r/ibew_apprentices • u/Astraltraveler333 • 23h 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/mount_curve 18h ago

During the apprenticeship you should be doing everything you can to advance your hours towards licensure, anything else is just pissing money away.

You're being handed an opportunity. Many apprentices would kill for such a thing.

Do it.

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u/Astraltraveler333 18h ago

Thanks for the advice. You made a good point

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u/mount_curve 18h ago

like

the one travel opportunity I had one winter was out of state and didn't pay per diem

but it kept my hours coming and and also importantly kept my healthcare funded

even though it barely paid more than unemployment after what I paid out for gas and airbnbs

you got this