First year sparky debating suitability for the trade
Hey how’s it going, im 19m first year electrical appentice and debating weather the trade is for me or not. I love the job and want to finish my Apprentiship more than anything but lately Ive been making some pretty bad mistakes and weighing up my options.
I don’t think I’m a bad electrician, my boss has told me that I can do stuff that not many first years can do and I grasp the theory of it very well but make constant stupid annoying little mistakes that add up. Things like not counting somethkng correctly, losing tools, missing a turn when driving and I don’t know why, I never make these mistakes with anything else but at work.
The reason for the post and want to get some honest opinions is that Ive had 2 bad incidents . A few months ago some conduit fell off the roof as we were in a rush and I forgot to tie it down and luckily we weren’t going fast or in crowded traffic. And the second one was I missed connecting a power point under a sink and there was live exposed wire rhat luckily a plumber found and no one touched it.
Although simple mistakes, you just can’t afford to do them in this industry and not only have I become dangerous, i feel like im ruining my bosses reputation, business and becoming a completly untrustworthy employee. The problem is that I try at work, I have a good boss and tradesman and if these mistakes dont stop, I don’t see how it’s going to work out for me.
Thank you