u/Thepopethroway

It seems a running theme is that the apprentice is nothing but a worm, fit only for writhing around in the dirt.

Was laying down line for an inverter with a journeyman 30 years my senior. We were laughing and joking and having a good time working together. While he was operating, the cable got bent the wrong way and caused the copper underneath to be exposed. No jacket repairs allowed. 30k est in damages. He stopped immediately and apologized. Stated that it was his fault "My bad" then called up the foreman. The entire time keeps talking about how much he "messed up".

> Once the foreman arrives. he immediately starts saying "we", taking no responsibility whatsoever.

Then he implied that I was the one who did it saying, "I should've watched him better." I was stunned. They walked off into the distance and I heard the foreman saying in a joking tone "We'll just blame it on the new guy." But I don't think he was joking. I've been on this jobsite a week, the Jman has been with the company for 8 years.

The drive back to the job site was cordial. They had me finish as usual, until it was time to meet for our recap in the trailer. Jman yelled at me to "Go!" then slammed the door on me. Am I fucked? What recourse do I have?