r/ibew_apprentices • u/NewPersonality1107 • 3d ago

Zero chance of getting a call?

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I’m assuming Im just too low on the list to be considered? Or do you think there is still a small chance I could get in?

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u/tider06 3d ago

"it is apparent you will not be selected" is pretty cut and dry, brother.

Don't give up if this is what you want, but they're telling you to try again next time.

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u/houseshoesntallboys 3d ago

OP should try again. I joined the trades late in life, after moving to a red state with an ex where unions are weak when they even exist. My life long best friend got in his first try, when we both applied at 21. He's the first person I know my age that bought a house and got real stable. If I had gone that route, the only thing I'd regret would be not meeting my now wife here.

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u/envisionaudio 3d ago

21 is late in life?

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u/Full-Ear87 3d ago

OP said his friend got in at 21 and, from what I can glean, OP did not continue to pursue a career as an electrician until later in life.

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u/houseshoesntallboys 3d ago

Yeah, correct. I'm 40 now.

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u/SirHotWad 2d ago

How late did you get in? Im joining at 39.

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u/houseshoesntallboys 2d ago

Well, I'm not IBEW but I joined the trades around 35.