Just tossing this in

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Ouch. My arc flash injury from this afternoon. Details in comments.

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Progress...

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I got fired. And now I feel like this is not for me.

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So we had a bunch of electricians in recently and this is the outcome any thought?

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My grandpa self taught himself on how to run electricity. I was in hell

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The old electrician was being thoughtful and left a hole with a pull string for the next guy to use. Now 80 years later I'm finally using it.

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We’re not supposed to use company vehicles for personal use

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Give me good jobsite names for my new friend

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The Genie

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My boss wanted to rebrand the company so my sister drew this up for him but he didn’t like it. Also didn’t like the name “The Wire Nuts” You guys can have it.

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If you manufacture knockouts that do this, kindly launch yourself into the sun.

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My electrician told me I should put this here

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Big oof 😂

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Today i stopped being an apprentice...

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Apprentice Terminated For This (info in comments)

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My coworker's van. Today he finally reached the ceiling.

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Bought this bad boy day one, 20 years ago. Been with me ever since.

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First panel as a 3rd year, any criticisms?

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Your tape measure vs your apprentices tape measure

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Cleaning lady was like, “this one outlet has more kick than the other ones”

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lead and 4th yr just got fired off the job

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Piece of cake. Oh wait. Where's my Kleins? currently holding my Kleins)

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My face every time time another trade says “THROW THAT SCRAP COPPER IN MY TRUCK! LOL!”

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Tools for sale

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Fixed it for you, boss!

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When you fish your wire down the wall and pull out half the insulation.

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My son (an Electrician) replaced my panel. Proud dad...

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What in the cousin fuck is this?

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You know you fucked up when you order this bad boy cover plate

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Heard it here first gentleman

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Another contractor beat my price

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Screw the haters, I got a new sticker for the hard hat. :)

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Inspector here, dealing with Chicago house to apartment renovations...

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Started school from a halfway house post-prison, certified electrician today after 41⁄2 years.

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When the new laborer says he's got electrical experience.

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First day back and I am working at fu**ing Hogwarts.

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If you manufacture knockouts that do this, kindly launch yourself into the sun PART 2

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Why don’t we always just do switches like this

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Probably the worst thing I could wake up to on a Sunday. Took all my personal tools, half of my wire, and my entire pack out set. If anyone in the Seattle area sees some packouts or makita tools for sale let me know as they’re probably mine.

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How to make friends and win over enemies

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Im a Maintenance guy and found this in one of our storage units. Are those copper bars lethal? Feel like this should be covered. Wasn't going to go near it to find out.

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#10 wire nut, J-B weld, and a driver bit of your choice makes a nice pocket screw driver.

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16 years in the trade (Canada) and I have never come across a transformer like this.

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Oh panel of the cabinet. Tell me your wisdom

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Took the kids to the park and found this handy message.

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Best idea I’ve had all year.

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To the engineer who specced 500kmcil solid MIC...

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RIP little dude

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“We take safety seriously” during my interview lol

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No one in the school had the key and I needed to get the job done. Fishtape FTW.

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Think I found the problem

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These cops are doing the Lord's work

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Apprentice his 2nd day bending

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How do you stop your apprentices from being lazy like this?

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BE SAFE

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You're telling me you shut down the whole floor to change a single light fixture?

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Left the helper alone for 5 mins.

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can confirm?

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This 3/4” conduit I was supposed to pull wire out of and reuse..

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I made a terrible transformer for science

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The fabled 6 wire Bob Marley! No pinner here, just a big Green fatty!

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Which one of you did this?

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How many electrical fires are we starting today?

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Piping for a Discount Tire

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Fuck knows.

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That's a lot of work to do something the wrong way

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God this hits home

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F'in Wizards, man.

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Disconnect I opened up a few weeks ago

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When she asks where you learned that move

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Whoever did this is my new enemy

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I guess you've been replaced

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Handyman special

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Left a surprise for the next guy

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Boss just sent this to me. There goes my holiday.

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A chandelier I just installed. It ain't much, but it's honest work.

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2.5 million dollar home, and my boss had us do this B.S.

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Journeymen are without fault.

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New apprentices first day.

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We make up panels to be tidy and nobody cares. Here's another one.

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Gotta love those DIY panels

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Me knowing I’m going to get yelled at by the JM cause I forgot which circuit to turn off after the 5th time.

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Shout out to AC guys who piped straight through my coil of cable

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My van - Maintenance guy

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Title

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Sorry data guys I had to

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If you screw up, you won't even notice

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Educational and motivational

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Was supposed to be real hot today so plumbers decided to have a pool day!

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Mondays, amiright?

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I kinda fucked up

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Lurker Wife Here! I know the hammer thing is overplayed but my electrician husband doesn’t Reddit; I was setting up some ikea furniture and asked him for a hammer. My hand to Jesus, this is what he gave me.

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Built 1875. Wants a quote for a full rewire without doing any damage to walls or ceilings. I believe I'm going to pass on this one.

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Installing a gutted smoke detector to hide a sex swing mount. Follow me for more life hacks.

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This was a first for me

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Power company came to hook up my service, called OSHA and shut the site down. Siding guys were setting up their pole jacks just inches from this overhead line. 7200 volts.

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Damn she thicccccck

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Make sure to have this in your stack

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when you need that extra outlet

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Made me chuckle. Thought I'd share

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Finally finished installing this $9,000 fixture.

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Finally in the Master Electrician club🙏

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Which one are you? 🤣

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The drill condom has gotta be one of the best tricks I've learned so far

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Never be the skinniest guy at the shop. I crawled 200 feet and back with 12 inches of clearance today to put in some junction boxes under an office building

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Can an engineer or designer include “fabulous” in the spec? ✨

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Here’s a friendly reminder to install receptacles the correct way.

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Starting my apprenticeship next week, what one do I need?

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I think one of my apprentices may have changed the game when it comes to troubleshooting lights.

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Found in the wild, hack or pass? Honestly seems pretty cleaver.

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Nice

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I love my job

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Looks like we are finally becoming obsolete

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Which one of you animals thought this was okay?

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Now i know who's stealing my zip ties

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Residential electrician, finally used an entire roll of tape without losing it. AMA

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what do ya'll think?

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277v vs Lineman’s

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My Forman is telling me I’m doing something wrong I don’t understand he won’t let me move on until I figure it out

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When you forget to put jet line in 6 feet of conduit for the data guys

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If you lose a tool, simply buy a new one and the old one will show up! 🥲

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Found this in the wild

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My corn fed Jman watching me gently relocate a spider so I dont hurt it while digging a trench

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Thought you might get a kick out of this

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I mean I guess.

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And today I quit. F#%k this shit. I’m out.

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First electrical room, ceiling box

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Your hands are the most important tool you own. Take care of them. Cutting them up and smashing them is not manly, it's dumb.

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1st level here. These are the first concentric 90s I've done. My J-man wasn't a fan, said they look weird. What do you guys think?

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STEPBIT!

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Working out of town. The Welders closed and latched me inside a pressurized container like this one. I explicitly heard 1 guy laugh and they went home for the day. There is no reception inside these and eventually someone let me out when I was trying to bash out a small window with my channel locks.

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Homeowner said I just re-wired my house myself but the living room lights won’t work and he just couldn’t figure out why.

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Not the craziest one I've hung, but definitely the most painful. Solid steel, 300 lbs. Park City, Utah.

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I'm always trying to leave them clean for you fucks that come behind me

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Just wanna give a giant fuck you to these ladders

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My company has never done a residential job and it shows

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Personally, I don’t do many electrical jobs, since (I mainly do hvac and plumbing )but if anyone knows where they are hiring, the number is on their sign... I-95 & Forest Hill West palm Beach Fl (561)429-1477 Phone # Of Him...!!! 🙌🏻

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Was a good scrap day.

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New job, new place, same old crap

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Electric Honey. [OC]

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Im not an apprentice. But thought it was funny.

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What do you think about panels stapled down like this?

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i will not elaborate

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The homeruns to only HALF of this house💀

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My new test leads came with a copy of the U.S. Constitution and a fridge magnet. Guess this company is pretty jazzed about being Made in America.

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