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Be careful .... they're letting me near knives and sharp objects.
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:40 pm
by Futter
At the beggining of all this C19 stuff I quit my job and ended up in one of those temp 4hr contracts at my local supermarket. Fast forward to today and I am now an aprentice butcher. Course started today although I've been doing the work for a week or so. Also doing fishmongery but thats in house rather than with an external company. Good fun so far although my hands stink of fish after work.
Re: Be careful .... they're letting me near knives and sharp objects.
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 3:33 pm
by G.P
Good on you mate, and I've noticed over the years that the cheeriest people you meet in the shops are the butchers, Hope it goes well
Re: Be careful .... they're letting me near knives and sharp objects.
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:01 pm
by Le_Fromage_Grande
Aren't you a bit old for apprenticeships?
Re: Be careful .... they're letting me near knives and sharp objects.
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:23 pm
by Dutchman
Nice one, skills you could use anywhere in the world
Re: Be careful .... they're letting me near knives and sharp objects.
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:55 pm
by Futter
Julian_Boolean wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:01 pm
Aren't you a bit old for apprenticeships?
Not really, I dont get paid any less and actually get a whole 20p an hour more now. Once qaulified I get the full rate (after 15 months) and I get a useful skill.
Re: Be careful .... they're letting me near knives and sharp objects.
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:44 pm
by crust
Dutchman wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:23 pm
Nice one, skills you could use anywhere in the world
Yup, the geezers are always on the look out for a good knife man.
"cut him razors"
Re: Be careful .... they're letting me near knives and sharp objects.
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 6:37 am
by Scotsrich
Couple of local butchers near me who are always busy and occasionally looking for staff.
As steady a trade as any just now I’d think.
Re: Be careful .... they're letting me near knives and sharp objects.
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 6:23 pm
by The Martian
crust wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:44 pm
Dutchman wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:23 pm
Nice one, skills you could use anywhere in the world
Yup, the geezers are always on the look out for a good knife man.
"cut him razors"
Otherwise known as Clapham Junction
Re: Be careful .... they're letting me near knives and sharp objects.
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:02 pm
by Dutchman
Harry wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2020 8:50 am
1888 wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2020 8:36 am
First job when i left school was a Butcher. Littlewoods as they had a food hall back in 79 then a shop called Midlothian Meat centre on leith walk. Unfortunately it was through the YOPS scheme and they never keep you on after the six month of free labour. 2nd one shut down anyway as he got held up with a shotgun so he went back to supermarket butchering.
Blimey, it must be rough there, armed robbery at a butchers shop
The steaks were high...
Re: Be careful .... they're letting me near knives and sharp objects.
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 5:50 pm
by The Spin Doctor
Harry wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2020 8:50 am
1888 wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2020 8:36 am
First job when i left school was a Butcher. Littlewoods as they had a food hall back in 79 then a shop called Midlothian Meat centre on leith walk. Unfortunately it was through the YOPS scheme and they never keep you on after the six month of free labour. 2nd one shut down anyway as he got held up with a shotgun so he went back to supermarket butchering.
Blimey, it must be rough there, armed robbery at a butchers shop
Give 'em a chop and they'll take a leg.