The youth of today......................

[Smiffy]

Got a new guy started as a salesman about 6 weeks ago.
Yesterday was his first Sunday on duty and he had been advised about 3 weeks ago that he would be working "on his own" for the 1st time.
I got a call at 10am yesterday morning from him asking how he could get into the showroom as he didn't have any showroom keys.
Errr........why didn't he ask me on Saturday when I was working with him all day, or at the very latest phone me when he got into his car to drive to the showroom yesterday morning knowing that he was going to have to let himself in rather than wait until he actually got there to ask?
Now this morning to top it off, we have a very (very) heavy frost and he has a test drive booked for 11am on a car outside.
He has asked how to defrost it in time for the test drive.
Errr start the car up now with the heater on full blast and the heated rear screen on???
Is it me????

 

[Pin-seeker]

Got a new guy started as a salesman about 6 weeks ago.
Yesterday was his first Sunday on duty and he had been advised about 3 weeks ago that he would be working "on his own" for the 1st time.
I got a call at 10am yesterday morning from him asking how he could get into the showroom as he didn't have any showroom keys.
Errr........why didn't he ask me on Saturday when I was working with him all day, or at the very latest phone me when he got into his car to drive to the showroom yesterday morning knowing that he was going to have to let himself in rather than wait until he actually got there to ask?
Now this morning to top it off, we have a very (very) heavy frost and he has a test drive booked for 11am on a car outside.
He has asked how to defrost it in time for the test drive.
Errr start the car up now with the heater on full blast and the heated rear screen on???
Is it me????

He sounds like a great addition to the team.
Makes you wonder who ties their shoe laces on a morning.

 

[User20205]

He just needs you to take him under your wing mate.

You must be able to remember back when you were young and foolish

He needs a role model, sounds like he's picked you

 

[sawtooth]

Send him off to the spares department for a long weight , give him something useful to do.

 

[Slab]

I blame his boss that gave him a solo shift and then didn't give him keys to open up with!

 

[Deleted member 17920]

Won't last 6 months. The mind boggles

Is he stacking his own deals after 6 weeks as well? Good luck.

 

[c1973]

What an idiot.






























Imagine getting the new start in on his own and not giving him a set of keys to open up with. You wouldn't buy a used car of them would you...............

 

[Smiffy]

I blame his boss that gave him a solo shift and then didn't give him keys to open up with!

I agree with you. But it just struck me as weird that knowing he didn't have keys to get in he left it until he actually arrived at the showroom to do anything about it!

 

[vkurup]

I agree with you. But it just struck me as weird that knowing he didn't have keys to get in he left it until he actually arrived at the showroom to do anything about it!

..cant blame him, who needs key. all the yung ones think that 'there is an app for it'.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Can you really blame it on his age?
Or is he just not very bright?

 

[CMAC]

what a great place to work- new young guy starts and 'old hand' (who's never made a mistake there) tells the world about his learning errors.

 

[bladeplayer]

Tell ya Rob ya could start me off on one here mate,sometimes the young uns even my own leave me scratching my head ..


We get young guys in on work experience in the garage and i wonder how they will ever make their way in the world

I am surprised he didnt need an alarm code or something aswell tho , surely the boss shoulda bn aware of what he needed aswell tho

 

[Smiffy]

I am surprised he didnt need an alarm code or something aswell tho , surely the boss shoulda bn aware of what he needed aswell tho

He had an alarm code mate. Just no way to get in and use it!

 

[Fish]

I blame the parents :smirk:

 

[bladeplayer]

He had an alarm code mate. Just no way to get in and use it!

And your boss thinks he is ok on his own ? yikes

Next thing is he will sell loadsa new motors & be the bright haired boy ,
then suddenly leave & youl b left with a stack of second hands costing you way too much ha , have seen it happen

 

[bobmac]

Definitely on the fast track to upper management.

 

[bladeplayer]

Definitely on the fast track to upper management.

Young uns Bob

Ask them something they know nothing
Try tell them something & they know everything

 

[Hobbit]

I find it hilarious that some young un's think that us poachers turned gamekeepers haven't been there or done it. I cringe at times at some of the things that some of my staff try to slide past me. Equally, I cringe at some of the stupid things I tried at that age.

Draw a breath, sigh inwardly, and educate him. The more support you give now, the easier life will become for you, especially when he becomes your boss.

 

[drdel]

As his supervisor it is your responsibility to ensure your staff have the necessary knowledge and equipment to do what you expect.

If you did not check he had the keys and had signed them out ( I assume your business has a key control process) then its down to you - its called being a manager, being in control and taking the responsibility for which you're being paid !

 

[palindromicbob]

Only 6 weeks into the job so I assume he is finding his feet. Probably bricking it with the thoughts of doing his first ever solo day the keys slipped his mind. If he is still asking basic stuff after a few months then I'd be worried.