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> does not fit the fantasy of making jewelry. Has not worked out for
> me once. People who want a job are the ones that stay.
Over the last 20 years of owning a bricks and mortar shop, I have
had literally dozens of people ask if I would teach them, in trade
for free work, or low pay. Of the early few that I took on as low
dollar trainees, one stole a very valuable 18k watch and then
attempted to get me to pay for injuries recieved pushing her
relatives car from the snow, and all the others simply quit because
they werent making millions in the 1st yr.
Then I started telling these prospective 'apprentices' to go to a
school somewhere 1st, like a short 1-3 week program, to get a basic
understanding- tools, soldering, simple repair work, etc.... In other
words, spend your own money. I kept an address of a school in
Florida, on the wall near my main bench so that I always had it
handy. From the dozens I suggested this to, only one took me up on
it. At the time, 2 1/2 yrs ago, I was pretty well settled in my
routine and really didnt want anyone new, tripping me up as a newbie.
About 2 months after I told him to go to a school, I had totally
forgotten about him, yet the day I returned from an Alaskan vacation,
he walked in and told me he had gone to the school and was hoping I
might have a job for him. TOTALLY SHOCKED! Since he had just spent a
few thousand dollars (his down payment on a home)on my suggestion, I
thought I should at least give him a bench test, and told him to come
back that evening after closing for the day. That night, based on his
skills, I hired him for partime work, slightly over minimum wage.
Within 3 weeks, I had him working fulltime, and have raised his
hourly wage dramatically. If it werent for the recent economic
downturn, I would have additional pay increases in the works for this
year. Also he has since bought a very nice home, so I guess he musta
got his down payment back.
Most of this guys life he had been in construction
trades,maintenance, even earned his journeymans card as a union
electrician, but found that he simply hated his life. Now, he seems
to love every single day of his life, mostly doing a load of bench
repair work, sizing, stone setting, retipping, watch batteries, band
adjusts, a little bit of custom work, etc... Turned out to be a
'natural'! Less than 3 yrs ago he was wielding a hammer and torch of
totally different sizes than he uses now. All he had to do was
change the size of his tools to get his life in order.LOLOL
Bottom line, alot of people wont invest in themselves, and then take
a gamble on it, only dream and then quit when the dream isnt what
they thought it was about. Find someone willing to invest in
themselves, treat them fairly, and the odds of a scenario working out
go up considerably. In addition, I found a new friend in him with a
passion for jewelry, that has revived my passion like it was 35 yrs
ago. It also helps that we both have very similar views on politics,
food, etc..
Ed
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