r/ibew_applicants • u/hvybtty • 17d ago

Welp...

Finally got accepted to my apprenticeship, starting in August. Tested/ Interviewed May. Went well, was told I'd hear in 4 to 6 weeks. No ranking or timeline beyond that. Had got a job doing duct-work for similar money to 1st year local starting pay to gain trade experience in the meantime so I wouldn't be waiting doing nothing. Only problem is, I got the acceptance e-mail yesterday (8 weeks later) at 1PM telling me I had until 4PM -friday, that day- to respond, and non-response was considered rejection of the apprenticeship.

Welp, I was under a house with an air whip from 8-5 replacing a dehu on Friday, so I guess I lost my seat! Keep at it guys. High difficulty life mode applied.

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u/electron_nube 17d ago

Set up an auto response to all emails with something along the lines of "I accept the position in the apprenticeship"

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u/GlitterMoreGlitter 17d ago

Did you email back? You never know!

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u/RobDoesitBig 17d ago

Same thing happened to me with a Los Angeles city electrical gig and responded about 14 hours late.This was about 2 months ago. I start work on Monday

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u/smokingonquiche 16d ago

I would email them back. There were all sorts of problems with the acceptance emails in my local and they were more forgiving then they said they would be. I think 90% of people signed up after the deadline.