Career advice please.

[taz24]

Thanks taz, yes it was Basford Hall Nottingham. I paid for both years, although the boss did say he would help with the second year it never materialised.

Some bosses are like that.
He may be a nice bloke but you do not seem to be getting what is due to you.
Have a look around and put a few CV's out.
Have a word with your boss and see if he will up your pay.
The one problem you will have is that if you are not yet at level two, Maybe you you would do better to wait till you get level two and then go for the raise or change.

taz.

[james 100]

Some bosses are like that.
He may be a nice bloke but you do not seem to be getting what is due to you.
Have a look around and put a few CV's out.
Have a word with your boss and see if he will up your pay.
The one problem you have is that you are not yet level two, Maybe you you would do better to wait till you get level two and then go for the raise or change.

taz.

I completed my level two last month, just waiting on the paperwork coming through. I asked for a rise three weeks ago to which he aggreed, still waiting though. I dont want to do anything rash but its all starting to get on my bristol's!

[taz24]

I completed my level two last month, just waiting on the paperwork coming through. I asked for a rise three weeks ago to which he aggreed, still waiting though. I dont want to do anything rash but its all starting to get on my bristol's!

Congrats on the level two.

You have lots of options but your main bargening power is the time of the year.
You should be busy now and it would be a good time to look elseware or threaten to.
I would get my name about, look in the trade press and consider your options but if your boss is full of false prommises then you may not get what you are looking for from him.
Does anyone else work for him or can you get intouch with others who have worked for him and seek their opinions.
Use your instincts and judgement.

All the best taz.

[james 100]

He was a one man band before i joined, he has taken on an "install crew" of two, one a friend from college as the apprentice who is actually more qualified than the other.

I went to complete a first fix on a vrv system the install crew couldnt finish and i was shocked. No ofn purging, insulation missing, and the brazing was shocking not to mention the amount of leaks found.

My point is as a small company all the above quality control problems are still problems, which i can see catching up with us in a short time to the point that i can se the firm being bankrupted as a result. The boss has admitted the service side ie me is carrying the install side. I feel like a rat jumping ship but none of the concerns i have raised have been addressed.

Thanks for your advice taz, i will have a go on my CV and get some sent out. Sorry for going on. Cheers.

[taz24]

Thanks for your advice taz, i will have a go on my CV and get some sent out. Sorry for going on. Cheers.

No probs mate.
You are in a bad position but a good one at the same time.
You need to keep your cards close to your chest but at the same time put feelers out for other opportunities.
One thing about outfits like this is they tend to keep going some how because they always fill the gaps in the market between the larger opperators and the small one man band ones.
Poor workmanship is wrong but some companies do manage to make a living (and profit) from constant returns to bad workship be it their own or others.

taz