to sit with Nellie
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Ex: Before the dawning of our high tech Utopia, neophyte factory workers were often told 'to sit with Nellie', who was an experienced worker, to learn their skills.
to sit with Nellie = Expresión utilizada para indicar una persona sin experiencia debe trabajar con otra persona experta para aprender de ella
Ex: Before the dawning of our high tech Utopia, neophyte factory workers were often told 'to sit with Nellie', who was an experienced worker, to learn their skills.
sitting with Nellie
Discredited form of training where the learner observes an expert performing the tasks.