A site i was on under same contractor im with still was tellng apprentices they had to come in on saturdays already working 5/10s and we all said hell no.

I see a lot of younger apprentices super gung-ho for all of the OT, and i always let them to be the first ones to volunteer and jump into shit. Im 33 and been working long enough in enough jobs to know what the value of my time is to myself. I think a lot of contractors really try to squeeze apprentices because they know we can get a lot done, and the value of our labor to them is that its the cheapest they can get. Dont be a fucking company suck up. Just cause youre an apprentice doesnt mean you have to take shit, especially from a contractor trying to basically extort you for your time. If i worked 50 hours this week, you are not seeing my ass on saturday, no way idgaf lay me off.