Hello there from Bay Area, Cali. - Electrician Talk - Professional Electrical Contractors Forum

skaunit · 04-14-2012, 06:33 PM

Hello everyone!

I just stumbled on this forum and am just starting to check it out. My name is Josh and I am an Electrical Trainee from Santa Clara, Ca. I have been through schooling and have been working mostly residential for a bit over a year. Only working part time, due to good wages and benefits/insurance through my other job as a bellman/driver for Double Tree Hotel, which is Union. I do want to work as an electrician full time permanently, and eventually would like to maybe even be my own contractor. I'm about to be 30, with a boy on the way in august!

Wow, that's a lot of information... but that only scratches the surface of where I am at in life right now. Hopefully I can network and meet some other local Electricians here.

HARRY304E · 04-14-2012, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by skaunit

Hello everyone!

I just stumbled on this forum and am just starting to check it out. My name is Josh and I am an Electrical Trainee from Santa Clara, Ca. I have been through schooling and have been working mostly residential for a bit over a year. Only working part-time, due to good wages and benefits/insurance through my other job as a bellman/driver for Double Tree Hotel, which is Union. I do want to work as an electrician full-time permanently, and eventually would like to maybe even be my own contractor. I'm about to be 30, with a boy on the way in august!

Wow, that's a lot of information... but that only scratches the surface of where I am at in life right now. Hopefully I can network and meet some other local Electricians here.

Welcome to the Electrical trade and welcome to ET.....

skaunit · 04-15-2012, 01:31 AM

Thanks Harry. So far I have just been browsing this Intro section. Question, is this board used more by IBEW folks, or non-union, or a good balance?

chicagoremodeling · 04-17-2012, 05:05 PM

Welcome to the forums and to answer your question I think it's a mix

knowshorts · 04-17-2012, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by skaunit

Question, is this board used more by IBEW folks, or non-union, or a good balance?

Welcome to the forum. We don't judge based upon a yellow ticket. We all have something in common, we are electricians (most of us), and that is all that matters. Stick around, become addicted, and learn plenty.