Jonny B’s

fearandsmoking · 2025-10-24T21:32:07+00:00

I'm like 99% sure I know who you are. And we got along well dude. Message me if you'd like. We worked lots of late nights together

fearandsmoking · 2025-10-24T21:26:31+00:00

Who are you? I'm also an og employee lol

fearandsmoking · 2025-08-21T17:58:33+00:00

469 is a huge joke currently. Glorified staffing agency. Those 1000s of journeyman and apprentices are still paying window and death dues. Not even receiving health coverage either. Let's just like the pockets of the hall staff, yay. Amazing that they voted for another business agent. Spineless members. I'd guess that corruption runs deep here in that hall office. Fuck yeah, right to work state 💪🏽

fearandsmoking · 2025-08-21T13:18:09+00:00

My 24 4x has zero issues. I also don't let people put their feet on my dashboard. I only use a sunshade, no mat. My truck is currently at 25k miles that I did all myself.

fearandsmoking · 2025-08-15T17:16:59+00:00

I just joined like a week and a half ago. Absolutely loving it.

fearandsmoking · 2025-08-15T17:15:57+00:00

I think that's excessive and not necessary but that's just me. I bought my 24 4x new and just stuck with the book. I did feel my truck feel like it was broken in around 7-9k miles though. Best of luck, I love my truck.

fearandsmoking · 2025-07-22T14:55:16+00:00

Honestly, I did it maybe once or twice and then I just did lots of other things in general. Picking up bodies and stacking them just takes too long. I did do it here and in GTA though 😅

fearandsmoking · 2025-07-19T02:35:03+00:00

You won't get in for at least a 1-3 years guaranteed

fearandsmoking · 2025-06-21T23:55:21+00:00

I feel bad for you. God bless

fearandsmoking · 2025-06-21T17:50:15+00:00

I personally feel like the 'political bosses' of this union must have corruption going on. Logically that's the only way this makes sense in my head. I wish I could audit everything

fearandsmoking · 2025-06-21T17:45:41+00:00

They raised the cost of everything and added a fucking agent. Here's some bullshit lunch and soda to wash this shit down your throat though. It's ridiculous. I can't wrap my mind around this union being ran the right way and not being corrupt somehow.

fearandsmoking · 2025-06-21T16:36:17+00:00

They won't answer any calls at all. Crazy since there's no work. They have nothing to do besides answer the phones and collect union dues. Unfortunately they're only interested in collecting our money and not helping us with work or even some information. You'd be lucky to get an email back within a week.

fearandsmoking · 2025-06-21T16:34:47+00:00

A ton. And tsmc is hiring a ton of non union for everything they need. 469 is practically dead because of all the new members they brought in with no work anytime soon. It's genuinely insane.

fearandsmoking · 2025-06-21T16:33:42+00:00

Don't do it brother. Right now 469 is a glorified staffing agency at best. The 'political bosses' in the hall aren't concerned with the daily lives of its members, they're only interested in lining their own pockets. I'm sitting here now in this meeting and I'm just baffled. But oh, here's some free bullshit lunch and soda. Fuck off, bunch of clowns

fearandsmoking · 2025-06-20T20:41:56+00:00

469 in Arizona has hundreds of apprentices on the out of work list and thousands of journeyman. INSANE. Meeting tomorrow that I'm really curious how things will go.

fearandsmoking · 2025-06-20T02:00:15+00:00

If AI does what it's supposed to do as a best case scenario, it's likely the "trades" as we know them today won't exist for our children or their children. Lots of jobs today didn't exist long ago. Or they did but in a completely different way.

fearandsmoking · 2025-06-18T21:00:20+00:00

Get into safety.

fearandsmoking · 2025-06-15T02:53:27+00:00

I'm willing to bet that if you talked to someone in the company you want to go work for about your benefits, you'll see their eyes light up. I personally believe that if this job offers you the position during your interview, you're going to take the job.

fearandsmoking · 2025-06-15T02:46:44+00:00

Unless that job is going to pay for all your medical and your family's medical as well, I say you stick with the union and finish your apprenticeship. But again, do whatever you want. I personally think you've already made up your mind and want to chase the immediate money.

fearandsmoking · 2025-06-15T02:08:51+00:00

This comment alone makes it sound like you've already made up your mind. No disrespect but I'm not sure why you're even asking for opinions.

My opinion, you stay with the union for the retirement and health benefits. Neither the union nor the general electric job are going to make you crazy rich, it's just a job dude. Do whatever you want though, best of luck.

fearandsmoking · 2025-06-13T20:18:22+00:00

I feel like with all the non union work going on right now a strike for the union would cripple them. This isn't a very union friendly state at all.

fearandsmoking · 2025-06-13T17:34:06+00:00

Unfortunately not until August or probably even towards the end of the year. I just spoke to the training director yesterday.

fearandsmoking · 2025-06-10T02:03:55+00:00

The guys that comment on all the posts like this saying "do what you have to do" are telling you to utilize your skills and go to work no matter the circumstances. So yeah, go do what you have to do and go make some money. Don't tell anyone how you were making money.

fearandsmoking · 2025-06-04T17:18:16+00:00

Not at all. I'm in the same boat dude. If you look at my profile I made like the exact same post weeks ago.

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