redneckdan
05-05-2006, 09:33 PM
Well, its friday and I got my first week of summer employment under my belt. I'm working for the university apartments doing building and grounds maintenance. A high percentage of the works a foriegn students at the university, I'd say at least 80% Just somethings I've noticed over the week.
-The oriental students, though overall having the least english comprehension and speaking abilities, are by far the hardest working. I had Xing, one of the guys on my crew, clean the exhuast fans in the kitchen. I have never seen somebody get a greasy fan blade that clean with just a scrub pad and ajax. though I have to show them how to do just about everything, they pick up quick and do great work.
-The indian students are not worth the ground they stand on. I constantly had to prod them to get them to move. If you have more then one of them in a crew they will just sit around and jabber in their native language and smoke cigarettes. their english comprehension and speaking are adequate but they just don't want to work. they expect a hand out.
-Just cause somebody says they know how to drive a backhoe, doesn't mean they really know how to. One of the guys got a bent nose cause he's never been allowed to operate the 530, hes a 3rd year employee and I am a first year employee and got to operate on my 4th day of work. He got his chance today and put the back hoe on its roof after about 30 minutes. :roll:
-The oriental students, though overall having the least english comprehension and speaking abilities, are by far the hardest working. I had Xing, one of the guys on my crew, clean the exhuast fans in the kitchen. I have never seen somebody get a greasy fan blade that clean with just a scrub pad and ajax. though I have to show them how to do just about everything, they pick up quick and do great work.
-The indian students are not worth the ground they stand on. I constantly had to prod them to get them to move. If you have more then one of them in a crew they will just sit around and jabber in their native language and smoke cigarettes. their english comprehension and speaking are adequate but they just don't want to work. they expect a hand out.
-Just cause somebody says they know how to drive a backhoe, doesn't mean they really know how to. One of the guys got a bent nose cause he's never been allowed to operate the 530, hes a 3rd year employee and I am a first year employee and got to operate on my 4th day of work. He got his chance today and put the back hoe on its roof after about 30 minutes. :roll: