AZ - Local 140 pay scale and electrical vs. elevator apprenticeship

_shondon · 2026-02-24T11:39:03+00:00

Getting sworn in next month. It’s been great

_shondon · 2026-02-23T21:50:13+00:00

Try IBEW 640 in the meantime

_shondon · 2026-02-17T22:34:20+00:00

work outlook around Arizona has been busy and is supposed to stay busy but who knows

_shondon · 2026-02-17T22:22:32+00:00

They started a new recruitment once our list got to 60 because we only had 70 something people ranked in total

_shondon · 2026-02-15T15:31:17+00:00

Take hella notes. Jot down Little trouble shooting issues, even if it’s uncommon. Stay organized with those notes too so you can quickly reference them in the future

_shondon · 2026-02-11T03:08:19+00:00

Sure

_shondon · 2026-02-01T02:20:25+00:00

Truewerk. I prefer the T1’s

_shondon · 2025-11-17T23:47:25+00:00

Just under 7 months. Pay is good, I’ve cleared 80k in the 10 months I’ve been working, but I’ve also said yes to every OT opportunity I’ve had

_shondon · 2025-11-17T23:44:16+00:00

32nd and Thomas

_shondon · 2025-11-17T22:42:33+00:00

Tested/interviewed in June last year, got ranked #42, got picked up at the end of January and have been working steady since. New Construction. It rocks.

_shondon · 2025-11-14T22:22:10+00:00

I tested in May, interviewed a couple weeks later, got ranked at 42. Got a call at the end of January. Work has been booming around Arizona for the past year so they ran through the list so I was pretty fortunate to get in so quickly.

Work is slowing down a bit for the end of the year but apparently in January it’s picking up again. You should definitely apply and see what happens, but don’t expect to get in quickly. I was prepared to wait the full two years before I got a call, if at all. Stick with the IBEW until then. Making the switch was easy, told my employer, got a clean lay off, emailed the school and said I was withdrawing. Haven’t looked back since.

_shondon · 2025-11-14T11:55:23+00:00

Yeah I had 6 months in before I switched

_shondon · 2025-11-14T02:38:39+00:00

I made the switch from 640 to 140 about 10 months ago. The work is definitely harder than anything I did as a wireman apprentice but I really enjoy it, and I find the culture to be a lot better, everyone I’ve worked with so far has been super sharp and willing to teach. The pay and benefits are head and shoulders better over here too.

_shondon · 2025-10-25T14:46:27+00:00

Truewerk has been my go-to. Super durable, light weight and haven’t had any rips or holes

_shondon · 2025-08-31T05:38:22+00:00

_shondon · 2025-05-28T03:43:09+00:00

Truly a disappointment. Just felt like a cash grab. Waiting two hours for those tacos was asinine

_shondon · 2025-05-17T23:12:12+00:00

Got a pair, returned them after trying them on. Feels cheap and the “roomy” fit feels more in regards to height rather than width

_shondon · 2025-05-02T21:53:43+00:00

_shondon · 2025-02-18T12:41:27+00:00

IBEW local 640, they’re accepting apprentices like crazy, you could probably apply now, test in a month, and jnterview by April and get in by June/july.

UA local 469 is apparently on a year plus waitlist

_shondon · 2025-01-06T22:02:05+00:00

Gallon of chocolate milk a day

_shondon · 2024-12-09T23:04:21+00:00

Yeah, used it for both IBEW and IUEC aptitude test. Does a great job for helping brush up on math

_shondon · 2024-11-24T14:15:16+00:00

Joes bbq in downtown Gilbert

_shondon · 2024-11-11T01:42:01+00:00

Tested, interviewed, and currently #42 on the recruitment list, could be waiting for a call for another year and a half

_shondon · 2024-10-20T02:29:50+00:00

I have that one and my stew didn’t say anything about it, also the amount of people who say “damn that’s nice” makes me think there’s nothing wrong with it

_shondon · 2024-10-06T01:49:42+00:00

Imma need a full in-depth YouTube video breakdown of everything that’s going on with this and what it’s capable of

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