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Originally Posted by Nancy
Later that day I called my school and had a little chat with the headmaster and my “contact teacher”. It seems that I (or any other trainee for that matter) may not return to the school’s trainee department if I quit the job. The only valid reason any trainee may have to quit his trainee job is if the company is unable to provide proper training. Who makes these silly rules?!  This IS a valid reason for heaven’s sake!
Luckily my headmaster said that they would most likely be able to “work something out” if I could produce a medical certificate stating that it is irresponsible to submit me to cigarette smoke due to my migraine attacks. That won’t be a problem at all; my neurologist has advised me against taking more than 10 Maxalt pills per month as the pills are unhealthy..
They both sympathized with me and said that I should - as a last resort - suggest numbskull to relocate me to a non-smoking department. And if he refused then I should tell him to give my headmaster a call and then he’d take over. |
If the trainee time is a compulsory part of your education, then the safety and health regulations for students on school grounds
should apply to the workplaces as well. But I know workplace safety regulation is pretty much nonexistant for students in Sweden...
Compulsory work experience is a tricky business, and I think a lot of schools shove over too much responsibility on the individual student to avoid work on their part. I know my old engineering college did - to the point of being very much against the law. Took the student union ages to bring that shit down. This might be a good time to contact your student union to see if they can look into the school rules, because issues like this needs to be clarified. Who is to take the consequences if a trainee job turns out to be a health hazard to the student? The student - quit the job and lose the degree? Or the school - put pressure on the workplace or provide another job?
Hugs and kisses to you Nancy, you are a brave and mature person.
