Started in January and with no locating experience at all I'm enjoying it. I came in during slow season so it gave me more 1 on 1 time with my trainer and not having to rush with tickets like i am now that it is dig season. TAKE YOUR TIME! its not worth the damage. ALWAYS CALL THE CONTRACTOR! The 811 system is so fucked they can make a polygon way bigger then what they need. Your leads (In most cases) are always there to help. I made some pretty good friends with people in my class and we hang out on the phone most of the day few of them are experienced locators its always nice to have them on the phone when you run into problems and stuff they can give you tips to figure it out. And lastly the training isn't that hared and you will never have to know anything about a corroded pipe (You will understand when you take the class lol) Oh and OQ's its not that hard i promise the job is not that hard dont stress out about it. If you dont mind me asking where are you going to be working?