So my electrical helper is talking back this kid just talks back to me all day and ignores me I tell him to do something and he says no and ignores me this kid is not even an apprentice he is a helper omg with an attitude
Does anyone's apprentice programs let them purchase the books second hand? We (934) were never able to because of the stupid online portion.
So long story short, I was on the service van for almost 2 years. I worked with a very smart guy but he would berate me and knock me down every chance he got. He would tell me my aptitude wasn’t where it should be for my time in the trade. It made me feel bad about myself but I just kept showing up and give 100% every day. Oddly enough, I learned so much from this guy and we spent so much 1 on 1 time together I don’t think anyone knows me better. I really like him and the layoff circumstances we a a 5 minuete lapse in judgement end and no one wanted to be the one to give me my check.
Now I’m on a big site with another big company. I was scared at first and intimidated. I’ve noticed that they kind of lean on me pretty heavy and kinda expect more out of me than other JW’s. They kinda have me being the lead guy in the crew, me interpreting the prints, me making sure everything is installed right. I keep reminding them that I’m only an apprentice because I don’t want anyone to get the impression that I’m a JW. I feel pressure like if I’m not doing most of the work or pushing, nothing is going to get done.
I feel eventually I’ll grow into this role, but right now I feel like I’m not competent enough. Sometimes I still get caught up on a task and it takes me a ridiculous amount of time to figure it out. What concerns me about those times is I’m not slacking off. I’m trying 100% and sometimes I get stressed and panicked that its taking so long- leading to careless errors, making it take even longer.
This is a little long in the tooth, but where should I be as a third year? Is it normal for them to expect/rely on me this much? Am I still a “young apprentice” or am I expected to know more than what I know at this point?
Hello all,
I have a few questions regarding the Local 40 Hollywood Motion Picture Electrical Apprenticeship (Wireman), who are tentatively opening for applications this April.
I have a few questions about the program, would I be able to PM any current members or anyone familiar with the process?
Would be an enourmous help.
Thank you!!
Trying to join union, interviewed, waitlist. They say I need 500 hours exp to get 2nd interview. How do I get hours? Can I volunteer? Who do I ask? Thank you all.
Just a few thing to keep on your person at all times;
More times than not when in the beginning of the work day 7am ive done walk thru with JWs foreman etc and we come across something to look at and I was the one who had a screwdriver on them to open a box or a panel or something like that. Even had a foreman thank me n give me major credit for being the only one out of 4 of us to have a screw driver to open this control panel. Just somethings that have helped me along the way. Just recently Ive picked up a pocket level by Stabila it fits perfectly in my little zipper pocket of my Truewerk pants and now thats another daily carry I cant live without.
Feel free to add and share advice/stories, stay safe.
**UPDATE
Just to try n explain what I mean in timing. Envision this. Im on a job ive been on for a while okay tools are on site on my cart, foreman n I meet in the meeting area, "hey kid talk a walk with me wanna show you something. Its 7:04am. He shows me what's next or a task to take on today but I have a question and its in a cabinet or he shows me something and doesn't have that screwdriver to open said equipment. Boom im ready I have the bare minimum on me when I arrive at 7. Thats all I mean.
Mostly just had experience working on single phase resi and a lot of low voltage so far up until now and after completing the reading they just tossed in three phase circuits on me so I’m lost as fuck. Any help would be greatly appreciate. All my circuits up until now have worked but I keep getting told I’m using the wrong color conductors. Anyone have some insight?
So I applied on January of this year & took the aptitude test on March for Sound & Communications for Local 11.
Got my ranking on April and was #22. I was honestly pretty excited. Got the call on June for bootcamp to come in on July, but it was on the one week I could not take off from my current job. (My manager went on a missionary trip, so I had to hold the store down. She literally begged me not to take that one week off, asked me a couple months prior).
The ETI lady told me they’ll call me for a second time and if I turn that down too they’ll cancel my application. I talked to my manager about it and she said take that call no matter what.
I check my POE ranking pretty often and saw that it dropped to #36 around July. I thought it wasn’t THAT bad yet. I check this sub and the ibew-applicants sub for anything that has to do with Local 11 religiously. I read that work for Sound & Comm is slow this year and when they do call em for bootcamp, it’s not as many people as wiremen. Sometimes none like on September. So 0-25ish each bootcamp, depending on ranking & zip code.
After the September’s round of applicants took their aptitude test and when I checked my ranking earlier this month of October, I saw that it dropped again to #53.
Getting more and more restless now, thinking of just going the trade school route at this point. Is it even worth waiting for that call now, or should I just keep tanking this into next year? Wanted some insight from those in the program already that knows what’s good or have advice they can give 🙏🏼
EDIT: Y’all talking shit about what I already know lol. Besides, most S&C ppl in Local 11 didn’t get dispatched for 3-5 months after bootcamp, so I couldn’t just fuck my job up like that. It’s just an unfortunate shitty situation that the week they wanted me somehow lined up with that week. I expected these subs to be more chill and helpful, and I was looking for more of an ‘insider’ info, but hell nah. Y’all just love talking shit without knowing fuckall lol
So I was assigned Lesson 1 & 2 of AC 3 CML. 4 chapters of reading... Equates to 3 different CMLs... First one was 80 slides, second was 69 slides... loaded with review questions and circuit diagram questions... Second One sort of the same thing. Then a quiz with 40 questions.. Then a 6 part module on Inductance and Capacitance with 111 slides. I've read over 100 pages... Then did the slides practice questions and quizzes and I'm halfway through Lesson 2: Inductors, Inductance, XL, L, and RL which is 111 slides with a quiz... This was an assignment for 1 week.... Um I literally have abandoned all free time and I'm staying up until 10-12 trying to get as much done each night... I feel like I can't even take a break. I'm exhausted... I'm trying to get through it and I'm just wondering how much more of year 2 is like this? I didn't even get a week break before going into year 2...
I was wondering how important it is to have a physics credit as an ibew electrician, as i sent my application in the other day i got a response email with the following. Any advice is welcomed and appreciated!
I have a high school diploma and transcripts with a graduation date and I know some of the inside locals want algebra in high school or college algebra with a passing grade to apply.
I don't have any high school algebra on my transcripts from high school but I do have college transcripts with Mathematics 1/applied course 804-370 with a passing grade of a b plus.
would this be okay?? or do I have to pay $300 for that online course that's a couple weeks long Intech ibew neca alliance math course that gets people that math requirements to be able to apply if they don't meet the math requirements.
am I good with the college course I took????
is it just inside locals that make you have a math requirements or do outside line locals do the same or do you just need a high school diploma for outside line.
thanks any information helps
So I graduated highschool in 2016. Since then I have misplaced my diploma but never needed it so never thought of getting a copy. I noticed it’s asking for both diploma and transcripts showing passing grade for algebra 1. I have an official copy of my transcripts and it does indeed have the passing grade, but it also shows that I graduated and received my diploma. Would this be good enough or will I still need the copy of my diploma for the application. This is regarding Ibew 11 btw. I know when I applied for 357 they only asked for the transcripts and not the diploma.
I am looking to apply to Local 332. Which one mimics the tests for Local 332?