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i run a maint. co., mostly rented houses for a property management co. its a pretty small business (3 big vans and a lawn crew) but i don't sub anything out, proly guna add a carpet cleaning truck soon.

 

i love maint., the runnin chit part isnt bad but it takes me away from the hands on stuff

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Electrician

You guys looking for an apprentice?

 

No pro experience as an electrician, but I read the 93 NEC cover to cover by the time I was 16, still have a decent amount of the code memorized, know black/red from white, can tell wire gauge by sight, etc.

 

Right now, I'm a post-silicon validation engineer doing Itanium product line systems test/validation for Intel. On the side, I do property maintenance / repair for my landlord, friends, and family, and assorted vehicle repair and construction for my friends and family. I'm also certified to dispose of beer, explosives, and flammable substances via the most suitable applicable methods...

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Electrician

You guys looking for an apprentice?

 

No pro experience as an electrician, but I read the 93 NEC cover to cover by the time I was 16, still have a decent amount of the code memorized, know black/red from white, can tell wire gauge by sight, etc.

 

Right now, I'm a post-silicon validation engineer doing Itanium product line systems test/validation for Intel. On the side, I do property maintenance / repair for my landlord, friends, and family, and assorted vehicle repair and construction for my friends and family. I'm also certified to dispose of beer, explosives, and flammable substances via the most suitable applicable methods...

 

 

:thumbsup:

 

That resume alone makes you more qualified than I am. ;)

 

 

If you were serious,

I'm a Union Electrician

so even if this company was hiring (they're not, there's only 5 of us here, and it looks like we're going to stay small),

you'd have to be in the program first.

 

Boston has not taken any apprentices in for the last 2 years,

but normally there's a general knowledge test, and XX number of applicants with the highest scores are brought into the training program.

 

If you were really interested,

since you're in Worcester, (that's a different 'local' from Boston) you'd have to apply there.

 

 

I REALLY don't want to turn this into a Union vs Non-Union thread

 

but I will say construction Unions are not like most other Union jobs,

 

there's no protection, no seniority, no tenure, no pay while out of work, no scheduled call backs, etc etc etc.

I've been laid off 6, or 7 times in the 23 years I've been in,

I never knew it was coming till I got my check,

and the company is free to keep, or lay off who ever they like.

 

They could hire someone new today, and lay off a 20 year employee tomorrow.

 

I tell that last part to people that think they know everything about Unions, and they either look at me like I'm crazy, or call me a liar. :rotf:

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Currently I'm a detail tech. for a large auto body shop. Nothing leaves the shop with out me giving it a good detailing. I also help do prep work on vehicles/panels. Not a bad job at all. Pays the bills until I can finish school.

 

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I'm a FF/EMT-P

 

Retired FF.

 

I now make a feeble attempt at growing cranberry's.

 

I also spend a fair amount of time looking for a good rear bumper for my MJ.

 

Are you looking for stock or custom? I seem to have a decent step one on the back of mine, but I'd have to take a closer look

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i did that before i started my landscaping business....i sold the company cuz i didnt like all the calls and headaches that come with it. :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: ...godspeed my friend....your a more patient man than me :thumbsup:

 

a supervisor i once had and greatly admired told me something, back in the beginning of this career path, i think about daily "maintenance isnt a job its a lifestyle" ...i live it

 

the other thing i think of daily is how awesome my wife is to understand such a thing.

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I'm a FF/EMT-P

 

Retired FF.

 

I now make a feeble attempt at growing cranberry's.

 

I also spend a fair amount of time looking for a good rear bumper for my MJ.

 

Are you looking for stock or custom? I seem to have a decent step one on the back of mine, but I'd have to take a closer look

 

Stock one

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Electrician

You guys looking for an apprentice?

 

No pro experience as an electrician, but I read the 93 NEC cover to cover by the time I was 16, still have a decent amount of the code memorized, know black/red from white, can tell wire gauge by sight, etc.

 

Right now, I'm a post-silicon validation engineer doing Itanium product line systems test/validation for Intel. On the side, I do property maintenance / repair for my landlord, friends, and family, and assorted vehicle repair and construction for my friends and family. I'm also certified to dispose of beer, explosives, and flammable substances via the most suitable applicable methods...

 

 

:thumbsup:

 

That resume alone makes you more qualified than I am. ;)

 

 

If you were serious,

I'm a Union Electrician

so even if this company was hiring (they're not, there's only 5 of us here, and it looks like we're going to stay small),

you'd have to be in the program first.

 

Boston has not taken any apprentices in for the last 2 years,

but normally there's a general knowledge test, and XX number of applicants with the highest scores are brought into the training program.

 

If you were really interested,

since you're in Worcester, (that's a different 'local' from Boston) you'd have to apply there.

 

 

I REALLY don't want to turn this into a Union vs Non-Union thread

 

but I will say construction Unions are not like most other Union jobs,

 

there's no protection, no seniority, no tenure, no pay while out of work, no scheduled call backs, etc etc etc.

I've been laid off 6, or 7 times in the 23 years I've been in,

I never knew it was coming till I got my check,

and the company is free to keep, or lay off who ever they like.

 

They could hire someone new today, and lay off a 20 year employee tomorrow.

 

I tell that last part to people that think they know everything about Unions, and they either look at me like I'm crazy, or call me a liar. :rotf:

Semi serious. I wanted to be an electrician for a couple years when I was a kid, just before I really got into electronics. I'm getting pretty tired of writing software and looking for some sort of a change, haven't fully decided what it's going to be. I'd love to get more into what I spent highschool and college doing for fun - embedded systems design, but haven't gotten hired doing that yet. For some reason writing software (no matter how low level it is - I do assembly language / C development mostly, and spend a lot of time in a hardware debugger) is just not as rewarding as designing and building hardware or working on cars / doing home electrical etc.

 

You guys make me feel a little out of place here, haha.

 

I'm a computer security analyst/programmer.

welcome to the nerdy job club jamminz.gif

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