Fraser Hoehle, 29, admitted he was terrified of his first gaffer and believes that made him work harder during his apprenticeship.

But he fears the industry is on a downward spiral and pointed the finger at what he sees as VIP treatment given to youngsters at the start of their careers.

Outspoken Fraser said: “Apprentices coming through are not as good as guys used to be.

“Everybody is too mollycoddled now.

“When I was an apprentice, I’m not even joking, I was afraid of my boss. 

“I was too scared to look him in the eye because he just struck fear in me.”

Heating and plumbing engineer Fraser runs his own firm, NRG Scotland, and regularly gives insights on social media to his fans.

In the past he's spoken about how a cheeky cutomer offered a racy alternative payment.

He believes there is now a lack of skills and talent with tradies looking for easy jobs and fast cash.

And in a rant he revealed one of the issues is how apprentices can lay down the law to their bosses.

Fraser added: “Nowadays if an apprentice doesn't want to do a job he’ll say he doesn’t want to do it.

“I’ll tell him he’s sacked but he’ll say that he’ll take me to a tribunal. In my time no matter how bad the job was you would do it.”

Fraser’s followers on Tiktok backed his controversial views.

But one wondered if things in 2023 weren’t better if young apprentices were no longer scared of their bosses.

Fraser replied: “We respected him in a way that we wouldn’t step out of turn. And we would work our b******s off every day.”

Another fan added: “That’s true mate, Young ones now learning are very sensitive. Our parents would tell us to many up and get to work and learn.”

Fraser believes there is now a lack of plumbers who are all-rounders and can tackle any issues that arises.

He claims that the majority of guys are used to dealing with broken combi boilers and little else and issued advice to anyone looking for a long career.

Fraser said: “Knuckle down and do a bit of studying.

“Learn everything you can. Watch all the guys on Youtube. Pick up so many tips.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a bit of irrelevant information. At one point in your life you’ll be doing something and it will come to you and you’ll say I’m so glad I sat and learned that.”