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<blockquote data-quote="Silas Pradetto" data-source="post: 25039" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>Re: Training young engineers</p><p></p><p>IMO, I shouldn't have to train anyone, except for a couple directions the first day. All I should have to do is answer questions, and possibly give a longer explanation or lesson for why something is the way it is. The people that I want working for me are the ones that are driven to learn on their own and at shows, without any direct instruction from me. They learn by watching, reading, listening, and doing more than by being told what to do. Of course, I give a general idea of their responsibilities at a given show, and they can usually figure out how to get it done.</p><p></p><p>I've worked with people before that want to do gigs, but I have to babysit them through every single task. I would have to tell them 5 times that "those trunks need to be brought out to the truck" but they still just stand there. Obviously, I don't call those people anymore.</p><p></p><p>People like Adrian, on the other hand, love sound and technical stuff so much that they learn on their own. He constantly tells me how he found something new and fancy that he could do, or a better way for an existing task, or whatever. I do remember that at first, Adrian had to be babysat through a couple things, but he was like 12 at the time, and now he's capable of doing whatever I assign him with barely a question.</p><p></p><p>It is <em>extremely </em>hard to find good people these days. I have 100 people I could call to work a show, of which only a couple of them would be people I'd want to work with, and those people are usually busy, since they are working for other people that also appreciate their great work.</p><p></p><p>Finally, what I know now I learned from only a few sources: a friend of mine that had a system back when I was like 10 and showed me how it all worked, after which I began to read things like the Yamaha book and experiment with my own gear. The final and greatest contribution to my knowledge and wisdom today has been the people on this forum and the former PSW, for which I'd like to say thanks again everyone!</p><p></p><p>Here's a tip: tell a potential employee to read and post on this forum for 5 years. If after that time they aren't an amazing soundguy, then they probably aren't cut out for it.:lol:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silas Pradetto, post: 25039, member: 34"] Re: Training young engineers IMO, I shouldn't have to train anyone, except for a couple directions the first day. All I should have to do is answer questions, and possibly give a longer explanation or lesson for why something is the way it is. The people that I want working for me are the ones that are driven to learn on their own and at shows, without any direct instruction from me. They learn by watching, reading, listening, and doing more than by being told what to do. Of course, I give a general idea of their responsibilities at a given show, and they can usually figure out how to get it done. I've worked with people before that want to do gigs, but I have to babysit them through every single task. I would have to tell them 5 times that "those trunks need to be brought out to the truck" but they still just stand there. Obviously, I don't call those people anymore. People like Adrian, on the other hand, love sound and technical stuff so much that they learn on their own. He constantly tells me how he found something new and fancy that he could do, or a better way for an existing task, or whatever. I do remember that at first, Adrian had to be babysat through a couple things, but he was like 12 at the time, and now he's capable of doing whatever I assign him with barely a question. It is [I]extremely [/I]hard to find good people these days. I have 100 people I could call to work a show, of which only a couple of them would be people I'd want to work with, and those people are usually busy, since they are working for other people that also appreciate their great work. Finally, what I know now I learned from only a few sources: a friend of mine that had a system back when I was like 10 and showed me how it all worked, after which I began to read things like the Yamaha book and experiment with my own gear. The final and greatest contribution to my knowledge and wisdom today has been the people on this forum and the former PSW, for which I'd like to say thanks again everyone! Here's a tip: tell a potential employee to read and post on this forum for 5 years. If after that time they aren't an amazing soundguy, then they probably aren't cut out for it.:lol: [/QUOTE]
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