Today marks two working weeks that I have been an A Journeyman Electrician. This is the top of the game. Without a doubt I am expected to have a total grasp of the concept of electrical work. At first I was a little nervous about it. The first week was a continuation of what we call a three-alarm blaze.
A three-alarm blaze is when there is a deadline to be met and another crew is called in to assist the original working crew.
It was a week of twelve hour days, trouble shooting and rushing in change orders. At the point that it became overwhelming everything slowed down… It was amazing. The training kicked in…
Thursday, I went to Crystal City....straight into the Switchgear Room B...terminate lets get this gear on and these branch circuits hot....
I really do love my job...in the two weeks I have been a Journeyman, I swear, I have had to run pipe from 1/2" to 2" and some rigid....I've had to troubleshoot low voltage and high voltage and even some control work. Now I am in the gear room....not quite A to Z electrically but A to Q in about two weeks..., the best feeling is being prepared for what I might come across in the field...it gives me confidence.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
...thoughts on the night of our Graduation
I can't express how it feels to cross that stage and be recognized for one's accomplishments. I want to take the time to thank the JATC Directorship and the Instructors for their support.
This week has been a week of conclusions and new beginings. On Monday I finished up work, from a punch list, for a job that had just been completed.
For those who might not be familar with the term, a "punch list" is a list of final odds and ends that need to be addressed before a completed job is turned over to the customer/ client. This was, without a doubt, the smallest "punch list" I had ever seen submitted by a general contractor on behalf of a client. I was impressed. I wasn't suprised. The fact was that the foreman I was working for had been ahead of the game, and a perfectionist all along. This is how I finished up my fifth year with a set of formen who were strict electrical professionals but took the time to teach, and correct my odds and ends before I was turned over into an A Journeyman. This Monday it will be my turn.
This week has been a week of conclusions and new beginings. On Monday I finished up work, from a punch list, for a job that had just been completed.
For those who might not be familar with the term, a "punch list" is a list of final odds and ends that need to be addressed before a completed job is turned over to the customer/ client. This was, without a doubt, the smallest "punch list" I had ever seen submitted by a general contractor on behalf of a client. I was impressed. I wasn't suprised. The fact was that the foreman I was working for had been ahead of the game, and a perfectionist all along. This is how I finished up my fifth year with a set of formen who were strict electrical professionals but took the time to teach, and correct my odds and ends before I was turned over into an A Journeyman. This Monday it will be my turn.
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