I share my life as an Electrician every day! I'm 32 years old and started my electrical apprenticeship back in 2012 through the non-union. I worked non-union from 2012 to 2020 (8.5 years). I joined the IBEW 48 (Union) in January 2021 and been working for them since. Collectively I've been working as an electrician now for over 12 years. I enjoy sharing my life experiences, teaching others, and helping you all out through videos and answering questions. My goal is to become a youtuber full time one day.
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i used to work in the construction in the boilermakers union i feel your pain thats why i left and switched over to diesel mechanic and specializing in heavy construction equipment theres always work
Question: As a journeyman who's just organized in to the union about 10 months ago I'm still learning some of the culture. I'm a Resi guy hoping to change classification to inside soon, on the resi side, no one pays attention to the tool list and is welcome and encouraged to bring more than necessary. On the commercial side at my company it seems a few extra would be fine no one's going to complain. But on the Internet all I hear is how dare you bring a pencil if it's not on the list. Long story short, how strict is the tool list in your local/company and is there anything not on your list you would bring no matter what?
I took went with a non union org i passed the test the only downside was that i didnt have a car(i still don't). I tried taking the union test to get into a apprenticeship and i failed since its been a while since i've taken a test related to that and was told to wait until next year now im thinking if i should just go through the non union org then transfer to union ?
So, I’m eliminating a switch while also taking out the wall it is on. Do I just put a junction box in my attic and do the same thing you did here? I hope that makes sense.
As an electrician’s apprentice i was fortunate enough to work with excellent mentors. My Journeymen teachers taught me that the more knowledge of skills that they could pass on to me would ultimately benefit them and our team in the end. As a result I adopted that edict when training others below me.
I completely resonate with that whole not knowing what you signed up for thing 😂 I applied for an electrician apprentice position not knowing what kind of electrician I’d be, but now I know I’m an inside lineman (commercial and industrial). Quite happy about that.
Depends on your local and how competitive it is. Even if you make it in, there's no guarantee that you'll make it through your fifth year and journey out. Each year they cut guys out from the program from poor attendance, poor grades, poor work ethics, etc.
Yes, lots of guys wished that if they could do it all over again they'll open up their own company. It's easier said than done. Managing your own company is THE hardest thing you can do. Lots of guys see the $ and think that anyone can do it. Not really. It's more about managing your finances than working with your hands. Once you transition from the trades to a business owner, you'll find out that it's much more easier being a worker than a boss.
Thank you but I think the point of someone looking for a video with 3 pigtails is to actually show HOW to pigtail the wires and where you get the 4th wire from to connect to the outlet. I know to just buy extra 14awg wire and cut it to length needed and include it in the pigtail but some people might not.
Had to like the video off the rip for the Joyride Toys Spartan chillin on the table -- Wish I still had some of mine, miss my blue and red one from Halo 2
@@DailyElectrician Good. Im a journeyman looking into joining the union. Do you like the Union? If you are out of work are you allowed to take off as long as you want? Do you have any control over where you work?
@@DailyElectrician Thanks for the advice bro! I'm going to check with the local IBEW chapter and talk to them about joining. Down here in Tx the industry is kind of cutthroat and I've had some not so good experiences with the companies and running my own business under a friend's master license. I then talked to a couple of friends who joined the union and they told me that they have treated well. Wish me luck on getting in and enjoy your time off if you plan on taking it! It's good to take a hard earned break after a productive grind!
