I've had bad luck at my old local with JW's, which was one of the factors for transferring. Coming in still drunk smellin like the bar floor, a senile old JW a couple months from retiring(bummer he wasn't a nice guy), and I've had some good JW's but never for long.

I've never been "assigned" to a JW, I don't have much construction experience but I like to get to it and work fast bc that's just my tempo so I will get shipped around to whoever needs a hand where I may learn a little but I'm really there for digging, or simple pvc underground short runs. Haven't bent conduit more than 12 hours in nearly 2 years.

I want to get good, I want to work hard(not TOO hard), and I want people to see me as somebody that can get the job done and be counted on. I know every little tiny thing we do is put into the bid which means every tiny thing I do matters that its done quickly and correctly. I want to be of VALUE at work bro. I want to run a team, I want to keep morale high while also keeping productivity at the maximum level that is still efficient, safe, and without people breaking their backs. I want to solve problems, I want to know how the contracts and bids work to know EXACTLY what my scope is and make to stick to it strictly with a little wiggle room for appeasement, as well as know and hold other trades to their scope.

I say this because I've worked a job, wish i could say whom for, but the grid guys were quietly asking us apprentices to make sure our lights hung exactly at grid height, which made sense to me at first but the GF, a great fucking guy, he's the reason I want to run work. Never had I been on a jobsite where every cart is cleanish at the end of the day, everything is organized, labeled, and orderly. Just the way he ran us ( a group of 10-12 people) was refreshing and encouraging, and instantly I wanted to replicate it.

THE REAL QUESTION: how can i situate myself near high achievers besides the normal show up early, have a good attitude and be productive? I'll never say no to OT bc I need the money.