maybe thats where youre goin wrong mate...
id do the same thing under the same circumstances...
if somebody rang me up with what i want to hear however...different story...
lets just say somebody rang me and offered to do something for nothing id be wary, but interested...
further that, 'ill be your gopher, u tell me EXACTLY what to do, ill do EXACTLY THAT for nothing, for three days, i dont want a job, i just want to learn, it'll cost you nothing'
not in those words but that is basically what i would love to hear....NOT 'i would come and fanny about for a day, make you and your firm look like idiots, make a right mess, and in return i want you to teach me how to render'
big difference...
any young lad comes to me and shows me willing, learns quick, DOESNT seem to think that after 5 minutes he knows everything and questions my every decision, picks up enough, quick enough, so he's puttin my tools in front of me where i need em is gonna get the full force of whatever i think his young brain can handle with reference to his experience and maturity, after that, when he can do what ive shown him, to a REASONABLE standard, i might let him run a job....
then, when he's been RUNNING the job for a couple of years, he might be able to give me some advice, or better still, if he's switched on and better than me, go run his own business..............................
in fact, ill bet anyone thats ever been in a similar boat as me...well..insert your comment here...