Is it time to give up?

[ARW]

New starter cannot get the screwdriver to work.

A PZ2 does not fit a slotted screw.

[Andy Burns]

Buy him a modulo screwdriver and file the pointy tip off?

[Jeff Layman]

Are you sure that it isn't /your/ fault for not using a screw with a combination of a slotted and Phillips head in the first place? ;-)

[alan_m]

Just tell him to knock the screw in with a hammer.

[Brian Howie]

I worked in a saw mill at one time. They made pallets for plate glass. That's exactly what they did. Balanced the screw on the point and one blow was enough.

The unintended consequences of paid piece-work.

Brian

[charles]

I knew it as a "Birmingham Screwdriver".

[Jethro_uk]

Crinkle cut nails :)

[Robin]

that'd be cultural appropriation if the apprentice is not from the proper community

[Tricky Dicky]

Definitely a ?Lancashire Pattern Screwdriver?

[williamwright]

No, treat him a blank sheet om which you will write your wisdom.

Bill

[Clive Arthur]

I did the same, but it was packing cases. Sometimes if the screw didn't go in far enough you'd have to turn it, but you soon got the knack.

[spuorgelgoog]

At least you found that out before you gave him anything important to do, like making tea.

Owain

[mm0fmf]

We were always told not to "Manchester the heads on those bolts".

[jon]

It's discrimination if he can't do the job..

[Brian Gaff (Sofa)]

I have a theory that modern education is making us more like computers every day. You have to detaill every eventuality the computer may encounter in doing a certain job, and a subroutine of checking the bit against the screw type is a must if you are designing a very flexible assembly robot control system. Brian

[Andrew]

If the timber was still fresh and soft it wasn't a problem. In my 1976 house the chipboard flooring is fixed with nails that have serrations all along the shaft to stop them working loose.

[Andrew]

Geordie spanner, well known in shipyards

[Andrew]

Or securing the ladders safely on the van roof ..