Comment by bespokedevelopr
4 hours ago
I applied for an apprenticeship several years ago when I was testing the waters to rotate out of tech after covid. Tested into the highest percentile, had previous high voltage experience with OEMs, a mech eng degree, still ended up like 200 people deep in the queue. That was the end of that interest. You basically have to be friends or family with someone to get into IBEW.
this is a bizarre timeline of reality where an ME degree gets you waitlisted for an electrician apprenticeship
In the end I'm happy it turned out the way it did. I've had some great experiences since and stayed in tech. Plus that freed up a slot for one of the many early 20s kids that were trying to get in.
"A Soviet engineer needs some plumbing done in his apartment..."
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47487885
yeah. it's like a guild. hired someone to install my ev charger on an app who had lots of horror stories about apprenticeship.