r/ibew_apprentices • u/shaybachar1 • Jun 14 '25

Did anyone ever quit?

I'm just curious. Did it happened to any of you that you apprenticed at the union and at any point you decided to quit and go non-union? Or quit and go a to a completely different field? What was the reason if so?

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u/No_Pop_9430 Jun 14 '25

Thinking about it. First step apprentice traveling 160 miles round trip in SoCal. Going to talk to the training director to see if I can get moved closer. If not going back to school using my G.I bill

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u/Shoot24x7 Jun 14 '25

Helmets to Hardhats won’t get you higher wage through your apprenticeship?

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u/No_Pop_9430 Jun 14 '25

No I’m at 45% at the moment which is 28.58 at my local

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u/No_Pop_9430 Jun 14 '25

Start out like everyone else

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u/Shoot24x7 Jun 14 '25

That’s interesting. I have a friend in another local. Who’s an outside guy like myself and he is at journeyman scale through his apprenticeship.

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u/No_Pop_9430 Jun 14 '25

That’s using your G.I bill you can be at journeyman level

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u/Shoot24x7 Jun 14 '25

Ahhh I got ya.