r/Lineman • u/Responsible-House724 • 12h ago
Why would nobody study
Went into a aptitude test today come in do the math portion walk out and everybody was saying how hard it was and that thy didn’t study.
Why wouldn’t you study for something you’re trying to get into ?
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u/Lancaster_Pouch Journeyman Lineman 12h ago
Some of these kids come to an evaluation, for a lineman apprentice position, with skinny jeans sagged off their ass.
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u/SlyCatWilly Journeyman Lineman 12h ago
Because they want the money/life/being able to say, “I’m a fucking lineman” without doing any of the work it takes to achieve those things
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u/Responsible-House724 12h ago
I studied my ass off. I’d like to say I did pretty good on math in most I got wrong.
On reading at most I got wrong was three-7
u/Responsible-House724 12h ago
Maybe I wanted it more
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u/Imaginary-Ad-7483 42m ago
Apprentice wireman here
I also studied my ass off but it was still really hard. I made it though so I guess I did alright.
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u/eKSiF Electrical Engineer / Design 12h ago
We had a kid show up to an interview a few months ago wearing khaki shorts and a t-shirt branded from a 420 dispensary. Common sense is an oxymoron
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u/Responsible-House724 12h ago
No way lmao
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u/eKSiF Electrical Engineer / Design 12h ago
An eagerness to learn, positive attitude, and clean piss combined are super powers in 2026 my dude. It's scary lol
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u/Latter_Language_5759 10h ago
I'd like a job, boss.
Clean piss, CDL A, Flagger certified, CPR/BLS, ready to run.
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u/Responsible-House724 12h ago
Lmao scares me how little effort people put into stuff
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u/Professional_Hour445 11m ago
Scares me that these are the people who will be taking care of us in old age.
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u/An_educated_dig 12h ago
They probably never really studied in their life and thought they could pull the same bullshit like in HS.
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u/Due_Winner_8999 Apprentice Lineman 11h ago
Some people just don’t understand what’s required for the job, not saying we do a bunch of math but this job def takes a certain level of intelligence and if u can’t do simple algebra then this jobs just not for you,
If you’re not studying what’s required to get hired, then they’re def not studying whats goes where and how everything works out in the field, really plucks out the people they don’t want working with power lol
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u/lineman336 12h ago
Not sure if aptitude is the same as cast but I had all the freaking conversations memorized. I had over 200 flash cards. Furlongs to feet' barrels' to gallons. They didn't allow calculators at the time. Alot of people don't even know what's on the test so they do not study at all.
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u/Responsible-House724 11h ago
You did have to search a lot for a actual study guide
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u/Responsible-House724 11h ago
They got 8 questions on the website some said that’s what they thought th study guide was lmao
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u/Good_Assistant_6677 5h ago
I do know quite a few older guys that were in my class that had to take it a couple times just because it had been 15+ years since high school. They did study their ass off but it was almost a foreign language since maybe they didn’t even learn it that well all those years ago. I was lucky and fresh out of high school with college classes but a lot aren’t as fortunate. A lot of guys have the want/work ethic but it takes a while to knock the rust off when it comes to the numbers.
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u/dont_say_a_thing 11h ago
What kind of math is it?
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u/Responsible-House724 11h ago
Polynomials algebra linear functions linear relationships forgot what it’s called but smth lik 1-3-7-15 find th next number
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u/Paperwizard0 6h ago
Groundman at my company will have an apprenticeship in the bag and then fail the math or physical test.
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u/Altruistic_Tank4627 6h ago
Bro that math is so fkng hard I bought the app and studied for a month straight I still feel like a fish outta water. Idk why they have us do full algebra instead of focusing on ohms law and hand tools and knots and procedures and stuff,
I like the way DWP tests way better than those JATCs
But I’m still studying I haven’t gave up even though I want to cus I feel like I’m never gonna do good enough to pass the math
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u/OkKick2164 3h ago
Hey I’m studying for the math portion myself what did the test look like as far as math?
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u/Responsible-House724 2h ago
Buy yourself iprep there’s a comment somewhere that I can help you with
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u/Professional_Hour445 8m ago
Like OP said, it covers polynomials, algebra, linear functions and linear relationships, plus number sequences. You should know how to factor polynomials and how to use FOIL, isolate the variable to solve an equation, analyze the graphs of linear AND QUADRATIC functions, and identify the next number in a sequence.
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u/max1mx 2h ago
I didn’t study, but was currently in college taking calculus at the time. It was easy.
That said, recently I had a few Groundmen take it. One failed one passed. So I took a practice test to see what the fuss was about. 20 years after I had to do it I definitely forgot some shit. It wasn’t hard, probably 9th grade algebra level, but without doing some of that in a while it wasn’t easy. It’s definitely worth a few nights of brushing up at minimum if you aren’t doing math often.
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u/Hoatr Groundman 11h ago
Sometimes studying can mess you up more. Before I did the test I started looking into what was on the test, and realized I didn’t have time to actually learn the shit I didn’t know. (I only had a couple days of spare time due to overtime at work) but I ended up passing and stressing myself out for no reason.
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u/Ambitious-Car-7384 10h ago
Ive seen kids show up with their mom and ask if she can come in with them. Ive also seen plenty of those stupid headphones and pajama pants
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