Is it unreasonable

[1stTimeCaller]

for me to expect my trainee to stay awake during our shift?

He's on his third nap tonight. I just let him sleep. I've been running him pretty ragged trying to cram a lot of info into his skull the last few days and tonight I told him to just take it easy and watch what I'm doing . Apparently the boredom of watching me play on the internets overtook him. I thought being as the lead hand couldn't teach him anything that maybe he could retain some of it working with me. He wasn't retaining anything so I'm trying a low stress, little at a time strategy. It doesn't seem to be working either.

He has things that he needs to be getting done. One is passing a test on CD so he can get into our MWD operations course. You gotta pass both to get promoted from trainee to numbskull or whatever I am. He's gotta be able to take surveys and make logs which he hasn't even come close to mastering.

[Jimminy Crimson]

Put his hand in warm water and make him pee himself.

[Petro-Sooner]

Hiring?

[Hamhock]

this should be in a thread about "Things you never thought you'd here"

[fadada1]

i would have taken the "drill sergeant" approach. but that's just me.

[Hatfield]

got a sharpie laying around?

[crawfish]

Shaving cream on the palm, tickle his nose.

You've gotta have fun with this.

[Soonrboy]

Heh..I was reading trainee as tranny, kept waiting for the funny part.

[soonerhubs]

Hiring?

Seriously, what's the pay scale?

[Petro-Sooner]

Its not bad from what I understand.

[Mjcpr]

Put his hand in warm water and make him pee himself.

Meh. That **** just ain't funny to 1TC.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Im gonna need a bucket, some salt, and a paint brush....

[afs]

run the little ***** ragged. you're learning a new job, you should expect to deal with ****y hours and ****.

[frankensooner]

My wife has a trainee shadowing her right now. She told them no, I really don't want a trainee, but they gave her to her anyway. She said she is slow as snot and is driving her wicked crazy. So, I feel yer pain 1stTime, or at least my misses does. good luck!