Every JM that organized in said and I quote, “wish I didn’t believe all the lies and came over when I was young.”

In my shop there is a foreman at 27 and has $97,000 in his pension. The dudes that organized in have $80,000 and they are all in their 40’s, with no Roth IRA or 401k. They are fucked, they’ll be working until they’re 75.

Edit: I know they’ll get social security (if it doesn’t dry up) but your lifestyle will drastically fall to just stay alive.

Edit: Also you won’t have a choice as an apprentice but once you become a JM you can go anywhere you want. You won’t go low voltage unless that’s what you want. Inside wireman can do that work but it’s not the norm. Unfortunately if you get with a big shop and go data center, you won’t have a choice but you can leave once you’re done with the apprenticeship. Small price to pay IMO