Jamie Oliver

[Gaylord du Bois]

I used to know a Fella who's Mum was French and his Dad was a Pygmy. He was a brilliant cook but he couldn't reach the oven.

Right you fucker you've just made a joke at someone else's expense. Welcome aboard.

 

[kalouk]

Just to balance the apprentice argument, my daughter is an apprentice and started when she was 17. She couldn't have asked for a better first job. They pay her more than they have to, set up a plan for how she can move up in the company arranging extra courses etc and treat the apprentices with respect. Last week an order came in late and my daughter and another apprentice stayed late to help with the paperwork, they payed them their overtime and gave them an afternoon off as a thank you. My daughter has learned a lot from them.

 

[-dabz-]

Just an observation about Jamie Olivers cooking...
Anyone notice how it always looks burnt?

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Only when. You do it...

 

[-dabz-]

Only when. You do it...

Cheeky sod :O) It does though, it always looks burnt to a crisp.

Surprising really when you consider how much he must dribble on it.

 

[peoffrey]

I used to know a Fella who's Mum was French and his Dad was a Pygmy. He was a brilliant cook but he couldn't reach the oven.

Right you fucker you've just made a joke at someone else's expense. Welcome aboard.

I used to know another Fella who's Mum was French and his Dad was French. He was a ****.

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

The great apprentice loophole that means more and more pressure being put on out young people. crazy hours, being asked at short notice to come off your scheduled holidays to come in. You tow the line and do exactly as they ask or risk being sacked. You can be fooked off for the slightest thing but only because its easier to get uou out before the 12 months is up. and they get the next poor sod in on low wage and so like a conveyor belt of cheap labour. You say proper apprenticeships but you google all the recruitment agencies that are advertising these "apprenticeships". It's just a front for Slave labour in my opinion and the few that do to on to make something of the self would have run themselves into the ground for a third of the minimum wage and no qualification at the end of it . It's a big problem in the hospitality industry

Well these new "apprenticeships" are wank. A real Apprenticeship like I took and still exist was a 4 year deal, you could shag your bosses wife and shit on his door mat and he still couldn't sack you while you were still in training. I dont know what these things are that they are calling apprenticeships but they sure as fuck aint

Ah the great apprenticeship myth
You can get sacked from a real apprenticeship. However you cant get made redundant.
Lots of our apprentices have that fuck it they cant sack me attitude and take it upon themselves to do fuck all.
They either get sacked which in fairness is long process but Ive seen done a few times or soon as they come out there time they are shown the door

Personally as a lad who came through an apprenticeship and just about managed to get a full time contract I think it should be drilled into youngsters that they can be sacked and the fuck them attitude gets you nowhere.
I got lucky and clocked on halfway through my second year

Well its not exactly a myth is it. Like I said its a hard job to sack an apprentice even if he is being a ****.
It was my boss that told me I was pretty much unsackable and I did take advantage of it the first 18 months until I realised knowing fuck all wasn't going to help me in the long run. Like you said they finish there time and are shown the door but if they have done the time they have the qualifications to get another job whether they are shit at it or not.
A lot of my friends jacked in apprenticeships in the 3rd year after failing the practical exam which in fairness only has a first time pass rate of 30% (I passed 1st time), to me that seemed like the biggest waste of time ever, wish I had kept in contact so I knew how it all panned out for them

 

[kinkysleftfoot]

Just an observation about Jamie Olivers cooking...
Anyone notice how it always looks burnt?

Went to his restaurant in Cardiff and it was shocking!

 

[nijinsky's fetlocks]

I used to know a Fella who's Mum was French and his Dad was a Pygmy. He was a brilliant cook but he couldn't reach the oven.

Right you fucker you've just made a joke at someone else's expense. Welcome aboard.

I used to know another Fella who's Mum was French and his Dad was French. He was a ****.

Thankfully I don't know a fat pompous boring snob who runs Manchester down at every opportunity since he fucked off to London, and who randomly uses capital letters for no good reason which is beyond irritating, but unfortunately I have to tolerate the tedious unfunny cretin on a renowned football forum.
He too is a ****.

 

[TGR]

Jamie Oliver is a pretentious, egotistical, publicty seeking Gobshite.