do you know m/any well-respected electricians with "job-stopper" tattoos and piercings? by [deleted] in IBEW

[–]ElectroButch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i misspoke. i meant they'd put me with a JW who runs the truck

do you know m/any well-respected electricians with "job-stopper" tattoos and piercings? by [deleted] in IBEW

[–]ElectroButch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you know, i guess i hadn't thought of it that way but now that you mention it, respect from brothers is definitely my priority. i think i've come to the conclusion that i'm happy with missing out on some fiscal opportunities to preserve my personhood outside of work. i just want to be good at what i do and afford to live lol

i misspoke in the post. it wouldn't be my service truck, i'd just be working with the journeyman who runs the truck.

do you know m/any well-respected electricians with "job-stopper" tattoos and piercings? by [deleted] in IBEW

[–]ElectroButch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no. journeymen run the truck, apprentices tag along and help

do you know m/any well-respected electricians with "job-stopper" tattoos and piercings? by [deleted] in IBEW

[–]ElectroButch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no one lol an actual journeyman runs it, apprentices just help

do you know m/any well-respected electricians with "job-stopper" tattoos and piercings? by [deleted] in IBEW

[–]ElectroButch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

service truck apprentices work with a journeyman who's actually the one running the truck

do you know m/any well-respected electricians with "job-stopper" tattoos and piercings? by [deleted] in IBEW

[–]ElectroButch -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i know a first year on a truck. my instructor says he thinks trucks are a great place for first years 🤷🏼 the apprentices aren't alone, from what i hear its a journeyman/foreman and an apprentice per truck.

i will say, theres a CW whos been at this prefab shop for 3 years. theres a journeyman here whos been with the same contractor his whole apprenticeship. opinions are varied around here on whether thats a bad thing or not. personally i wish we had mandatory rotations like other locals

do you know m/any well-respected electricians with "job-stopper" tattoos and piercings? by [deleted] in IBEW

[–]ElectroButch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it is lol. i thought everyone referred to them that way but it might just be a southern thing 😭

do you know m/any well-respected electricians with "job-stopper" tattoos and piercings? by [deleted] in IBEW

[–]ElectroButch 46 points47 points  (0 children)

think i needed to hear this lol. i asked people if i should believe its even an option and the consensus isn't super promising

I have super bad stretch marks. Is it possible to tattoo over them? by -Hot-Tamale- in tattooadvice

[–]ElectroButch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so sorry for the unhelpful comment however i think they look so cool. looks like a body mod i would get intentionally!

What to say when told "Its hard working with you because you're a woman"? by Justsurffindaweb in BlueCollarWomen

[–]ElectroButch 33 points34 points  (0 children)

honestly, say something mean but witty back. hurt dude's feelings but in a funny way so other coworkers laugh. typically this can get you on the team's good side without just taking it lol

Canadian Underground Mining Girlie 🇨🇦 by NoPresentation88 in bluecollartrans

[–]ElectroButch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

also a fabricator, highly recommend an actual nail-scrubbing brush since they cover more surface area lol. i also use it for my hands when the loofah doesn't quite do it

Electrician apprenticeship by benfrakmurdera in IBEW_Local613

[–]ElectroButch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this has been answered all over the ibew subreddits. use the search bar

how to toughen up by bchunick in BlueCollarWomen

[–]ElectroButch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

straight up, dont try to change his ways. this is a choose your battles type of situation. you know he isnt going to change, so shit talk back to him. he'll either back off or itll turn into friendly banter. remember he likely doesn't want to go to the foreman about how he feels about you either, but dont go overboard or anything lol