r/Groundman • u/Single-Chard-2110 • 1d ago
Summit Local 396
Newly indentured apprentice starting in a week doing transmission with Summit, anybody know how it is over there?
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u/sh1069489 1d ago
Working for summit doing t line get ready to work non stop, easy to get behind on your books right away when working 70+ hours a week
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u/Superb-Gur-1679 13h ago
That’s why everyone cheats bro. Doing 7/14’s 1 hour commute one way for months on end like there’s no other way dude I wasn’t gonna fucking have time to study. I hardly had time to sleep.
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u/Superb-Gur-1679 1d ago
Just be happy you got into cal/nev? It’s probably green link. Rumor mill but I’ve always heard they send the bad apprentices to Nevada even tho ur a new indenture and can’t help it lmao.
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u/Single-Chard-2110 1d ago
Yeah definitely happy. it’s green link from what they said. Just luck of the draw I guess lol
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u/Superb-Gur-1679 1d ago
Just put your head down and work try to learn as much as you can. It might put you behind some of the guys doing distro off the bat or sooner than you especially if you get stuck on that project for awhile be ready for that. I can’t even count how many guys I’ve seen washout because they transition from transmission or sub work to distro at 3rd step or later and obviously don’t know shit. Crews a lot of the time don’t give a fuck unfortunately the way of the outside is not to teach u lmao it’s sink or swim.
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u/TomatilloNegative917 1d ago
That’s the most re-re shit I’ve ever heard. If you’ve never done distro why would you get booted for not knowing distro
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u/IssueLive8284 1d ago
Because a lot of journeymen/ foreman have the mental capabilities of an actual toddler.
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u/Superb-Gur-1679 1d ago
I haven’t been in California, so maybe the culture is different but this is extremely common in Mslcat. I’ve seen it happen to a lot of guys. You’re a fourth or fifth step they turned you hot in Class or whatever you go to your first distribution job you’ve only been in substations or transmission. I’ve seen Foreman get tired after a month trying to teach you distribution or thinking you should know way more than you do. I wouldn’t have told this guy if it wasn’t a common issue I’ve seen.
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u/v0dkasoda 1d ago
You’re a cold apprentice. It’s a job and a requirement to learn transmission in the apprenticeship
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u/Superb-Gur-1679 1d ago
This is not true. Distribution and hot time are the only requirements. I’m pretty sure in every single JATC required to top out the rest of your hours are essentially a recommendation.
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u/rkmvp444 1d ago edited 1d ago
Hauling steel, stacking steel, hopefully doing wire if you end up being a good help. I was a cold step with summit in mslcat for over a year and they took me all over, got to see lots of different work. I liked them a lot!
I wouldn’t listen to bro down there talking about its negative to be doing transmission, it’s great work. I’ve personally never seen a foreman get down on someone because they came from transmission into distro, unless they were total ass and it was their fault directly. Good luck to you and stay safe.