Message from @John O -

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2017-11-17 21:22:17 UTC  

I have a cousin and uncle in the ibew, they like it

2017-11-17 21:22:57 UTC  

I've talked to a fella at the local branch about this apprenticeship, had a great conversation. They seem like standup guys.

2017-11-17 21:23:49 UTC  

I'm applying next Wednesday but I don't think I'll be taking the aptitude test/interview till December, from what I was told.

2017-11-17 21:24:59 UTC  

My mother in law called me yesterday, she’s selling her house and moving (farther away thank god) but she had a ceiling fan in one of the bedrooms that worked intermittently and wobbled pretty bad, stopped by after work to take a look....

2017-11-17 21:25:08 UTC  

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/322712495108128779/381193063000965130/image.jpg

2017-11-17 21:25:20 UTC  

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/322712495108128779/381193111545708554/image.jpg

2017-11-17 21:26:22 UTC  

LOL

2017-11-17 21:26:25 UTC  

Apparently the previous owner just stuffed the housing full of socks trying to keep it from wobbling

2017-11-17 21:44:28 UTC  

It wobbled because it was half ass attached to a light box, not one for a fan. I would have had to crawl about a mile through her attic to change the box, so I just put a light in its place. I thought the fan motor might have had a short anyway, but it had no continuity to ground, checked the incoming voltage, it was fluctuating between 110 and 40v. Pulled the light switch, whoever put it in had used the stab connectors instead of the screws and had cracked it.

2017-11-29 22:26:54 UTC  

Submitted all my paperwork today

2017-11-29 22:27:01 UTC  

test and interview somewhere in December

2017-11-29 22:27:55 UTC  

My family knows another young man currently ~2 years into the same program/apprenticeship that I'm applying for. He dropped out of college/nursing school with no prior trade experience and was accepted into the program. He says they are DESPERATE for motivated young men ready to work

2017-11-29 22:28:06 UTC  

(pretty much what ya'll that I've spoken to have told me)

2017-11-29 22:28:28 UTC  

Pretty positive that I'll be an employed apprentice electrician by the end of December

2017-11-29 22:28:32 UTC  

will keep ya'll updated

2017-11-29 22:44:37 UTC  

@Px4 you should see some of the crap I've pulled off of walls and ceilings.

2017-11-29 22:46:21 UTC  

Most memorable was a large outdoor led that filled up with water because a seal broke. Line was still hot, just heated all the water for who knows how long and burned the crap out of us when we took it down.

2017-11-30 00:21:43 UTC  

@Deleted User congrats on becoming a man.😂

And yeah man it's really hard to get the young guys to work. The ones I see are lazy, no work ethic, can't show up on time, dick around when they are at work, and complain every minute. Oh and they can't stay off their phones, they take no intuitive.

2017-11-30 00:23:15 UTC  

And God forbid you give them a hard time. We work labor intensive jobs that sucks, we talk shit all day because it's funny.

2017-11-30 00:26:22 UTC  

I'll see a young guy fighting with removing a nail, so I'll say something like, you going to let that little thing whoop your ass. Instead of saying something clever back, they pout about about me being a dick. Ha

2017-11-30 00:27:07 UTC  

Bro, this big black guy started a couple weeks ago, and he can't fucking do his job. He can't pull wire because he's too much of a bitch, even though he's 6'5" 230 lbs, he can't follow directions even though he asks questions all day, and he talks shit even though he's the most useless guy on the crew

2017-11-30 00:27:15 UTC  

I'm going to make him quit

2017-11-30 00:27:52 UTC  

Haha that sucks, I run guys like him off too. Haha

2017-11-30 00:28:00 UTC  

I banter well, follow directions and don't complain.

2017-11-30 00:28:18 UTC  

ready to learn that big brain trade shit

2017-11-30 00:29:59 UTC  

Good luck man, it's treated me well. I have good savings from it, even though I'm underpaid. Even a bad company pays you pretty well.

2017-11-30 00:30:20 UTC  

And where the fuck is @Deleted User

2017-11-30 00:42:50 UTC  

Working on banner lol

2017-11-30 00:56:04 UTC  

Still?

2017-11-30 01:09:14 UTC  

Just getting started trying to do the computer work in the layout now I had to have somebody help me

2017-11-30 01:14:04 UTC  

Did you do the one with Erika?

2017-11-30 03:17:52 UTC  

@Deleted User oh shit, you should have said something, I can help a little. Work is kicking my ass, people want windows before Christmas and not plywood. Haha

2017-12-04 02:00:41 UTC  

Just secured an electrician apprenticeship for this winter with my local IBEW

2017-12-04 02:00:53 UTC  

Bad ass man!

2017-12-04 02:01:30 UTC  

@Nick-NJ If any given circuit gives you too much trouble, you can always just tear it out of the wall.

2017-12-04 02:03:19 UTC  

Haha I'll have to see if there is any correlation to shocking myself and my strength increasing

2017-12-04 02:04:35 UTC  

I'm super excited though since I've been shitting the last 3.5 years finishing up my management degree

2017-12-04 02:07:36 UTC  

Happy for you brother.

2017-12-04 02:10:01 UTC  

Thanks fam

2017-12-04 02:20:00 UTC  

@Nick-NJ congratulations, brother

2017-12-04 19:22:35 UTC  

I'm the typical good goy who fell for the college meme and ended up working retail. In an AR podcast one of the guests was extolling the virtues of the trades, specifically electrician work. I'm hoping it is what I need to pull myself out of paycheck-to-paycheck living. Can anyone help point me in the right direction on how to get started as an electrician?