I think the mother is to blame here, stopping him earning for 2 months has forced him into a bad decision, she isn't even enforcing her own rules because now she gets to spend more time with him. In return he gets a bit more money short term but perhaps loses the opportunity to start a building firm with you, and instead of learning a trade he's cleaning up after other people's children.

It is a move that he will truely regret in a few years ,he is family but you have a lot more patience than i would have .

I'd probably just move on now bro. You've put a lot of energy into the lad, and I understand why but I'd be focusing on myself and the business now if I were you.

Never have I ever heard of being grounded from your job… that’s not how the world works.

Hes having a laugh wanting more money. He should be eternally grateful you've even given him a chance in the first place. Send him on his way and do yourself a favour

It’s only 3 years of your life to get good pay for the rest👊🏻

Get on with what you're doing and focus on your success, and doing look back.

When I first started it was YTS scheme ...£27.50 a week ...all day Monday college 9_7.30 ...then Tuesday nights 7-9.30 .....then other days grafting .....all my mates was on £120 plus ...but 4 years on went self employed at 21 and was on £120 a day this was 1990 ...mates was on £200 a week .......he needs to get back on tools .....hopefully he see sense

I would have loved for someone to do for me what you have done for him. That ground business is madness.

My apprentice that I had for two years used to go on and on about money towards the end. He could not get his head around that he was an apprentice and he was learning. I kept telling him to keep learning and one day the money will come but he just couldn’t get his head around it and thought he should be paid more. Used to drive me mad. He’s not with me anymore but I’m pretty sure the grass was greener on the other side! It is a real struggle keeping apprentices happy

Sorry fella did say in an old message that he wouldn't come back . Keep doing what you are doing , I like your work but above all your work ethic .

I didnt comment on the other apprentice videos because most the comments were backing the mother. They were wrong and she was wrong you dont ground your child from work you ground them from their social life. And with this other job etc i think you need to cut your losses... On the odd occasion hes with you your earnings are cut as your supervising.. And it clearly isnt going to lead to a competent worker at the end of it, as he isnt commited now. Take emotion out of it and find someone else,someone whos going to use your teachings for the rest of their working lives... And in return help you earn money.

I used to get paid £120 a week when i started out I'm now making on average 2k a week, he needs to look at long term. Working at a bouncy castle place he will still be on the same money when he is 30.

So his mum would rather him be in a dead end job than learn a trade that gives him a better future? I think she needs to let go and let her boy become a man

Big respect to ya T. Keep it all up.

Good luck to the lad

see one of your videos pop up at random like it sub to channel keep up good work

Respect brother 💙

The trial of apprentices and training them…..good luck with trying to find another one 👍

Mothers fault, absolute joke, coming from a business owner who struggles to find good workers, and is a massive cost to the business, in time, money and reputation. You did all you could mate 👍🏼 I pay my apprentices more than what we should. Best thing he could do is move away from that *bleeeeep* 😂😂😂

His mums bang out of order. Learning carpentry or any trade is a skill for life. I wish I had the opportunity you've given him. She makes no sense, wants him to go college to learn carpentry but when he comes with you to learn more she complains. I don't blame him at all he needs to move out ASAP and carry on working with you, hopefully.

That just the way it is bro ❤

Bro it’s time for him to go

Guessing he doesn't go to college with his apprenticeship with you then ..... If so what a waste of time and money .... Sadly sounds like his mum is a touch controlling, or thinks you're the issue as he can't work with you but can work with her. Not even looking at the bigger picture, a few years of poor pay but learning a trade that will carry him through the rest of his life, instead he opts for a little more money but no real future prospects. Kids of today for you.

Gutted mate, I understand you got to go where the money is I fully understand that, Iv done it a couple of times but, to learn the trade you want to do in life but, leave for the bouncing thing kinda don’t make sense, not knocking the apprentice far from it “money” is a big thing nowadays and if he wants to get out and live independently then he has got to do what he gotta do. Chin up TJ you started this on your own and you will continue for how ever long on your own 💪👊!

Kids don’t understand you can’t put a price on the experience they are gaining and obviously his mother didn’t either, Crazy opportunity he’s passed upon. Don’t let this put you off giving an opportunity to an another youngster. Best of luck

That’s unfortunate from him he’ll only regret it in the future. To find people like you is like finding a needle in a haystack I would jump and do anything for the opportunity you’ve given him, maybe it’s time to find someone a little older and with some maturity

Making "a bit more money" will be useless to him in the long run, you were teaching him skills that enable him to make much more for himself in the future. Such a shame.

Mate that’s a Liberty you buy him all them tools and a new phone and he goes to work at a bouncy castle shop. That’s a joke. He seems like a really nice lad but clearly not thinking. The building game needs people like him because there is not enough people coming through. There is no future in bouncy castles. I just feel bad for you. Any way hope he does well with the just bounce hoodies.

His new job will have a lot of ups and downs

Man I’ll be keen to learn the trade I have to move over there

I had an apprentice work for 2 days then take me to court for £14k. He's got psychosis and makes the most far out things up. Get a signature to say they are mentally fit before they start. 14k was for the whole job he took my customer invoice, edited his name on top of my company name and said that's his payment due and sent it to court. Waiting for court date.

Well coming from a 4th year apprentice in BC Canada, o can confirm that thus was the best decision of my life. Your apprentice, I honestly don't think he was as committed to being an apprentice as you thought. The fact that he was bunking off college is a major red flag. The fact that he ditched you to go to do the inflatable bouncy castle shows that he doesn't have the drive or dedication. His mother also is to blame because what sort of logic is it that she has to ground him from starting a new career where he is earning and learning. I am also confused now because in some of your earlier videos, you had Junior going to Wales with you with a budget to start getting his own tools. Now that he has the tools, and has now spent some time working with you he has obviously picked up some skills. Yes he may not be the best or the fastest but the same can be said for everyone getting into carpentry. It takes time to learn and improve your skills, I know because I am experiencing that myself. Finally the fact that he was more into working on his clothing line speaks volumes that he heart is obviously in fashion rather than being a chippie.

This is a shame, I’ve been looking for a joinery apprenticeship for months and months now but I’m having no luck with anything coming up…

i got a feeling he never actually wanted to come back.

I think his mum has a lot to explain. It doesn't make sense.

Mothers across the country are begging their kids to get a trade and she had this and MADE him throw it away. Respectfully this mum shegged him.

Unfortunately the mother is to blame here he would have progressed lots working with you and would be earning a lot more in the future Bad decision

Can you do more how much will I make videos. Think you have done enough to try help the lad.

it's a hard lesson learned if you're seen as a soft touch in this game, I personally have zero tolerance for the b/s excuses and pampering. You gotta be tough to be kind if you're going to survive. Your heart is right man and I like your honorable intentions but my apprentice would've got a £30 Nokia phone 😂

That’s the thing now, everyone’s in a rush no patience.....that said when I was apprentice I was getting what felt like a ton on money from side jobs and weekends, I think my college paid me about £60 a week and my contractor paid like £200 a week, boom

As someone who is self employed I feel your pain everyone thinks you earn shit loads until you take all of your costs off it’s just a decent wage . Stick to your guns you shouldn’t have to explain yourself 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Going to work somewhere else has been a big mistake I think the experience he was getting is worth so much more than the money as you are family to him I saw you were doing a wonderful job by supporting him I hope he learns that and comes back to you and both of you can have a prosperous future because when the hard times come family sticks together.

I'd ask for the tools and phone back 🤣

What a pity he'll learn in the long run (chasing women when we're young 😂🤣😂🤣 a ball ache in the end ) He's a Man on a Mission, good Grafter hopefully he'll find his path 🖖 young Padwan

Grounded only means not going out with your mates, if he was at school and got grounded would he not go to school? Let him go and take on someone else, there is a complete lack of respect for you from both him and his mother.

Also for context I think a improver or apprentice should be on about 250 a week until they are confident and able to earn more

Kids gonna be kids sure look

I had two apprentices. They both left for better paying jobs, it’s how they are now.

Sounds like the mother doesn’t want to let go of him How sad

His going to to slide down that slope faster then ever before… But the mother can’t blame any one else when that eventually happens not IF IT HAPPENS because it will HAPPEN!… A guy his age with that much energy going into a real man’s trade would’ve made him forget quick cash…

you gave him tools iphone you looked after him

How do you get grounded from work ???

Hes gonna regret that decision later on in life.

This is all the mums fault

Hopefully he doesn’t blow himself out with 2 jobs + college and the brand but looks all good on paper but if he ends up not going college again or other 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Mums doing him no justice it’s not about how much money your making now it’s about how much money you’ll be making in 10 years Free the apprentice

Yeah, there is nothing worse than having a member of your team either walk away, or being poached by another firm? I was on a job and another contracted actually was clocking my long time labourer George, then he actually approached him in front of me and asked did he want a start with his firm? George just answered him with "no thanks mate, I am fine working with Jeff." I then told the contractor to "fuck off," while standing there laughing my head off at him walking away..😂

My question is how tf can someone be old enough to work but still get grounded 😂 But how tf can you get grounded from working 😂😂

They need to realise as a apprentice or mate..U are not there for the money but there to learn..To get ur papers and to gain as much knowledge as possible..Straight up!! I’m a mate right now and I don’t focus on what I get I focus on how much I can do and learn that day..They must think about it as they are investing in themselves by learning gaining knowledge and skills and look at there leading engineer..carpenter or what ever ur trade as investing he’s time into u and be grateful..

You are to nice he is taking the piss

How old the boy ?

If you don’t mind how much you pay a day for him as I’m an apprentice carpenter

You did what you could for the lad, bought him tools and was giving him the skills to support himself for his entire adult life with a good pay if he wanted it. I can understand his short term thinking but he'll probably find later he's made the wrong choice. Focus on your own business bud.

Mother has screwed him over, gone from getting himself a career to working for minimum wage with no prospects

Why did she stop him working with you?

I’d rather have training and a slightly lower wage

I would of thought he would of been better off in the long run to stay with you and get through his apprentaship which he would reap the rewards with better pay when qualified and going self employed.I applaud him for wanting to earn more money as he is a grafter,but ultimately he would have a better career as a self employed chippy in the long run.

is he at college full time? if so why don’t you take him on full time? and he go to college once a week instead? yiu get funding too

He should be getting good skills instead he just a cleaner. His mother should stop and think and push him into a trade that he will love and earn big money. Carpentry will be good for him he is a young adult don’t keep restricting him mum give him a proper skill.

Can’t believe how this has played out and how clueless the mother has been in this certain situation. He might as well give up the college as it’s pointless going if he’s not getting on site experience.

Absolute shocker of a decision from his mum and I don’t like slating people but Jesus Christ what the hell is she thinking

Let the kid move in with you

Not many lads get the opportunity you have gave him.grounded I get it but not being grounded from work .makes no sense

M8 I've given up on young apprentices they're not interested and expect to earn big wages with no skill and spend all the time messing about on social media with mates your better off with an older person who's interested in work or my m8 has just taken on a girl in her twenties who is just the best and works like hell so get good wages. Keep smiling m8.

Sounds like the mother dosent want him working with you and probably expects him to earn more already. Who grounds their child from working 😂 it takes years of experience before you can finally be fully confident on all aspects of carpentry. Very bad decision from him and his mother if you ask me. You did more than enough regardless of whatever you were paying him don’t feel bad bro

Why would any mother stop her son learning a trade that he will have for life. Furthermore how is a grown man being grounded. This mum is gonna ruin her son. From apprentice joiner to dead end work at a playcentre 😅

She clearly just didn’t want him to work with and for you. Simple as

I thought this was an April fools joke at first! 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️🙆‍♂️🙅‍♂️ Makes no sense....The brand 'Just Grafting' will make him more money too....

Just grafting, just bouncing

Mother is destroying a good kids future whilst trying to do a good thing in her eyes is a shame to see

What's happened to all his sponsored tools ?

Can you please show his mum some of the comments that she is responsible for. If she sees it in context that she has just royally screwed her son by getting him out of an honest profession, then maybe she may come to realize what a hell of a mistake she has made

Bless him, it's a shame as it's hard to find somebody who's willing to invest there time into apprentices nowadays. A lot of people want to gatekeep there skills, I'm an aircraft mechanic by trade and the only reason I learned anything was because I've been mechanical all my life thanks to my old man, otherwise I would have learnt sod all from the people around me. Don't give up on apprentices though, get a good one and they are worth there weight in gold.

Can’t put a price on learning a trade. 2/3 years he’ll be in on double what a bouncy castle place will pay him. 5/6 years he’ll be on triple probably 😂😂

So she lets him work at that temporary job but won’t let him do carpentry which is a good paying career for life 0 logic in her punishment

What a waste of a decent trade Young lads nowadays are a waste of space Want to earn £150 a day after a year training 😅

And what’s he supposed to do in 10 years ?

Oh man, I'm sure she had good intentions, but Mum's had a nightmare here. He might make more money hand vaccing bouncy castles now, but he'll be making the same amount in 10 years. So short sighted.

He's not arsed stop wasting your time.

His mom tried stopping his grind now his trying to leave her house she’s took the L

Bit of a distraction to running your business this ain't it

A bit more money but no trade / qualifications the youth of today are puddled.

Carpentry can go places bouncy castle attendant will go nowhere

There must be more to the story that we don’t know. Stop blaming the mother. Everything happens for a reason.

This is a copy of today's youth ,they want it a ll now!!God knows what they will want in 50years time glad I worked before all this shit csme about!!

Grounded!? Which means he can’t work!? Wtf absolute nut job of a parent

Are you still looking for apprentice. If you so I will email you my cv

Move on son and get someone else who wants to learn a trade you have to think of your business 🪚🔨

Hes having a laugh wanting more money. He should be eternally grateful you've even given him a chance in the first place. Send him on his way and do yourself a favour