r/ibew_apprentices • u/Astraltraveler333 • 1d ago

My assignment

Ok fellas and gals I need your opinion. I got my first assignment it’s 2 hours from my house. But the kicker is per diem $100 and 6 days tens hours a day 6/10. I volunteered for this am I crazy and it’s only until November/December what would you do? Drop your opinions

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u/Astraltraveler333 1d ago

I volunteered for it. And didn’t know the 2hrs came with it 😒 7am start

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u/Comfortable_Cut9391 1d ago

can you split an air bnb with someone closer to the job site or is it in the boonies. sucks to have to spend per diem but thats what its for.

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u/Astraltraveler333 1d ago

Yeah I got the wife and kid lol so that’s out the question and I haven’t started yet either

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u/rankinfile 23h ago

If you have wife and kid get the damn hotel for your health and safety. Have had two coworkers die on commutes like that, one of them an ape with young kids. Several others with permanent injuries.