Trainee

[shrubberyvaluation]

Wow, whats with all the judgement. Two people made an arrangement and the trainee is not limited to one mentor to get their certification. Soon enough they can get their license through PAREA with no practical experience in about 1/8th of that time. People taking PAREA are not going to get paid and they will have to pay (unless the government steps in).

There is no standard pay. Trainees learn at a different rate. How much hand holding do you have to do? Is the trainee at a point that s/he is a net value to the company?

 

[sputnam]

I've always heard that you get what you pay for. A 'free' trainee isn't very likely to have any loyalty toward you or, more importantly, toward your clients. You may feel differently but, I don't think I want slave labor working on appraisals that have my name on them.

All the appraisal shops I've ever worked in, paid a percentage of the appraisal fee. I've seen splits for trainees from 25% to 50%.

 

[J Grant]

As a clarification, I wasn’t looking to take on a trainee and he convinced me to take him on. Taking on a trainee is a lot of work and apparently there is discussion of trainees paying certified appraisers for the opportunity to get the training. He has a full time job and does this on the side. There hasn’t been much motivation on either side to get required hours for quicker certification and I have been open to him getting an additional supervisor with more work.

Still pathetic. Even if a person, desperate for an opportunity, offers to be exploited, that does not mean we should take advantage of them. The right thing to do would be to pay him or her back pay for all the reports they did ( but you won't) and pay them going forward for any work they do.

Karma catches up with people and that is a fact. I had several trainees in the past and always paid them from day one and always paid fairly. They never tried to poach any clients after they left and in fact the opposite occurred. One went on to become a staff appraiser at a bank and would feed me overflow work, and the other one referred me to the occasional assignment.

 

[J Grant]

Wow, whats with all the judgement. Two people made an arrangement and the trainee is not limited to one mentor to get their certification. Soon enough they can get their license through PAREA with no practical experience in about 1/8th of that time. People taking PAREA are not going to get paid and they will have to pay (unless the government steps in).

There is no standard pay. Trainees learn at a different rate. How much hand holding do you have to do? Is the trainee at a point that s/he is a net value to the company?

Yes, people judge other people by their actions. That is part of being human and is the basis of law, and of morality and ethics.

 

[ucbruin]

There are several reasons why I knew why I wouldn't not be a good mentor to a trainee....
And why I never even considered taking on a trainee....
The biggest reason was the one now facing the OP....
I didn't want to have to tell anyone that I didn't have any work for them....
I knew how it felt to be told that....

 

[J Grant]

Wow, whats with all the judgement. Two people made an arrangement and the trainee is not limited to one mentor to get their certification. Soon enough they can get their license through PAREA with no practical experience in about 1/8th of that time. People taking PAREA are not going to get paid and they will have to pay (unless the government steps in).

There is no standard pay. Trainees learn at a different rate. How much hand holding do you have to do? Is the trainee at a point that s/he is a net value to the company?

People training with PAREA are doing mock assignments. They are not working on real assignments that generate income for the mentor. And people training with PAREA, I assume can work at their own pace , whereas if one is a trainee and doing an assignment, it is done in the time frame when the mentor needs it done.

I doubt PAREA is 1/8 of the time and there are other requirements in place. They are different things. though PAREA is education, being a trainee is some education combined with learning on the job as an apprentice.

 

[chad hampton]

AMC are allowed to hire trainees and send them to do property inspections on their own, but a self employed small business appraiser can’t. Another example of how the system is rigged. Time to burn it down.

I’ve never had a trainee, but I would have over the years had there been a level playing field.

Corporations want all the money. That’s something I was told early in in this career. If there is a field where small businesses are making money, give it time, the large corporations will find you. This profession is a good example.

I was paid 40% of the fee to start. Ended at 75%. It was a good set up for both me and my old mentor. I realize those days are gone. That’s too bad.

 

[ucbruin]

"Corporations want all the money."

Why aren't forumites marching with the other protesters seeking a better/fairer/equitable/etc. economic system....

Why are forumites typically so quick to pooh-pooh others that complain about a "rigged" wage system....

Why does it seem the AF is filled with people who continually support/defend/vote/etc. for politicians/policies that enable Corporations to seeming get/keep all the money.

Supreme Court is now the latest to be scrutinized....

ONCE AGAIN I TYPE....
THEY GOT THEIR'S....
I WANT MINE....

Who can blame anyone for having thay mind set....

 

[chad hampton]

Why do you think I’ve been voting Maga for the last six years? You’re either establishment uniparty or you’re with me.

 

[ucbruin]

Just remember....
Forrest and I aren't saying it....
Mama says it....