5 Tips for an Electrical Apprentice 

+Trevor Maday hell yeah. Sorry I didn't give you credit. I totally lost that comment and couldn't remember where I saw it. Thanks man. That was a great idea.

Mike's Tool Shed wish more apprentices listen to your advice in this video..my job would be a 1000 times easier.

Thank you still haven't heard back yet from the IBEW. Supposedly, ill here back in December

Was it hard?

grass hopper The test? They lay it out for you pretty simply. I do recommend buying the $150 study guide because it really breaks everything down thats going to be on the test

sam me 😭

Thanks for the laugh man.

I'd rather a hand that knows a lot then one that shakes a lot lol (had an alchy for jman at one of my first companies)

Good laugh

sam me 1 million subscribers = arm reveal

Pretty sure he meant talk back or complain to someone that is in charge u don't like and if you are talking keep it related to questions about the job your doing/ don't be scared to ask if you are doing something if your not sure if your right.. I GUESS, was kinda dumb to me to. He seems like a jerk to work for.. a know it all. Hey the fact is that there are many leadership styles and some people are hard to get along with but find a way and be able to adapt to change. Many people don't label and are not neat. Should be though. Read who moved my cheese, help alot. Everyone is business school reads it.

dont blaba and talk back. if ever in slight of doubt ask! you can never be in the wrong for asking a question related to your work and want to make sure its done correctly and safely!! bosses remember whos asking questions and whos not when it comes to apprentices

I wrote the same thing without noticing your comment. lol

Your the last guy I'd want to hire if you can't tell what he meant!

Lol. That's hilarious

Just wait until you hear what the other hand has to say!

Fosellar the other hand is a foot

That's sad!

LOL

It’s a talking hand 😂

SurvivalInFlames damn

That's kinda terrible. I'd like to have employees that can think Looool but I get what he meant

Shitty boss

Sounds like one of those "I know everything" jackasses. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes.

SurvivalInFlames thats a pretty good one, suprised i was never told that before 😂

Pavel Mikhalkov im always stressing safety. I like that though. Never heard that one

Pavel Mikhalkov lmao

Dirt 117 ive seen a dude behind on mortgage repayments cut his finger off

Pavel Mikhalkov its shocking really

That should be number 1 lol!

Mike Clark that’s what I tell the guys who go to the roach coach. Save some money and time bring your lunch

Mike Clark #FACTS

step 6 part 2: Get yaself a good girl to make your lunch for you 😂

Ahahhahaa!😆😆😆

Eaten too many burritos

I agree, then lost EVERY JOB I had for it and other reasonable stands. That's life.

Jarred Krumm that’s when you call OSHA and ruin that businesses finances

@@jarredkrumm2712 I mean they are actually not allowed to retaliate if you refuse to do something thats not safe.

Absolutely. If you disagree please watch CHERNOBYL on HBO. Best documentary of stupidity and pride ever made.

@@urface12343 well that depends mostly on common sense, like idiots that don't where safety glasses or move on the ladder without getting down, that's kinda like a rare occasion where someone gets hurt for that (still fucking shouldn't) but I don't agree osha comes in and gives a company a hefty fine just for an idiots mistake, but when it comes to working with entire buildings, lakes, houses they have to make sure there's not even the smallest mistake or an unpredictable amount of people may die

Justin Byrne I had to say to my apprentice today to learn how to use differential feelings. House shit stays at home. Work stays at work.

+tek413 yeah. It's fine if your not talkative and down in the dumps, but this one time a guy I worked with was crying all day, in the phone with his ex and kids and up and left at like 11 and I never saw him again, lol. Super emotional guy.

Justin Byrne that's what hurt feelings reports are for

Justin Byrne the when I'm upset I just use my stress card

Justin Byrne haha!! Exactly!! What are feelings anyways??

GOLD!

Typical example of apprentice-know-it- all. That idea sounds good, but it is easy for the tape to stretch and then shrink taking it off the roll and then becomes smudged and distorted. I do it that way on occasion that I have plenty of time and can let it dry fully and peel it carefully. But if you are in full swing it can be too time consuming

your comment/advoice is under rated no joke. writing on the roll is so easier for real man.👍

not all heroes wear capes, you're a genius mate

Or use label sticker. But if you do the write on the roll method. You have to use a razor knife to cut it off or you'll stretch it and mess up the label. You can also run the tape out over sometime that won't ruin the stick and write on it then cut it.

Adam Elliott nice

Seems the older they get the less they care about how the job looks as long as it works...

Still an apprentice after three years but ... Heavily agreed. Still... Listen and shut up because the trade is run by idiots some time. Just definitely speak up if it's immediately dangerous.

"Label everything" people. It doesn't seem important. It is later.

It’s like that at any job, I’m doing auto glass and the dudes that have been there 5+ years are doing shittier work than 1st year guys.

@@ISFALV Trust me, you will too.

Rob Muss rule 7. Spelling. Learn it!

Lites. I saw a box labels CONTATORS. With a labeler and everything.

TylerBear good electricians cant spell Haha

@@lachlanmackay6586 but great ones can!

@@Lets-Crusade-1095 I'm sure he knows how to spell seeing he spelled ''Schematic'' correctly lol and just forgot the O for an elementary grade level word.🤷‍♂

KaddyShack00 dumb! If your journeyman have your shit with you. You're a pro, right?

But if you could do that, why would you not be the journeyman? By the time you'd get that good you'd be ready to test. Assuming you didn't go to trade school first.

Does this mean, give a journeyman your tool for the next step?? Or would they rather use their own???

@@ThatGuy-vi8ch I can tell you people who commented never worked a job obtaining and requiring tools in your life. You're learning from the journeymen, so you're the one with two free hands sitting next to the tool bag, you get him the tool he needs. It shows your paying attention and itll all pay off.

wrong, the journeyman needs to bring his own tools, if he's not prepared he should GO HOME

Brandon herring i agree i know there are rude journeymen out there that dont know how to talk to others without yelling or screaming at them probably cause theyve been in the service or theyre just socially awkward!!

I’m a Plumber Apprentice. My first company, was the biggest assholes. I would ask a basic question and they would flip shits. 6 months down the road I’m working on a job, I have 3 plumber leads with me. They’re sitting in truck by their self for about 2 hours while I’m finishing and pouring concrete. They came in and said “dude this is suppose to be done today”. I stood up and tackled the guy and kept hitting him, I could not take it anymore. My new company, treats me with respect. I ask questions and they will break it down step by step no problem. I honestly don’t know why people are assholes. I can see why Plumbing is in need of plumbers. Work is hard, but the leads are dicks. I will never treat my apprentice with disrespect unless needed.

@@Zanxsterr well said bro

@@highvibegamer7251 👍

real talk

Super accurate just started my apprentice two weeks ago nd thats all I do

@@robbkhalifa22 were all been through there , im a journeyman now but usually the apprentice is the one making the journeyman job faster, the company sees the journeyman making thr money for the company, stay safe ! goodluck on your apprenticeship

Fake electricians even apprentices are unable to pickup brooms let someone else clean it

Facts, I did the lights and plug ins, the journeyman did the panels and junctions

@@robbkhalifa22 how’s ur apprentiship going bro? Thinking about doing one

When learning electrical, your life does depend on it.

Ron's Shed unless you actually get good enough to earn it (Which could take 10 years)

I did know that was in the code, but I feel it needed to be on the list. "workman like manner" has a wide range of interpretations based on some of the crap I've seen.

I read that as womanlike manner

@@wyattjohnston1156 same

You sir must be awesome to work and learn from. I have always hated, the you have to put up with being treated like a slave or a stray dog because you are learning under someone. That makes people not want to work for you or go the extra mile. And a lot of places wonder why they can’t keep young employees.

That’s the best approach when training someone. Hard to learn when the trainer is an asshole and just pissing you off. I can’t stand the you’re my bitch and one day you’ll have a bitch mentality. Just makes for a toxic environment. You get respect when you give respect. That goes from the top down not just the bottom up.

That's what I do, I'm extremely anal with taking pictures of things.

+tek413 lol. Hell yeah it is. I tell someone to fuck off a couple times a year now (I generally work with good guys now)

Joseph Velasquez No. To many boys who do not aspire to be men. There are fewer who will work hard and like it. To those who yell too much, bid higher on jobs and then you might not get upset when things go wrong, or go work at Radio shack.

Laszlo Vass what trade are you in and how much money does a electrian make

Thats true, im an electrician and i made it passed my apprentice program and i hated being treated like an idiot. I dont mind being bossed around but i do mind someone yelling at me. There is no need in acting like a child. A person cant learn when he or she is being treated like a child.

I do agree with you as I worked in construction for 12 years (high rise towers) and it was ab-so-fucking-lutely *brutal* when i started out at 22. You're treated like dog shit by miserable alcoholics with short tempers and violent tendencies. A lot of the guys I worked with were ex cons who had no other employment options but construction and hated their lot in life (it was a depressing work environment). I'm glad I went through the fire young because it helped condition me for the other trades and what to expect on the social side of the work (I have a rough, "Don't fuck with me and we'll get along fine" exterior because of my prior construction experience). *Most* people are reasonable and if you show respect they'll reciprocate.

True..as a current new apprentice I get tired of being treated and talked to like shit. This is the absolute worst way to train anybody for anything. Just getting into the program is not an easy task, and then to be treated like s*** when you get there is ridiculous. And yes then they wonder why nobody wants to do these jobs.

I'm 6 months in. Hope you get a nice journeyman. Always a few bad apples that ruin it for you.

Beyonson 21 oh yeah no doubt thanks man

Tayys Gaming how’s it going so far? Is it a learning experience and you like it or you’re hating it?

@@prodigyx112 Me and you both know by now he is Jaded as fck by Now 😂😂😂

So how are you doing thinking of doing this after hs this year

+Kenney Chappuis I'm gonna do a part 2 and include these

🤣 snap-on = wasted money

Hmmm that's weird. Never seen a shop owner or master technician without at least a minimum of a selection......or all Snapon.....must be because it's a waste of money.

@@TANQ31 I guess auto mechanics are the only people that use tools. No snap on targets you saps because you're gullible. We don't buy that shit in industrial mechanic shops. Why?Simple, we don't think paying 400 dollars for a set of wrenches is worth buying. I had a snap-on guy come work in the shop, his shit didn't hold up to the abuse of working on industrial equipment. It's over priced and made in China (mostly). If I wanted to buy Chinese junk, I'd go with crapsman. At least I don't have to wait for the snap on guy to come around to return there over priced Chinese tools. Why pay premium prices for the same quality as all the other Chinese made brands. Hell Pittsburgh, has held up better then snap-on in my shop, for fraction of the money. You snap on guys, just like to brag.

Well done, great discipline. I hope to live as long as your years in the trade.

Fuck that I ain't no maid

Good decision I tried both fuckn hated uni

W1LBUR oh really? Did you also feel like uni was draining the life out of you?

Yeah bro definitely

Keep at it bro. Blue collar has a lot of different needs at different positions. Dont get discouraged, learn learn learn. If electrician isn't your bag, we could always use more automotive technicians 👍🏻

There’s a lot of solid trades. Just find your niche and what you enjoy doing. Electrician, pipefitter/plumber, glazier, carpenter, hvac, sheet metal, etc. It’s all construction. You’ll work hard. Just different specialties. Unions pay a lot too.

Good advice. I try to be like this.

I've never had a lead get mad about asking questions...even when I could tell they were busy and a little frustrated they had to deal with showing me something, they didn't get mad at me or chew me out because I wanted to make sure I was doing it right the first time.

I only accept apprentices that have some electrical understanding. Enough to keep people safe and understand that apprenticeship is 50% from the employer and 50% of your own free time learning. The best in any construction discipline are the ones who strive to be the best and show they are worthy of the gift of a paid education, it takes sacrifice. There is always college for those that dont want to earn funds while they intern and go into debt for the privilege to be in debt, by kinder more civil career paths, that pay about the same many less. Its up to you. I know the industry is changing and soon they will be changing apprenticeship programs to 2 years at structured tech colleges, an education you pay for, and then an additional 2 yr hands on under a journeyman internship at the same apprentice low wage (youll lose 2 years of wages and pay for the school and do homework on your own time 🙂) im actually glad to see this change, the 18-25 yrs olds of today were not born into lives where dads worked on cars and did their own general plumbing and electrical, and then passed that on to their children, this generation is born into high tech products and fast changing environments, attention is a thing of the past, its not bad thing, it is evolution, and soon robots will do trade skills jobs. Emotional problems solved.

Bro. Same.

i hope an apprenticeship will help me learn more than school does i dont know shit😂

@@cameronbedrava120 Lol, same here. I have two degrees, and on my 1st job I was TERRIBLE. I had a boss who rushed me too much, but I myself was still awful. Have two degrees and couldn't do jack lol.

Andy T lmfao this is so true.. Especially when it's late and you still need to run wite throught the walls and you're just opening holes and drilling through the studs as fast as you can 😂

Not true. Customers also want people they trust.

A T it is always assumed your trustworthy- “soft skills” Like speaking and writing clear, telling the truth is a nonnegotiable. If I don’t trust you i walk away.

5 years to be good at anything lol?? must not be too good at much are you

Roy Garcia yep 5 years. How many kids have you worked with fresh out of college? They have 4 year degrees and are clueless. Have you gone to school or been through an Appenticeship? If not, you should consider it. Dumb people get a job. Smart people get whatever they want.

How are you doing now bud? I’m about to get into it after a graduate in a couple years so I’d like to know

So how did it go?

Hope it went well for you man, I scored a 9 pretty easily so I’m sure you did fine. My first day is tomorrow with fisk electric

Lmao wtf

Anonymous T True! 😂 gardening at the shop to many times during slow season haha

Anonymous T my bro an electrician and gets weekends off

Cleaned the bosses ceiling fans at his house when he had nothing for me to do at the masonry lol

This is true. Im 18 and one day my boss (who was an old family friend after work hours but a boss on the job) took me to his house to give his dogs a bath wile he orders part that we where missing

+Jason A thnats an amazing mentor, I've worked with some great guys but no one bought me a hammer

First year apprentice. I am 37 yes yes i know its kinda late to reroll but i have decided My foreman bought me CK square tool bag and help me a lot,puts me on price work often. I can do second fix on my own now also can do 1 fix a flat but i am still not very confident, i know almost everything but keep confusing myself. The other guy bought me small stabila level which is 24 pounds and Milwaukee M18 multitool cos i use milwaukee power tools. Most interesting and challenging thing is fault finding and fixing it, thats very hard. No regrets i ve changed my path and turned into electrics. I go to guildford college)

Tony P that's awesome man. it's a really good skilled trade to be in. you can go in so many different directions once you learn the basics.

Tony P I'm 33 and trying to start the apprenticeship program through IBEW, never to late to start. I needed a change bad.

Tony P it's never too late bro, good work.

Your awesome, buying these!

Well then hes a dick

Yeah I find this as well with certain journeyman. It’s an unfortunate part of the trade and doesn’t do anyone any favours. It’s easy to forget what it is like learning new things in electrical when you’ve been doing it for so long. The truth is, just because you’ve been doing it for 20 years and you know what’s what, doesn’t make you a good teacher.

InYourFaceBudday 100% agree just as long and your doing things the right away

Jesus christ yes lol if they aren't investing in tools they don't care

Jeremiah Jones that’s awesome 👏🏽 how’s it going for you?

How's the trade for you. Impressive switch

That’s what I’m doing too. Good luck to you.

Im a security guard for 4 years im changing my carreer planning on becoming a electrician i hope it'll work out for me. Im taking classes for the trade any serious advise you guys can give me. Thanks

Right there with you.

I relate to that 200%, sir. It is very truth about the "why". I'm the same way

Join a school. Either IEC or IBEW. They will help you out.

Genuine chuckle :)

5 shafts probably seemed a bit too intimidating for the title

Carl lmfao 5 Shafts lmfao

lol

+Container Acre what does he do

He's a Journeyman Electrician.

Sounds like he is sick of the young know it all's running their mouths. ^

Container Acre mind your business. 😃

Frederick Willis Lol you do though fam. Have a good day😆

Justin Jackson how's it going

How is it going now?

Anyone learn any cool tips?

How did it go for you?

I actually had a 10 in 1, but it mysteriously vanished on site one day. Never got around to buying a new one

Fuck em. Carry what you want.

Ironic considering im trying to create a 75% toolkit and i get laughed at for not taking the whole lot hahaha

Casey Smith you misspelled commercial handwarmers

“The heat is in the tools”

El Lobo lmao

Lol

My main chick then lives by #2

Gross

Ooooo what a big man you are

Headlesss I'm currently going to a trade school for electrical and from what I've heard from my teacher and others im like 90% sure I can it will just obviously b a little harder for u going in with nothing

Hey im working in the trade well over a year and im 19 i finished highschool and started working for a trade in electrical and i go to a trade school in 44th st in manhattan for electrical. Anything is possible 🙌🏻 anytime i head inside an apartment or house everyone looks at me and says do i even know what im doing. I dont speak i just do the work and show them and let my work do the speaking. If your serious about working in electrical, do it.

I started my apprenticeship straight out of highschool when i was 17/18. im 22 now and qualified, and running my own jobs. The whole point of an apprenticeship is to learn from the ground up

I recommend attempting physics while still in school, it will put you a head of everyone, (dont worry if you only want to be a domestic hahaha)

Defintely can but go union. Non union will not look at you unless you have schooling or previous experience, and in my opinion they don't teach you as well as the union. You will just get an exposure to a large group of journeymen, the good and the bad but you'll learn from all of them. Unions might even have pre-apprentice programs where you can work in the field and get experience without actually being an apprentice and earn you're way in that way.

Do u mean on a job site??? Because I write down all the tips and everything in my notes on my phone. Was wondering if i should get a regular notebook instead. For on the job situations.

We all have to start somewhere, nobody is above the process.

How has the trade been for ya man

Wrenching with Kyle thanks. I'm proud of this one

he might be the elephant man dude

Isaac LOL

Not everyone is ok with being in front of a camera

He's hoping Kevin will not recognize his hand.