I thought I might have a go at taking on an apprentice, thought it might be good to give a young person a chance to learn a trade, so off to the job center I went, I explained to the security person what I had come about, he said he did not have a clue how I go about it but told me to join the others waiting in line, finally it was my turn, I explained to the lady at the desk that I wanted to find out about taking on an apprentice, she did not know anything about how to do it either but called a manager to assist me, when the manager came, I once again explained I wanted to take on an apprentice and what did I need to do to find a suitable candidate, the manager said she needed to take some detail, how many weeks holiday a year am I willing to offer was the first question I was asked, would I be willing to pay above the minimum wage was the next question, followed by how much sick benefit would I be giving, before they had a chance to ask me any more questions, stop, I said, I give in, forget it I said, I wont bother you again, I can see the candidate would never be at work, so I might as well not bother, and they say no one gives our youngsters a chance, I wonder why
