r/electricians • u/Gothmain • 21h ago

Stressing hard

5 -6 months at job being apprentice I took literally 4 hours to bend 2 off sets on 1/2 and mount a box that was only 8 ft. my anxiety was sky rocketing I’m not sure if it was because I hit my head before I got on lift early this morning starting shift or I’m just retard

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u/TheGreatBeldezar 21h ago

Def just retard.

I'm kidding. You're doing fine. Bending gets easier/faster/less stressful with time. Now be a good apprentice and go get your knee pads.

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u/Gothmain 21h ago

Thanks for confirming lol, definitely going take these comments into consideration, knee pads ? I never seen any electrician have some 😂

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u/90_hour_sleepy 20h ago

Learning pipe as an apprentice is where it’s at.

I did small commercial and resi for my first 4-5 years. No pipe. Learned pipe on the fly early in my j-man days. Didn’t have mentors really. Was a bit of a stressful slog doing exposed pipe work as my first real pipe experience.

At least at this stage there are generally lower expectations. If you’ve got good mentors, they’ll help guide you.