I love my job except for...

[-marty]

4" screw pipe
500 mcm copper
ground rods

 

[al hildenbrand]

Old narrow crawlspaces and the one thing I forgot.

 

[dduffee260]

Workers Comp

 

[Minuteman]

working for friends

 

[haskindm]

Having to be the "cheapest guy in town" to get the job, and then having to wait forever to get paid for the work.

 

[jeff43222]

HOs acting as GCs despite having no clue about how to do anything

 

[pismo]

4" screw pipe
500 mcm copper
ground rods

hole hogs.

 

[electricman2]

Installing ceiling fans. Sitting on the floor in the middle of a pile of blades, tiny screws and washers, try to cram 25 feet of wire and a half dozen wire nuts into the light kit canopy.AUUUUGGGGHHHH!

 

[muskiedog]

working in insulation and attics.

 

[drg]

being around those who only mind set is " we gotta get er done right away" and disregards for worker saftey.

 

[ryan_618]

When it snows in September, like today

 

[peter d]

Working with Iwire

 

[iwire]

Working with Iwire

Your gonna hate it lot more next time.

 

[LD_baugh]

hole hogs.

Super Hogs

 

[jshaw]

roping a house in sub zero temperatures

 

[pismo]

Super Hogs

I saw a gas powered hole hog a few years ago.... Uggg!

 

[Oakey]

Billing a customer in person and they say to me "Is that all?"

 

[Awg-Dawg]

Having to read some stupid forum everynight to keep up on the latest in my work.

Oops, was that outloud.............

 

[memyselfandI]

...customers who don't pay on time, fellow workers who don't show up on time, and taxes.

 

[George Stolz]

"Hey, could you drop what you're doing and go change that light bulb?"

Cracks in my fingers

Pinching my fingers in my strippers or pliers

Playing hard-hat ping pong in the middle of plumbing pipes, trusses, EMT, etc. for 15 seconds to find a sweet spot to stick your head so you can look at what you're working on

Aside from those, I love my job.