I’m trying not to out myself!
DS has just finished year 13 at college in a trade. He’s not as good as someone who’ve been doing it for years, however, he’s pretty decent and definitely good enough to do it professionally just not at the top level at the minute. He’s gone back to college for year 14 and is learning additional skills there to enhance what he’s doing. On top of this he’s been working on a self employed basis in his trade and has regular clients with great feedback.
He had an interview today for said trade. I understand that unpaid trial shifts are a thing and fair enough. However, they wanted him to work 3.5 days a week with 9-6 pm hours Friday to Sunday. Catch being that it would be totally unpaid for 2 months. All those hours for free! Apparently in about 2 months time (so after Christmas), they wouldn’t need him and there would be no chance of a paid job.
Is this the new landscape for our young people, I’m absolutely flabbergasted. Or should he of taken it for the experience.