I've worked for one of these 5weeks wonders. Basicly i was made redundant in 2010 midway through my apprenticeship my company went into administration. Then quickly found another job with a 5 week wonder company. It soon came to me that the my boss didn't know what he was talking about. But customers loved him because he came across confident and kept true to his work on when we would turn up ect. and the cost of the jobs. He paid me min wage because i was still in training, but didn't want me to continue my nvq and tried to block it, so i left because of that. Then he paid his other electrician £6.50ph ! all he had done was 2330 level 2 and 3 no NVQ. In the 3 months i worked for him, he told us to do in my eyes absolutely dangerous things, he would feed a 2nd consumer unit in the loft using 10mm T&E, some times 6mm from down stairs consumer unit, but instead of fusing it down properly he just shoved it in with the main tails on the main switch, the reason for that he said was because if he put a breaker on the board he'd responsible for the whole installation! Never tested for main bonding as he didn't see the point. Never used grommets, or wouldn't even file sharp edges off trunking! plastic or metal. I have no idea how this guy is aloud to trade. Absolute liability. Got my self out of their asap, but when i attended another interview they told me they knew him very well and he was an actor up to 5 years ago! I Know work for a proper firm with proper sparks and gaining proper training and experience
