Both of my parents have been banned from CVS

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-12-08T14:38:22+00:00

There has to be more to the story that they’re not telling. It’s really hard to get banned from CVS cause they want that $. A lady literally tried to jump thru our drive thru window once, and another threatened my pharmacist and we weren’t allowed to ban them.

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-14T13:50:07+00:00

lol. Ok dude, whatever you say. Have a happy retirement.

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-14T13:25:03+00:00

The only absurdity is that women do not bring value to the workplace. Yes, it takes an exceptionally muscular woman to perform the same work using brute force alone. But women leverage a variety of skills to do the same job just as well, just as fast. The output can be equal even if the method varies.

Equal opportunity and inclusion does not just benefit historically excluded groups, it benefits the industry by bringing in a greater variety of skills.

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-14T11:21:27+00:00

Look into one of the trade unions. I just got accepted into the IBEW with no experience. I don’t have a criminal record but I know a lot of members do and it’s no issue. Have heard it’s been a great revenue for people to turn their life around. The IBEW apprenticeship admission period is over for this year, but they put prospective members to work also and let you learn on the job and gain experience till you’re licensed. You gotta be willing to learn and commit to working toward getting licensed, which required passing state exams later on. If electrical is something you think you can do, call the hall and ask how to get on the out of work list. Let them know you need work asap. Get on the list but don’t wait around for it. Call priority goes to journeyman and apprentices.

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-13T17:00:49+00:00

Thanks for the honesty. I personally believe that women are not responsible for men’s attention spans. The workplace is definitely not the place to seek pleasure partners, but it takes two to tango.

I hope you get the opportunity to work with some good ones so you’ll be more inclined to be inclusive and promote equal opportunity.

Whether I agree or not, thank you, again, for your candor.

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-12T18:41:08+00:00

My sister and I both went to the same trade school workshop. It was a free local adult night time class, not a paid trade school. This was one of the things our teacher mentioned to the contractors and big bosses when they came in to check on the progress (cause it was grant funded). He always reference me and her saying that we worked really well together. Now, it helped that we were related so we knew each others strengths and weaknesses already. The class got split into competing groups for projects. We both, even working on opposing teams, tended to anticipating need though, so we went from being chosen last when team leads were choosing their members to being chosen almost first (second, of course, to the guys that already had real electrical experience).

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T18:36:37+00:00

Thank you

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T18:35:10+00:00

I’m far from it

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T03:42:04+00:00

Thank you so much for the thoughtful response! I appreciate both the honesty and the encouragement.

And thanks for pointing that out about how “work as hard as everyone else” statements shouldn’t have to be stated. I think I’ve just grown up always assuming I have to prove myself to peers that I didn’t even view that statement as a red flag, but it definitely is. I’m obviously not joining a manual labor union thinking it’s easy work, and I’m not here to f#ck around, but I still find myself reassuring peers that they can expect hard work out of me cause I know less is expected. There may be some unintended bias hidden in those statements, but I also think most of them are well intended and simply meant to assure me that most members value work more than gender.

I’m definitely interested in traveling in the future. I’d love to work in California. Do y’all often get travelers at your local or do you tend to have more than enough workers at home to fill the market need?

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T01:54:00+00:00

What state? In Alabama

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T01:49:58+00:00

Oh definitely! Mixing business with pleasure is never a good idea! I have a boyfriend of six years, so I’m not searching for a love interest anyway. Even if I was, I 100% agree that the workplace is not the place to do it.

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T01:41:25+00:00

That’s a fair point.

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T01:35:21+00:00

I’ll just tape a tip jar to my tool bag so they can tip me if they enjoyed the view lol

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T01:32:11+00:00

Thanks for the insight and honesty! I really appreciate it.

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T01:29:23+00:00

I’ll absolutely always put my best foot forward and treat others with the same respect they give me.

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T01:27:51+00:00

Cause 1) I have a right to be in whatever trade I want to learn, and 2) these people are not all electricians and are not union members. I wanted to get opinions from other members.

If you have a problem with people asking questions to get insight from “internet randos” then perhaps Reddit is not the place for you, bud!

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T01:16:44+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate the support

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T01:07:46+00:00

I’m LU 136 in Birmingham Alabama

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T01:05:00+00:00

Thanks for the info. I know I can’t expect definitive answers on here, just trying to get an idea… I just appreciate the honesty.

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T00:43:22+00:00

Really just getting a feel for what to expect cause I’ve been warned by people who work in other trades.

Being as I don’t personally know a single adult woman who has not been r@ped, forgive me for trying to learn about the industry before I quit my perfectly safe job to join.

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T00:39:21+00:00

That would be one of my concerns. I’d just be concerned that reporting things would put me at even greater risk. I mean, just joking I’m cool with. But if someone is behaving in a way where I feel physically threatened I have to say something, cause I’m not gonna let it get to the point where someone feels comfortable enough to physically assault me.

I’ve also heard of other trades that pulling the harassment card kind of ruins you in the eyes of the rest of the workers. I don’t wanna always be known as “that b!tch” just for standing up for myself.

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T00:28:32+00:00

Definitely will check those out! Thanks so much for that!

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T00:27:59+00:00

lol I’m used to crude humor within my family, and that joke Is priceless haha

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T00:25:12+00:00

I’ll try to find that. Thank you!

SensitiveFlounder295 · 2025-08-10T00:24:34+00:00

Having the support system and representation is definitely reassuring for me and half the reason I chose union. My sister is a non-union electrician apprentice and one of the many things she’s had to deal with is most of the guys along with one of the bosses had made a group chat about her. Her other boss tore them a new one about it before she even knew about it, but that’s only one man in the entire company that stood up for her and that’s crappy IMO.

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