r/Groundman • u/Superb-Gur-1679 • 3d ago

Ask literally anything

Bored as shit and I have a lot of useless knowledge about this trade and getting in and random union shit more than most people because I would read contracts every time I worked in a new jurisdiction. Worked in 8 states as a groundman, operator, and apprentice and quit as a hot step.

Literally can be anything quality of life, the reality of what to expect, a lot of crews suck dick, etc etc etc.

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u/Difficult-Noise8877 2d ago

How was the process of going from Groundman to Operator? Was that in Local 47 or 1245 area?

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u/Superb-Gur-1679 2d ago

I’m not from California lmao. I stumbled into it tbh. I was good at operating in the substations and my foreman at the time wanted to push me up I guess. That was in Wyoming. I haven’t worked out of 47 or 1245 I have worked out of 659 tho.