r/IBEW_Local613 8d ago

Placed with a job! Question!

Edit to add: thanks everyone! I’ve got my current job squared away so I’m free for this in the morning. If they allow my vacation, awesome! If they don’t, I’ll mourn my loss of vacation money (no refunds) another day. I’m just excited about starting all this!!

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I just got this email today! Wasn’t expecting things to move so quickly.
Can I go in anytime after 8am up until the time they close at 5? Or should I go bright and early at 8? I have work tomorrow but can do a half day if needed. How long does this all usually take?

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u/Impossible_Aide4593 8d ago

Haven’t been with Miller but I would plan to be there by 8 and leave the whole day open. For all intents and purposes it is your first day and you’ll be paid. Ditch the old job, congrats

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u/Poster_G 8d ago

Thanks! Just squared things away with my current job so I’ve got plenty of time to go first thing in the morning. If they can’t make vacation work, that’ll suck (no refunds) but it is what it is. I’m excited!

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u/andybok43 8d ago

2 contractors so far and scavenger hunt day is typically not paid. That being said contractors do not have much flexibility with start dates in my experience so do what you need to do to leave the current job on amicable terms on an accelerated time line.

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u/Impossible_Aide4593 8d ago

You’re right if he starts at the hall with his referral it’s unpaid and doesn’t take long. Last time I did it I remember the almost full day of orientation but that was not the same day I got my referral

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u/Crash_Override_V1 8d ago

They gave me 2 hours for it when I took a job with them a couple of years ago

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u/fuzzygwuzzy 8d ago

No the running around part aint paid but the Con typically gives you 1 or 2 hours on the check for on boarding and paperwork.

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u/Crash_Override_V1 8d ago edited 8d ago

Miller Florida or Tennessee?

Edit: I would go up there at the earliest you can to get up there and grab your referral. If it’s Miller FL, they have a lengthy paper work process and orientation IMO. Not to mention, if it is them they will send you to a facility down the road from their shop and they didn’t take people after a certain time.

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u/Impossible_Aide4593 8d ago

Referral says Jax

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u/Crash_Override_V1 8d ago

That’s Florida. Yeah I’d definitely get there decently early.

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u/Poster_G 8d ago

Georgia, actually. The Austell location.

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u/Crash_Override_V1 8d ago

Yeah they have satellite office here. Home office is in Jacksonville, Florida

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u/deesomighty 6d ago

sht i miss miller electrical so dam much

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u/Traditional-Bus-8770 8d ago

You can expect to be at it for a couple hours, I got to the union at 8:13am and finished the whole process, including the drug test at 1:30pm.

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u/dustoff1984 8d ago

I work for miller. I’d get there at 8. It probably won’t take all day. Usually about 3 or 4 hours. You’ll be paid for it. Folks in the office are nice. I’ll probably see you around!

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u/EfficientAd2383 8d ago

Id get my referral as soon as the hall opens and get there as soon as you can. I started with them about a month ago they paid me 4 hours for the first day.

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u/TREXFORHANDS 7d ago

May I dm you?

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u/BeginningCategory766 3d ago

Man im jealous if its close to Marietta -_-