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Jmac · 02-09-2019, 10:42 PM

In an ideal world, you shouldn't have to babysit the kid, but that's not always the case.

Give him some guidance, set clear and realistic expectations, offer assistance when expectations aren't being met, and if he continues to not meet expectations, well, then it's on him.

We take students at work twice a year in the boiler room (usually 3-4 at a time) and half of them are usually self-motivated and eager. The other half, not so much. Sometimes it's just that they've never worked before, sometimes it's that they have the knowledge but lack real-world skills and therefore lack confidence, and sometimes it's just that they're lazy as fuck or they're only there because their parents are "forcing them" to be there (in which case, why the fuck are you even in school wasting presumably their money?).

Obviously, the latter is a lost cause, but the ones who lack experience/skills/confidence usually just need someone to take them under their wing.

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Jmac Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Duncan, BC Posts: 10,128 Thanked 5,568 Times in 2,107 Posts Failed 231 Times in 90 Posts	In an ideal world, you shouldn't have to babysit the kid, but that's not always the case. Give him some guidance, set clear and realistic expectations, offer assistance when expectations aren't being met, and if he continues to not meet expectations, well, then it's on him. We take students at work twice a year in the boiler room (usually 3-4 at a time) and half of them are usually self-motivated and eager. The other half, not so much. Sometimes it's just that they've never worked before, sometimes it's that they have the knowledge but lack real-world skills and therefore lack confidence, and sometimes it's just that they're lazy as fuck or they're only there because their parents are "forcing them" to be there (in which case, why the fuck are you even in school wasting presumably their money?). Obviously, the latter is a lost cause, but the ones who lack experience/skills/confidence usually just need someone to take them under their wing.