Doing a "Lehre" without perfect German skills

[Bombi 2]

That's brilliant news!

 

Congratulate him from us or is he a BBer too?

[bbulldog 6]

@Hannah now that is good news, well done Hannah_bf :)

[Hannah 8]

thanx

He is not a BB'ler (yet) :D

[Bombi 2]

 

He is not a BB'ler (yet)

Keep working on it/him then! :lol:

[Fuchs66 7]

Just to add my tuppence worth I did an Umschulung here at 30 had a brilliant time second childhood and all that (or was it the third or fourth?) started with virtually no written German skills and finished 4th out of 30. My advice is take the chance and go for it. :D

[Hannah 8]

the only shite is that he cant claim anything cuz he has a job which he has to quit for it and he is doing it cuz he wants to do it. So he will only get the "Lehrlingsgehalt". Its not to bad compared to what I got when I was learning, then again I was only 16 and lived with my parents

But we'll be ok :)

[Fuchs66 7]

 

the only shite is that he cant claim anything cuz he has a job which he has to quit for it and he is doing it cuz he wants to do it. So he will only get the "Lehrlingsgehalt". Its not to bad compared to what I got when I was learning, then again I was only 16 and lived with my parents 

But we'll be ok 

Top tip (but in a very grey area legally speaking). He should speak to his boss and make it very clear he is going whatever the case, but to make the parting a more friendly affair he would like his contract changed to a Zeitvertrag back dated a year or so and running out a week or two before the start of the Lehre (meaning he will be at that point Arbeitslos, dont forget to register!). Then, providing he's worked the required time here in Germany (3 or 5 years not sure) he is entitled to an Umschulung (which is paid for by the Arbeitsamt, all costs of the course plus Arbeitslosengeld equivalent or at least it used to work like that). All this can be organised as soon as the Zeitvertrag is in his hands.

[Hannah 8]

hmm, nah, I don't think we want to mess around with "grey" stuff :$

[Hannah 8]

oh and one of the reasons he hates his current job is the boss. I dont think, he'll do this. And it kinda spoiles the moment where he can say: oh f*** you, I will be gone by 15th :D

[Hannah 8]

ok he quit and only a couples of days left to work in old place. People asked him what he was doing there still (he should call in sick)

Well he wont do this (good guy), actually he enjoys ppl asking him "WHAT you're leaving" hehe

He smiles like a "Honigkuchenpferd" nowadays

 

He got a folder with the stuff which the others did in school already, and ordered some english books aswell, like "Electronics for dummies" and basics etc. to keep up with them.

[bbulldog 6]

a 'HoneyCakeHorse' with a big smile that always cracks me up

[Hannah 8]

whats the real english word for it then? :D

[far-lands 11]

"He walks around with a big grin on his face"

 

Is the closest I konw ...

[Hannah 8]

how boring :ph34r:

[far-lands 11]

But HoneyCakeHore sounds good. Maybe we should adopt the word...

We have already adopted "Kindergarden" and "Doppelganger",

so why not HoneyCakeHorse ??

[Hannah 8]

 

Hore

:lol:

[far-lands 11]

Oops :$

 

I think you are referring to word spellt differently... :P

[Hannah 8]

i always spell it like this :lol: