Thank you for those few kind words Ali! You are right about the !!!!! from both directions but I find that I can reduce it from below if I am seen to be fair. Obviously your Sid created his own problem by not managing the guys OJT propoerly in the first place. It is not a case of getting anyone off his back more that he is clearing up his own mess trying to blame others.
he may think he is star for a while by cutting corners but is he turning out reliable safe aircraft? Unlikely.
All the more reason why LAE's should not falsify records to cover for an idiot like that. Any manager worth his salt knows who needs less OJT than others. He can use that knowledge but not abuse it.