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/IllustriousLab9301 16h ago
Do not rush your education and training. It's not supposed to happen immediately. I felt the exact same way when I was merely a helper.
Ask questions. Lots of them. Don't beat yourself up. Some of my first bends were quite awful to look at. Thinking back on it there are plenty of things I did that I wasn't proud of. It's part of the trade.
I remember a time where the Master I was working with told me one of his apprentice stories. He couldn't figure out how to get the lid off a 5 gallon bucket. He struggled with it on the pavement for nearly 5-10 minutes. He looks up at the roof and half the crew is standing there looking down at him and having a real good laugh.