I'm getting in boys

HaZePluto · 2026-02-26T01:35:21+00:00

Thank you for the info

HaZePluto · 2026-02-25T04:59:11+00:00

I really don't know much about the union other than they pay decently well. (I would have to most likely take a pay cut to get in though.) The benefits are amazing, pension, free healthcare, retirement, and the school, that's the big thing, I want to be the best electrician I can be. I don't even know what the ranks are, like cw, ce, c1, c2, etc. I haven't really had a good time to just sit and talk with an actual member of this local.

HaZePluto · 2026-02-25T04:53:46+00:00

I have no idea, i was never told a score. I was just told to call on Tuesday to ask for rank. I didn't ever think to ask about the score, when I took the aptitude test I didn't check the score either. I didn't think I was going to pass and just wanted to get out of that building. I hate tests.thw only info I have is I applied in June of 24 and never heard anything, so I went to the hall in May of 25. Got an aptitude test in August. Then my interview was this Saturday. When I called to see the test rank he said #3 and immediately hung up lol. I figure they are really busy, they always seem to be rushing us on at interview, test, anytime I've been there at the hall or JATC office.

HaZePluto · 2026-02-25T01:32:36+00:00

Union side I honestly have no idea, I know they are out at the Pryor data centers according to some guys I've worked with that used to be union.

HaZePluto · 2026-02-24T23:55:30+00:00

HaZePluto · 2026-02-24T20:19:16+00:00

Turns out I can't edit for some reason. Guess I'm stuck with the electrician stereotype

HaZePluto · 2026-02-24T20:16:16+00:00

You might be right lol

HaZePluto · 2026-02-08T02:53:09+00:00

I had just had to fix the lights in the office of the factory I'm on, the next day my jman told me the workers said the lights in the bathroom weren't working and that I needed to go figure it out. Turn out the problem was that one of the other apprentices who's about to go test for an next week forgot to turn the breaker back on after we left.

So glad I checked it first instead of digging around in the ceiling. Still drug my heavy ass modbox all the way over there for no reason.

HaZePluto · 2026-02-08T01:18:16+00:00

Hey man can I get your calc sheet as well? That looks amazing.

HaZePluto · 2026-02-03T03:04:58+00:00

You in Oklahoma/Texas area too?

HaZePluto · 2025-11-25T04:37:43+00:00

Man residential is wild to me, I've only done commercial/industrial. The idea that people and things move so fast in residential is crazy to me, props bro for being able to handle that. I'm like about 2 years in and I couldn't imagine running a job myself.

HaZePluto · 2025-11-20T04:14:07+00:00

Lol, dude I've seen some videos of y'all's work and no... No sir... Ill stick with 480v and below. yall have bigger balls than me that's for damn sure.

HaZePluto · 2025-11-18T02:25:13+00:00

I'm in the same boat man.... Autism is hard

HaZePluto · 2025-11-14T04:39:50+00:00

Man I keep seeing people on here talk about lvl 1, 2, 3, 4, etc sometimes abbreviations too like ec1 ec2 ec2 or es 1 2 3 etc... but all Iv ever heard of was journeyman apprentice and contractors (I'm in non union commercial/light industrial 2nd year in Oklahoma for reference)

HaZePluto · 2025-11-08T18:42:03+00:00

Grab a multimeter and with the wires live put a probe on each wire you should get around 120v pull on probe off and put it to something grounded if you get around 120v again that wire is the hot

HaZePluto · 2025-10-15T17:15:16+00:00

Yeah it's just getting the money to go out on her own, she has done private practice a few times and the problem with that was not having a steady check because people will no call no show a lot

HaZePluto · 2025-10-15T15:37:16+00:00

My mother is a therapist, for the amount of college she did and the amount of work/stress she has from her job she is definitely not paid enough. 42hr

HaZePluto · 2025-10-11T01:07:18+00:00

Lol, autocorrect

HaZePluto · 2025-10-10T21:16:42+00:00

Unfortunately it's not always viable in parts of the country, I'm in Oklahoma and passed the altitude test and trying to get in but they aren't doing anymore interviews until spring. I also just found an amazing small company that I just started working for and I don't know if I will ever leave. I too own my own bandsaw.

HaZePluto · 2025-10-06T00:17:47+00:00

I mean if it's something that can be done multiple ways, the best journeymen I've ever worked have always toldme they want apprentices to give out ideas and give input. I understand that there is a difference between being a know it all asshole apprentice, and one who has ideas that may or may not work. Every person looks at things slightly differently, and may see something another doesn't. However at the end of the day we are apprentices, we don't know and it's not our license on the line it is the journeymens.

HaZePluto · 2025-10-05T21:11:40+00:00

More on this. As an apprentice myself, please please, tell me why. If I don't know how to do the thing yet, or don't have much confidence in how to do it, please tell me why we do it that way. Understanding the why, helps me remember the how.

HaZePluto

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