are desperate for someone to fill the 75% position, and with a bit of flex and common sense they could have had 75% covered in Novermber, and at worse someone covering the more important 65%, but now they have exactly 0%. Chapeau.)
Ho hum, back to the drawing board. It's frustrating because they were offering a fairly generous payment of several hundred Euro more than I was hoping for. I'll have to raise my expectations...
@Andy in Germany You‘ll find something suitable soon. It’s really not fair of them to spring that on you nor make it clear from the outset. Besides 1:15 ratio in a woodworking situation with (as you say) sharp tools and teenagers in counselling (apologies if I’ve stated this incorrectly) doesn’t sound good. At least another adult supervising (i.e. another pair of eyeswould seem to be required.
The teens are from normal schools although typically from 'Werkrealschule' which is the lower tier of the Baden-Württemberg school education system. Unfortunately this can often mean 'dustbin', as is the way of such things.
Oh botheration...
Never mind that this situation might well invalidate any insurance they have to have down to your lack of training or the lack of proper supervision. And you don't want to be in the situation where you might end up shouldering the blame for an incident that might have been avoidable.
Best to walk away. If they are cutting corners with this, then goodness knows what other gremlins might be hiding in the works...
I am theoretically trained for classrooms, but not this age group. That said there is a lot of confusion about what an Arbeitserzier is qualified to do: I get 'recommendations' from the employment agency for anything from a kindergarten teacher (In German that's an "Erzieher") to an Ergo therapist. I was surprised that they thought I should work alone with a school group though. The thought of what damage kids could do with sharp objects if two start an argument when I'm concentrating on another child don't bear thinking about, and it would be my responsibility.
I made it clear that I was very happy to work in the projects where I did my interview and willing to work with the school children if I wasn't alone.
I also communicated with my caseworker who agreed with me that this isn't in my remit and supported my decision, which was something of a relief. (He was quite scathing of the organisation, in fact, pointing out that they are desperate for someone to fill the 75% position, and with a bit of flex and common sense they could have had 75% covered in Novermber, and at worse someone covering the more important 65%, but now they have exactly 0%. Chapeau.)
Ho hum, back to the drawing board. It's frustrating because they were offering a fairly generous payment of several hundred Euro more than I was hoping for. I'll have to raise my expectations...
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I think the only good thing that can be said about work today is that it is payday
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
There is a group of us that have been 'summoned' to see the Finance Director on 'Information Security'. No other hint about what it is, but I think it may be because we didn't do the GDPR 'training video' on time - I did mine of Tuesday (about 3 weeks late) - it's not as though I haven't done GDPR training before. The so called 30 minute session that was really an hour, then add in Equality and Diversity training 'video' - that was a whole afternoon gone - haven't got that time to spare !
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They own your time whilst you are there, if they would rather you spent it watching video's then so be it, if they would rather you do that than earn them pennies that is their issue.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
I'm willing to bet that if he took the time to watch the video and it resulted in him not doing Project X as he would otherwise have done, he'd have been summonsed to explain why Project X is behind schedule and costing them money...
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At which point you advise whoever is asking that Boss Y thought watching videos in his/her office was more important.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
What had happened is, IT had deliberately sent out a fake 'phishing' email to staff, and I'd apparently clicked on it (as had others). Well checking back, I'd actually reported it to the IT helpline ! Oh well, at least my boss knows I was in at 7:32am on the 2nd of August.
Wasn't the training !
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Well it's T-Minus 7 or 8 hours until the little fluffy bundle of trouble arrives ! Pictures will follow. Not sure how the big fluffy bundles of trouble will react !
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
Sat in work waiting for 1pm to come - so I can leave on my adventure to the seaside
High winds and torrential rain forecast (that Mrs V has avoided by taking the car)
Should be fun
High winds and torrential rain forecast (that Mrs V has avoided by taking the car)
Should be fun
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Knowing my former company it would be the same person asking both questions...
