How not to suck as an apprentice 

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I like to have my notes on paper. People hate seeing someone on their phone, so i keep a little rite in the rain note pad in my chest pocket

Do Not mess up the coffe order and carry a sharpie and notepad to take orders or get needed material.. .

2nd year and I still suck

Always wear your tools even if your just a fire watch

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Always be prepared for any job and situation. Arrive with the right tools and always be open minded and always listen.

If you are told to go and fire watch, you may hate doing it because it is a pretty boring job sometimes when the only thing that can burn is dirt or concrete! Even though you need to look alive, grab some water for everyone on the crew that is around you if they want one or not! Believe me that simple gesture goes a hell of a long way! Grab a broom and sweep up/ pick up trash clean up the area you are fire watching in. One thing general contractors love to see is Ironworkers that clean up after themselves without being told to do so! No matter how much you may think there is absolutely nothing to do there is ALWAYS something to do!!!!!! Ask whoever you are fire watching for if they need some welding rod! Ask your Journeymen if they need a hand! ALWAYS LOOK OUT FOR YOUR JOURNEYMEN! And in return they will look out for you! Ask the connectors or the guys boltin up if they need some more bolts! There is never going to be a time when there is nothing you can be doing! I absolutely hate to see anybody standing around when I am working hard or could use a hand. Even more so I hate to see an apprentice doing it and it is unacceptable. You are in the Union and you need to represent that Union to the fullest so that we shine and so that the rats don't end up taking all of our work. Sorry about the freakin novel but this topic was a good one Brother!

As an apprentice, mistakes will be made. Just always try learn from your mistakes

Hustle hard and earn your keep

Carpenter apprentice here, stay safe out there brother

All the new generation apprentices wear Bluetooth’s 😡😡😡…Take that off a.s.a.p!!!

Thanks for tips bro just started the ironworkers been in a couple months and I love it

Yep that about sums it up. 🤘🏼

Preach brother! Dont know how many times I've seen a guy that was too nice for the job. Also, if you fuck up, own that shit!and never let someone else find your mistakes. Make the boss know that he can trust you.

Great as always boss. I too started life as a carpenter. Heres my advice if you want to get ahead in life at any thing you only need to do 3 things 1.show up earlly. 2.stay late. 3.give more than asked in the middel. Note to bosses and journenan if you want to keep good people do not allow jokes horse play or bulling at all. I ve seen to many good kids leave trades from people being asses to them. Stay safe man

3rd year apprentice here. I've carpooled alot with the foreman's and like you said just from that I've learned alot or going out for a beer after work with them as a apprentice always pay 😉. Bringing donuts is always a good idea

Hey Chantz maybe you should write a book with your notes!!! (If you haven't already!), I'd pay to read it!!!!

Just became a 3rd year, always take things with a grain of salt and always know the jourynman is right

How not to suck as an apprentice Don't make me tell you twice Start anticipating the next step Tool up And for the love of God don't get hurt working with me

If you don’t want them to suck, pay them an actual living wage. You know not pennies to your dollar. I’m currently writing my 2 weeks notice strictly for money reasons. Isn’t it sad that 2 bartending shifts equal a 2 week apprentice paycheck? No wonder the trades are loosing more and more and more people.

Good work ethics is a major key to success! I started in the rod patch then switch over to miscellaneous/structural. What a good apprentice should do is always find something to do, hook up the torch first thing in the morning. After learning that I apply that to everything I do leads for welders/110 power cords. Great video brotha, stay safe

As a first year truck body and chassis builder I’ve picked it up super fast I ask questions when I don’t know something I ask or something I could do better. I’ll get plans a couple days before I start the new truck I’ll study the plans so I know what goes where and what I’m not sure about I’ll ask.

4th year Millwright apprentice here. I've had numerous contractors keep me around because I'm more than willing to say that I don't know, can you teach it to me?

I'd hire you Kid. Make a 40 over club video please.

I’m 41 lots of welding and fab experience am I too old to apply?

If you're not fire or hole watch. Don't fucking stand there, even if you have to sweep up slag or pick up electrodes or even notice the welder will need more rods soon. If all the guys are working, you can be doing something too, sharpen tungsten, sweep, get water's, do something. Don't be told to do something and try and keep everything rolling smooth

Lol your hit the nail on the head lol

Solid especially about owning your fuckups (he who does no work makes no scrap). That helps others correct you so you only screw up (that way) once. Quality is far more important than speed because going too fast breaks stuff and people. Be chill, HAVE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS and everybody goes home at the end of the day.

Keep making more videos

my advice is when there is a problem that needs solving throw your idea out there! either your foreman will say why it won't work and you will learn or they will appreciate your idea. stay safe brothers and sisters!

Always be on time and observe learn the skills the journeyman your working with ask questions always be available for overtime and stay safe

Mediocre apprentices with no drive to be a fucking badass make for mediocre journeyman who ask the apprentice what’s going on. I am a 3rd year apprentice and hate a 7th year journeyman on my job that’s is asking me how to do shit. The foreman lining me out. As honored as I am. I constantly tell myself I will never be this kind of journeyman. I don’t learn anything from working with those jiws so I feel like I’m not learning as much as I could be. But when I get to work with good jiws I’m eager to learn and eager to help constantly trying to anticipate what’s happening next, asking questions if I can’t figure it out. Saying THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SHOW ME THAT. take care of your jiws they will take care of you as an apprentice. Show them you want to learn and they will want to teach you. You can’t teach someone who don’t wanna learn.

Shave that beard or you aren't an Ironworker. How are you going to work in a mill? US Steel, American Bridge.

Yankee Delta Alpha foxtrot umbrella Charlie it's phonetics just take the first letter I'll give you a hint Yankees stands for young Delta stands for dumb you fill in the blank your son seems to have some Talent!!! Take it from second generation and personally 25 years as an ironworker with all due respect and I'm very serious about this question name me!!! The most famous ironworker you have ever known!!! Please include his portfolio and his earned income wage and then look back at your son and then it's 2021 look where this economy and technology is heading!! Are you honestly going to tell me you were going to advise your son when he comes of as you say 18 to become a Union ironworker Apprentice????? Whatever maybe you don't understand what I'm saying and I'm not trying to judge you seem like an awesome person very smart and articulate I don't want to go into it but sustainable life on this planet is not by building skyscrapers or high-rises or steel erection is Antiquated technology!! the most advanced governments and militaries have known this for years and years and years and years we used to have that technology but we destroyed it and it's just too painful rebuild a direct quote from NASA

Just put in my application today.

pretty good video,towards the end the thing about money and some of tgat other stuff doesnt ring true,not with this company which I wont name. but I am as an apprentice ,treating this as a paid training position of employment as an apprentice until I'm ready to venture to another company

Just found your channel, keep up the awesome videos! S/O for the cool motivation as well!

Just ordered your fluted hex bar. What kine stop ring can i use?

Hey Chantz! Love your videos man, but I heard in your other videos that you'd post good workouts to get ready for Ironworking, I'd love to see a video like that! Thanks man!

I want to switch jobs from one welding shop to a bigger facility with more employees. I’m a first year apprentice welding helper. Any tips not mentioned in the video?

Hustle and always listen to tips people try and throw out . Always gotta be hungry and don’t kiss ass . HUSTLE always shows for itself and take pride in what you do !

You learn something new everyday

Hey man local 721 IW apprentice here. can you make a video about most common knots to use what they are used for and how to tie them?

Your his mentor

Video on the lanyards ?

Carpenter...got to start somewhere...❤️ the videos

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Don’t be on the phone all day

Timestamp 8 minutes and 12 seconds I just turned it back on and I quote the more money you will make this is not true not by a long shot if you have to wear a safety harness your earning potential is drastically limited!! Do not BS yourself or anybody else