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10-29-2011, 11:36 PM
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Section for Apprentices?
It would be really cool if there was a little section for apprentices to post questions and relate experiences!
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10-30-2011, 07:24 AM
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Why would you want help from apprentices rather than Masters or journeymen? BTW welcome to the show.
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10-30-2011, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by FireInTheWire
It would be really cool if there was a little section for apprentices to post questions and relate experiences!
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You can post questions and experiences all ready And it's better to have a JW or master answer your questions.
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10-30-2011, 09:27 AM
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Oh and welcome to the forum
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10-30-2011, 09:40 AM
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actually, the 4th yr apprentices can really keep us on our toes yanno....
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Last edited by chicken steve; 10-30-2011 at 09:40 AM.
Reason: glasses!!!!
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10-30-2011, 10:11 AM
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The Code journeymen, estimators, foremen, etc. work with will be the same when you're an apprentice. You use the same benders, pull the same cables, install the same devices, dig the same trench, measure voltage the same way..........
Nothing is different about the work.
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10-30-2011, 10:57 AM
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There are alot of apprentice questions, it might be a good idea to coral all them in one area.
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10-30-2011, 11:03 AM
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[quote=brian john;570799]There area lot of apprentice questions, it might be a good idea to coral all them in one area.[/QUOTE
That would be kinda cool!
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10-30-2011, 11:08 AM
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There area lot of apprentice questions, it might be a good idea to coral all them in one area.
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yes, but will they stay there ? will they do as they are told ?
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10-30-2011, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by 480sparky
The Code journeymen, estimators, foremen, etc. work with will be the same when you're an apprentice. You use the same benders, pull the same cables, install the same devices, dig the same trench, measure voltage the same way..........
Nothing is different about the work.
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10-30-2011, 11:14 AM
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[quote=FireInTheWire;570803]
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Originally Posted by brian john
There area lot of apprentice questions, it might be a good idea to coral all them in one area.[/QUOTE
That would be kinda cool!
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I M O, the apprentices are better to stay on the status quo.
They then can learn from the journeymen, and the journeymen can better understand the questions the apprentices may have.
They do not need to be on their own.
I M O.
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10-30-2011, 11:27 AM
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[quote=oldtimer;570810]
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Originally Posted by FireInTheWire
I M O, the apprentices are better to stay on the status quo.
They then can learn from the journeymen, and the journeymen can better understand the questions the apprentices may have.
They do not need to be on their own.
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We would still go there just as many visit the union section. It would put everything in one area, for those that want to help apprentices, for those that want to squash them and for them.
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10-30-2011, 11:32 AM
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We all know perfectly well what will happen if all the noobs have their own section.
They'll all end up just lollygagging around, smoking coffins nails, texting their buddies, pulling their pants up from around their knees to the bottom of their arse-crack.......... 
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10-30-2011, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by brian john
There are alot of apprentice questions, it might be a good idea to coral all them in one area.
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I agree .
I think that maybe they would feel more comfortable asking questions in a Apprentice section and we would all know that an Apprentice asked the question and not a Journeyman Electrician that should know the answer. 
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10-30-2011, 02:26 PM
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The could just point out there apprentices That's the last thing they need is other apprentices that don't really know what they them selfs are doing trying to answer questions
As I state inspector told me when I was a 4th year teaching 1st year how to bend pipe "your not qualified to teach anyone anything"
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10-30-2011, 02:48 PM
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I don't think it's such a good idea. I've never had an issue getting a question across or answered. I'm not here to learn from other Apprenti, I'm here to see what goes on in other parts of the world and keep on my toes as far as the Code is concerned, to see what other people do because frankly everyone has different methods. I've learned a lot from being around here, it's helped in the way that I do work, I've become a smarter worker and it's given me a more keen edge in the business side of things. That's more than I can say about other Apprentices that I know or have worked with. I've read things on here that I've run into on my own shortly after, and I knew how to deal with it.
The forum is fine the way it is, IMO.
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10-30-2011, 02:51 PM
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Electric Al
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Originally Posted by JmanAllen
They could just point out, that they are apprentices. The last thing they need is other apprentices that don't really know what they them selfs are doing, trying to answer questions
As a state inspector told me when I was a 4th year, teaching 1st year how to bend pipe "your not qualified to teach anyone anything"
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(I edited your post a bit).
I agree with you.
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07-07-2012, 12:14 AM
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But what if I need to know if it's normal to get yelled at for using too many staples or looked at like i'm a total ****** if i ask a journeyman a question?
or should i just become a drywaller?
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