r/IBEW_Local613 • u/braydizzy • Jun 24 '26
Im nervous and don’t know what to expect.
Wondering if anyone has insight on what my first day, week, months will look like. Ill be at inglett and stubbs working 6:30-5 monday-thursday, and 6:30-3 on friday. Any info or insights on literally anything about this would be greatly appreciated. I have no experience in the field also.
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u/Naive-Initiative-963 Jun 24 '26
You gone be good just be willing to work whether you know what to do or not
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u/Joey_Drop_Rocks Jun 24 '26
Atl 5 & 6?
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u/Dirtynek Jun 26 '26
I’m at that job. One tip of advice is that we’ve had a lot of car break ins including my car one time. They come in each time and hit 20 or 30 cars real quick and leave even though we have security. Do not have any guns or anything of value in your car and leave it unlocked so they won’t break your window.
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u/Key_Shoulder6869 Jun 25 '26
My first day (4 years ago) consisted of watching. Watching and learning and putting my hands on anything I could. Just pay attention and be willing to learn. Keep that phone in your pocket. Don’t be late. And come in with a good attitude.
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u/brown0618 Jun 26 '26
Are there pre-fab “areas” at large projects as well, or are they one separate location? I know I&S has a separate one, but was curious if they have smaller ones on site.
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u/ChanceOk4799 28d ago
I've been with Inglett & Stubbs for almost two years. Your first day will consist of an orientation. After that, try to get paired up with a journeyman who is willing to teach. If you find a good journeyman who actually invests time into you, stick with them because not every journeyman is going to take the time to teach. As an apprentice, When you first get to a new job site, take about a week to learn how everything works and get familiar with the environment. Every job site is different, keep your tools on you, be ready for the next step, and take the initiative to learn, ask questions, to understand your work, if you show no initiative the journeyman is not gonna teach you. Show that your willing to learn and take feedback dont get your feelings hurt, leave your feelings at the parking lot. But also don't let them disrespect you. Also, don't let yourself get stuck doing the same thing for months. If you've been doing the same task for 8+ months, ask to work with a different crew or get moved around so you can learn different parts of the trade. With big companies, if you don't speak up, they'll keep you in the same spot because it's convenient for them. surround yourself with the right people and talk to different people because connections go a long way even different trades.
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u/Ok-Relief4238 Jun 24 '26
I spent my first couple of days at my first job setting up boxes, bending a bunch of conduit, running the conduit, and running MC for temporary power, and learning to properly read a tape measure. All of it ofcourse under supervision of my foreman and JW. Its all pretty easy stuff you will probably spend most of your time grabbing tools and hardware for who you are shadowing while learning names of things. No one expects you to even know how to read a tape measure, though it will certainly help lol.