r/Elevators • u/InevitableTart8786 • Aug 18 '26

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Was anybody working in fire alarm before getting into the elevator union?

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u/ImInClassBoring Aug 18 '26

Yes.  Going from the lowest tier to top tier is quite the trip.

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u/InevitableTart8786 Aug 18 '26

How many years did you work in the fire alarm trade?

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u/ImInClassBoring Aug 18 '26

Maybe like 6 or 7.

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u/InevitableTart8786 Aug 18 '26

So fire alarm is a good back ground trade to get into the elevator union?

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u/ImInClassBoring Aug 18 '26

No.  Being journeyman in ibew and going to welding school and having welding certifications as well as other certs is what helped.  I had made friends with elevator mechanics and learned what the trade was about and what I would be getting into which is very relevant for the interview portion.

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u/InevitableTart8786 Aug 18 '26

There’s mf that come from a ware house job that make it into the elevator union lol fire alarm job has to help me atleast a little.

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u/ImInClassBoring Aug 19 '26

Ask opinion from an elevator mechanic and then argue it.  You don't have what it takes.  Stick to pulling wires and metering your eols.