Not all electrical contractors are created equal and although I'm thankful to the company I was working for, they are not a good fit for someone like me.
It's a company that would hire anyone (literally anyone), and the employee turnover rate was very high But they weren't interested in teaching anything, they just wanted permanent helpers that worked fast doing the most basic tasks and didn't ask any questions. I did get some experience and left on good terms without burning bridges.
I suppose I may have rubbed some leads the wrong way because I knew more than most of them and they've been doing this for many years.
The only person who had any kind of license or certification was the owner. In the year I worked there, we only had one 5 minute meeting talking about where GFIs are required.
Except for the hands on experience that you can only learn by actually doing something, the majority of my knowledge came from the Mike Holt course and this forum.
What I would love is to find an electrical contractor who actually wants to share their knowledge and develop their employees. That would be more important to me than a big paycheck.
I think I'll take some time off and dedicate more time to studying the code. I should be able to survive off my army retirement for a little while before I need to go back to work.
It's a company that would hire anyone (literally anyone), and the employee turnover rate was very high But they weren't interested in teaching anything, they just wanted permanent helpers that worked fast doing the most basic tasks and didn't ask any questions. I did get some experience and left on good terms without burning bridges.
I suppose I may have rubbed some leads the wrong way because I knew more than most of them and they've been doing this for many years.
The only person who had any kind of license or certification was the owner. In the year I worked there, we only had one 5 minute meeting talking about where GFIs are required.
Except for the hands on experience that you can only learn by actually doing something, the majority of my knowledge came from the Mike Holt course and this forum.
What I would love is to find an electrical contractor who actually wants to share their knowledge and develop their employees. That would be more important to me than a big paycheck.
I think I'll take some time off and dedicate more time to studying the code. I should be able to survive off my army retirement for a little while before I need to go back to work.
