first day apprentice-what to do with them?

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brian john

brian john

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AS m entioned I buy mine their basic tools and a Wiggy is a good tool to start with. They should nevedr be exposed to situations where the system they are working on is energized BUT they are trained told to TEST EVERYTHING.
 
quogueelectric

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Remember..........

Remember..........

You want to teach him good and be nice to him because you may be working for him one day. Case in point about 15 yrs ago I instructed a helper to lay out pvc in a very unconventional way yet would be the most productive way to install. He adamantly explained the way he wanted to do it and I had to Reinforce that this is not a case of the tail wagging the dog. I told him that I never saw a tail wag a dog and that the dog wags the tail so do what I told you to do exactly. 15 years later I went to work for annother large contractor for whom he worked. He had become one of thier top foreman. It almost happened where I had to go work for him. My apprentice went with him for a few days and he assured me that he was still not over it. 15 yrs of therapy doesent get you very far these days.
 
Denis

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"tell him/her to get you ... a left-handed screw driver."

use one of mine! :D

"I-D-10-T is a great one to use."

never heard of that one was sent to find a case of k 9 p oil :rolleyes:

"If you find a good boss, stick with this guy through thick and thin."

so true!!!!! the good employees will wait 2+ hours to go through the visitatation line, and the owners will be extremely grateful

Best thing I did with rookie's in the field is to give them my Fluke voltage tester/wiggy. I told them to use it on every wire they will be getting close to and see if it is energized. If it buzzes and lights, it's hot. Then I said you go buy one tonight and give me back mine tomorrow.
It may save your life, and I would rather loan you my wiggy than give you mouth to mouth after you have been electrocuted!
It was effective.

if you have any experience with a fluke "glowing crayon" type tester, you may be able to tell approximate voltage

I like my old dayton ac / dc voltage tester

If they don't have any tools after their first paycheck I would tell them to go thataway--------------->

during a call to boss before being hired i was told what tools to bring for the first day i was out of work after working 4 days, waited several more for the check in the mail i would probably still be there if the work would have lasted, but i do not regret it, since i learned so much

i worked 6 jobs before i was able to find a good job :D
 
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DBack Elec

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necnotevenclose said:
Have him run material, I did that when I first started (before designing) he will be alot wiser to know the widgets of the industry.
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As an apprentice I watch my journeyman bend a EMT conduit and I remark, "That's what that is for, I thought I was just for moving for one place to another" The first few months that is all I did. That was over 30 years ago.
 
billsnuff

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i remember a rookie coming into the shop and the leadman put him on the most menial work available for 4 months. all that did was increase our work load. When the leadman left and i became leadman, day one, i told him that i was going to put him to work and he thanked me. i further told him that i wouldn't lie to him and expected him to tell me the truth no matter what, youre gonna mess up, but if you tell me the truth and don't hide mistakes you'll learn.
this guys my leadman and a good friend for twenty years now.

treat people like you want to be treated - safety, good job instruction, right tools, and i care about you, what you do is important............

i also prepared him for the rookie bs..........:cool:
 
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