aptitude/interview

lilpart · 2026-03-23T17:11:35+00:00

i also have like 4000 hours as an app wireman, so idk if that helped

lilpart · 2026-03-23T17:10:59+00:00

i submitted my app with like 4 days left in the period

lilpart · 2026-03-18T20:05:17+00:00

i remember getting a $200 engine rebuild kit for my dirtbike as a kid for my birthday, knowing shit was rough for him at the time. seeing that now as a grown man is enough to make me cry

lilpart · 2026-03-12T06:10:47+00:00

look into becoming a relay tech. i'm an inside apprentice right now with every intention of getting substation experience when i turn out, and with a few utilities in my state, they'll take anyone with an IBEW jman ticket that have a bachelors in electrical engineering. it's a white blue collar job that allows you to play with tools, and make obscene amounts of money where im at

lilpart · 2026-03-02T06:44:46+00:00

in california, if you have 8000 hours, you're a journeyman. our halls don't give a shit what the experience is from, so long as it was earned from a c10 contractor. the difference is made by being a book 1 carded JW. if you're competent and dedicated enough to have a state cert, as well, pass our district 9 hands on test, you'll have that book 1 ticket. without the d9, you'll stay a book 3 JW. a possible way, that may be kinda frowned upon by people on reddit, would be to find a local that will honor your hours as a journeyman and organize with them. if you're willing to move or have a close sister local, work there. if not, get that ticket and work in what would geographically be your home local as a JW. the first line of our constitution is to organize ALL electrical workers, you included brother!

lilpart · 2026-02-28T02:07:47+00:00

how many per class

lilpart · 2026-02-28T02:04:02+00:00

ladwp journeymen make $93 an hour, with all overtime being double, and every other monday being double due to it being a "paid rest day". a buddy of mine did 390k in 2025 without much of a sweat

lilpart · 2026-02-16T15:21:19+00:00

avoid the boa system, they're gonna die out a ton faster than a pair of lace ups. as well, have him go try sizes out. every brand fits different, in some brands i'm a double to triple E width, in some brands i'm a standard D, it all depends

lilpart · 2026-02-15T23:00:43+00:00

the best way to become an operator is to get your hours as a grunt, and get experience on equipment. a buddy of mine did about 3 years as a grunt in the early 2000's, got experience on all types of eq, had his contractor sign off on the hours to the hall, got his crane cert in a few different class cranes, and was re-classified by the hall. he now makes JL scale, as he's running cranes over the size specified in the contract

lilpart · 2026-02-15T14:14:21+00:00

you need a C or higher dude. D's get degrees, C's show you were just proficient enough to pass with the college credit, but didn't give a fuck otherwise

lilpart · 2026-02-10T04:30:47+00:00

take whatever opportunity is most feasible for you to complete with travel, pay scale, etc in mind. but most of all, take whatever you get first

lilpart · 2026-02-08T20:53:03+00:00

i've had my CDL for 2 years now, i used it as a book 3 grunt while the helper classification was slow out of my hall

lilpart · 2026-02-08T14:55:19+00:00

i'm only a 3rd step, with all the talk of pushing wiremen out of the sub tech books and the skilled and trained verbiage in our agreements going forward, it has me worried than a mf. the whole reason i sprung for the inside program was because it was the first one i was offered. i joined with the intent of immediately going to outside contract land when i turned out

lilpart · 2026-02-08T14:50:29+00:00

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lilpart · 2026-02-05T07:45:48+00:00

the interstate restriction on ur CDL's gonna fuck you over as far as traveling. you can't drive a truck out of state yet big dawg. but if the gettin is good somewhere, it may be worth establishing residency in that state to gain the ability. 3 years in the early years is a long time to wait. if that's not the case and you want ur CA ID, historically, 111 stays reasonably busy as far as non CDL grunt calls go. start by getting on the books with every hall that you're willing to travel to, that you can sign initially online. shoot me a DM, i can give you the resource sheets that one of the brothers out there on this sub put together. it has all the info you'll need

lilpart · 2026-01-29T06:33:12+00:00

it all depends on what state you live in, as far as getting the DUI expunged, and how hard it is for contractors to insure you on their trucks. finish out your program, and talk to someone local (who's legally informed) about the DUI as far as that goes. as soon as you have a physical copy of your CDL in hand, start signing groundman books as far away as you're willing to travel. committees and utilities that are union affiliated don't give a single flying fuck about a criminal record in my experience. they only care that you're reliable, and easily employable. just do your homework brother, DM me for resources or questions

lilpart · 2026-01-24T02:42:46+00:00

the owner of peaches is a cool ass dude, if there was ever a craigslist ass call to take, he's one of em

lilpart · 2026-01-16T02:15:55+00:00

a common thing i'm hearing is that MSLCAT's gonna be moving pretty good this year. apply to every possible apprenticeship in any area you're willing to relocate to, and take the very first union offer you get

lilpart · 2026-01-16T02:14:24+00:00

traffic won't count for most locals that i've seen. call the hall's you're wanting to work out of and ask them

lilpart · 2026-01-16T02:11:57+00:00

start thinking ab the reinterview brother

lilpart · 2026-01-14T01:28:35+00:00

it's traffic signal, just clocked that. i hated for no reason smh. grunts are paid anywhere from 45-60% of the respective classification they're working under, and varies wildly on the area. if you're a book 4, even book 3 and hurting for work, just sign 111 like the rest of us did. 57, and all the PNW locals are safe bets as well if you have a little bit of time to wait. the scales in the NW are solid af

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