Great video! Love this kind of work, out with the old in with the new 😁 besides stepping back and looking at all the new shiny breakers is such a good feeling
Hey Lex! Thanks so much for these videos! I just finished a electrical pre-apprenticeship course and today is my first day on the job doing a commercial retrofit! My nerves were fricken going nuts! But watching this video this morning really helped me feel calm! I can do this!
Hi! Just wanted to come by and say that I really enjoy your videos. I work with my dad in the US. He has his own residential electrical business, and I’ve been working on and off with him my entire life. While I don’t plan on making this my full-time career, it’s really peaked my interest in learning more about other women in the electrical field. Thanks so much for making this content and sharing your work with us all! ☺️
Thanks for watching! That's great that you get a taste of it and get to work with your dad! Even if you don't pursue it, learning how to take care of your own home is never a bad thing!
An observation from a UK Sparky here, I noticed the mains cables at 5:50 were showing copper below the switch. That over here is bad practice, we are taught not to have any or very little copper showing when terminating cables anywhere. Minimises accidental contact risk if you are having to work in a live / hot board.
God you UK people trip so hard about how we do electrical in the us. Like that's nothing bro I've seen more copper exposed in switch and outlet boxes and those are tiny crammed spaces and I'm telling you your gonna have to fuck up really bad with stripping insulation to cause problems and in that panel I highly doubt any problems will arise beacuse all the wires are far enough away from each other to not cause arcing between them and there really isn't all that much insulation that was stripped off ya maybe the tiniest bit too much but again it's not a big deal and if your working in a hot panel and dont have electrically insulated gear you should reconsider working in an electrical panel it's literally an electrical panel like go figure you can shock yourself if your not careful maybe that's why only trained professionals should work on them really at all but especially if live. I know this comment was made a year ago but dude y'all UK sparkys piss me off more than my inspectors thinking your hot shit cuz you supposedly do things better.
Lexi! You are so impressive. Can I ask, what training path did you go through in Ontario? Did you do a pre-apprenticeship at college, complete 3 years of an electrical techniques diploma etc.
Good job I have only came across one female electrician in my life y'all are awesome I love when I see woman on the job site hopefully more start to see there is good money in this trade and want to get some of the money too .
Cold weather sucks lol Small cuts hurt way more then they should and wire isn’t very malleable. Hot weather is exhausting for me if I’m wearing a tool belt but I switched to a tote and now I don’t get tired at all.
I’ve worked in the cold of Colorado and the heat of Florida. Both are extreme and both are horrible. You get used to it but I can say I was exhausted after work in both states
I'm doing the intermediate schooling in Ontario now..may be able to do a second job, there is a large workload, but not as bad as some of the guys on the job site made it out to be.
Polaris lugs are a much better option when making a joint in a panel, that’s if your company will spend the extra money on them. My boss doesn’t like to buy them but I have a stash I’ve managed to gather over the years. Overall it looks like you’ve done a pretty good job.
@@LexElectric You’re very welcome. Best of luck to you in your career. I have truly enjoyed my career as an electrician, so far anyways, I hope you do the same.
We did consider that but would have to reconfigure all the breakers since they had to be laid out in a specific way. The engineer approved split bolts, so split bolts it was!
LOVE IT. THANK YOU FOR TALKING TO US. YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION TO MANY GIRLS. I PREFFER TO HIRE AN ELECTRICIAN GIRLS THAN AN GUY. GIRLS ARE MORE INTO DETAILS AND ARE PERFECT FOR SUPERVISORS AND QUALITY CONTROL.
Do you use torque drivers over there? One step (but not the only one!) towards cables not falling out. My preferred method is to tighten, wiggle, loosen, tighten to torque. I thought I tightened things tight until I had the tools to actually measure. Turns out many things need to be "it can't possibly be that tight" tight.
@@LexElectric Over in the UK the way most people do it is with a specific electricians' torque screwdriver but they have a limited torque range and they're expensive. I use a mechanics' digital one with a range from 0-20NM (enough to do up big cable lugs, electrician ones top out at about 5NM) with interchangeable bits and it works well for me.
There was a story in the US about who to assign blame in court after the Fire Marshall said fire was cause by improperly torqued electrical connections. Lawyer asked 2 master electricians the following question: Do you own a torque wrench. The one that said No got the blame. This wrecked an electricians career.
You definitely have the Force, Padawan! ☝️😀 Although, perhaps not thence, as you must’ve had to follow some kind of strict lockout/tag out procedure, yes? To keep you from having the Force at that particular moment, yes??? Great video!
Yes we had a VERY thorough and strict lock out procedure. As well as the CDP feeding the panel being ripped in two and the disconnect being disassembled. Thanks for watching!
What's the easiest way to be electrician in the U.S.? I'm new here in California and wanna be electrician. Is it possible with 1 year of training to be employed? Is there such training?
@@LexElectric Yeah - As soon as I heard/saw that you were just using split bolts on something other than the bond, the hairs on my neck stood up. If that's how you've been taught and that's what the foreman is taking liability for, fine. I'd recommend something else, like an insulated coupling/insulated splice since they'll have the engineered specifications for appropriate voltage and current on them and be more consistent than "enough wraps of rubber tape". Grind on!
Very awesome vid. I want to ask you a (# don't go there gender question lol) my younger sister is very interested in joining an electrical apprenticeship. She has the brains and workmanship. I want to ask you as a woman in the field do you have any issues on the job with discrimination? Or unwanted advances. I told my sis I don't think in this day an age that's too much of an issue but I'd like to hear you're insight.
Hey take a look at these they save quite a bit of time especially with the split bolts cable tray and making racks or installing strut straps. We use them in the refinery a lot
@@LexElectric lol i know but it does make life a lot easier maybe add a patreon account on your chanel so some of the JWs that post on here can pay it forward and help an apprentice out with money for tools also just a heads up if you ever struggle with passing your certification at the end of your apprenticeship try looking into jade learning for practice exams it really helped me out www.jadelearning.com/exam-prep/why-exam-prep.php
Iam from India 37 years old and i was completed my degree in 2008 and i completed my pgdma in 2018 i have experience in electrical field 15 years as a electrical contractor in India now i want to do my trade course as a electricition in Australia and settle in Australia madam please help me
I was taught to terminate the active (hot) conductor first. The thinking is that the dangerous cable is out of the way and safe first. Each to their own 😄 Enjoy the videos 👍🏼
That's incredibly wrong and here is why: You've set up no safe path to ground so electrical shock from that 'hot' wire is much more likely to be deadly. You're better off working in the order of; ground, neutral, hots
Looks like good work! Anyone would be lucky to have you on their team. New apprentices can learn a lot from your work ethic and attitude towards the job. Here's the only feed back, you mentioned "working as if it's live" which I couldn't agree with more! But then you handled the feeders with your bare hands haha. Just some food for thought 🙂 If you need to handle them as such, ensure you're 100% on your lockout tag out procedure 👍🏻
@@kaceyjones7694 that's true! I guess I didn't explain how intense the lockout was. We had an engineer shut off the generator, lock it out with two seperate locks for two different people. And then we ripped out the starters and CDP's. So I'm 100% sure it was dead in this case, and I tested it before working on it. But, yes to your point, always good to act like it is live, but in his case, we knew it was dead as a doorknob.
@@kaceyjones7694 that was my logic, but couldn't articulate it, because again, I am still just an apprentice. Thanks for the explanation and the compliment!
@@kristenangelo6831 I was VERY lucky when I applied the hall was empty so I got in right away. We are in a bit of a lull now so hopefully when it picks up again you'll get in.
I just found your channel and I must say I’m feeling really inspired by you! I’m also a canadian, and woman looking into becoming an electrician. I am currently a hairstylist so I was worried about stigma’s and work environments, but hearing you were a fricken model!!! (you’re gorgeous 🥲) but are also enjoying this even though it’s totally different is really reassuring for me
I was in the electrician union! The guys I work with were complete bullshit! 95% wasn’t even doing shit! They were never teach me anything! If I was gonna do hands on of course I was slow. When class comes the teacher will randomly pick on you and you say I don’t know because I’m never taught on job site! I decided best for me to move on!
Thats the best you can shape those wires in ? Mine looks like a work of art the women always get the easy work try 4 inch galvanized nah they won't give you that work
Why do you gotta be like that? I was literally the only person on site beside the JMan so no, I didn't get the "easier" work. Just the work. And the wires looking amazing wasn't a priority since we were just swapping out the guts. But thanks for the comment it boosts engagement!
Honestly I’ve never worked with female electricians, maybe because I’m non-union. I have though worked with females in the past in factories and mills, the women did get the easiest jobs, and got paid the same.
Great video! Love this kind of work, out with the old in with the new 😁 besides stepping back and looking at all the new shiny breakers is such a good feeling
It is so satisfying!
Hey Lex! Thanks so much for these videos! I just finished a electrical pre-apprenticeship course and today is my first day on the job doing a commercial retrofit! My nerves were fricken going nuts! But watching this video this morning really helped me feel calm! I can do this!
Hope it has been good for you so far! Glad I could help 🤗
@@LexElectric it’s been going well so far! My JM is really good teacher and easy to be around so that helps a lot too, I feel pretty lucky!
Was that panel a 208/120 three phase?
Hi! Just wanted to come by and say that I really enjoy your videos. I work with my dad in the US. He has his own residential electrical business, and I’ve been working on and off with him my entire life. While I don’t plan on making this my full-time career, it’s really peaked my interest in learning more about other women in the electrical field. Thanks so much for making this content and sharing your work with us all! ☺️
Thanks for watching! That's great that you get a taste of it and get to work with your dad! Even if you don't pursue it, learning how to take care of your own home is never a bad thing!
Annelise that's great you can work with your Dad. He must be a great guy.
Awesome to see the career that you have worked at and to see you come home to be greeted by a fur babie
So nice 🤩
Wow Annelise that sounds so good. Your Dad must be a great guy
This is dope , I start my first day Monday . can’t wait
Best of luck!
Just did a live Q&A and gave you a shout out. We appreciate you sharing your content.
I really appreciate the shout out !
Good job, a fan since Sénégal
Guts = Panelboard
Good on you for checking your work, finding your mistake, and correcting said mistake.
If we can't own up to our mistakes we'll never learn! Thanks for the comment 😊
Random TH-cam suggestion, now subbed as this looks interesting for me as a UK sparky
Glad you are here! Thanks for subbing ☺️
An observation from a UK Sparky here, I noticed the mains cables at 5:50 were showing copper below the switch. That over here is bad practice, we are taught not to have any or very little copper showing when terminating cables anywhere. Minimises accidental contact risk if you are having to work in a live / hot board.
Very good point! My Jman approved it, but I also think with this panel it will NEVER be worked on live. They are pretty strict here about LOTO.
God you UK people trip so hard about how we do electrical in the us. Like that's nothing bro I've seen more copper exposed in switch and outlet boxes and those are tiny crammed spaces and I'm telling you your gonna have to fuck up really bad with stripping insulation to cause problems and in that panel I highly doubt any problems will arise beacuse all the wires are far enough away from each other to not cause arcing between them and there really isn't all that much insulation that was stripped off ya maybe the tiniest bit too much but again it's not a big deal and if your working in a hot panel and dont have electrically insulated gear you should reconsider working in an electrical panel it's literally an electrical panel like go figure you can shock yourself if your not careful maybe that's why only trained professionals should work on them really at all but especially if live. I know this comment was made a year ago but dude y'all UK sparkys piss me off more than my inspectors thinking your hot shit cuz you supposedly do things better.
Agree with keep as little of the copper exposed as possible.
Good work and looking lovely
We love to see this ☺️
Hi, I am also an Electrician, but I admire your enthusiasm, beautiful and you're funny too 😊. Great work. 💯👍
Thank you 😃
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
My pleasure!
Nice work and nice video dear Hallelujah God bless you.
Lexi! You are so impressive. Can I ask, what training path did you go through in Ontario? Did you do a pre-apprenticeship at college, complete 3 years of an electrical techniques diploma etc.
So cool!
Great video great panel work
Thank you very much!
I am an electrician from Morocco your videos are very great keep it up good luck
Thank you very much!
Good job I have only came across one female electrician in my life y'all are awesome I love when I see woman on the job site hopefully more start to see there is good money in this trade and want to get some of the money too .
Thanks for the support
Thinking about pursuing an electrician career. I would love to see a video about working in cold/hot weather and any tips you had.
Good suggestion!
Cold weather sucks lol
Small cuts hurt way more then they should and wire isn’t very malleable. Hot weather is exhausting for me if I’m wearing a tool belt but I switched to a tote and now I don’t get tired at all.
I’ve worked in the cold of Colorado and the heat of Florida. Both are extreme and both are horrible. You get used to it but I can say I was exhausted after work in both states
That's why you're supposed to use a torque wrench to tighten your terminals
I'm doing the intermediate schooling in Ontario now..may be able to do a second job, there is a large workload, but not as bad as some of the guys on the job site made it out to be.
Hello fellow Canadian! Good luck with schooling, and thanks for watching!
Hey! What is that protective thing that you have for your glasses? :o where can I get one?
Polaris lugs are a much better option when making a joint in a panel, that’s if your company will spend the extra money on them. My boss doesn’t like to buy them but I have a stash I’ve managed to gather over the years. Overall it looks like you’ve done a pretty good job.
Thanks for the comment and the tip ☺️
@@LexElectric You’re very welcome. Best of luck to you in your career. I have truly enjoyed my career as an electrician, so far anyways, I hope you do the same.
Ground is first to make, last to break.
Good rule of thumb 👍
Great work and I you working good I see when you are joint the main input electric cable may be 16 mm you can better than
I’m a electrician in Florida also. Keep up the good work!
How is the work and pay?
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Excelente video y muy interesante, saludos
If your journeyman hasn't already told you. Get some suspenders for your belt. It'll save you.
I wonder if you could have just mounted the guts upside down, instead of extending the feeders with split bolts? Nice work either way 👍
We did consider that but would have to reconfigure all the breakers since they had to be laid out in a specific way. The engineer approved split bolts, so split bolts it was!
@@LexElectric Fair enough! Cheers 🍻
@@randybobandy6020 thanks for watching!
LOVE IT. THANK YOU FOR TALKING TO US. YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION TO MANY GIRLS. I PREFFER TO HIRE AN ELECTRICIAN GIRLS THAN AN GUY. GIRLS ARE MORE INTO DETAILS AND ARE PERFECT FOR SUPERVISORS AND QUALITY CONTROL.
Great video
Thanks!
Do you use torque drivers over there? One step (but not the only one!) towards cables not falling out.
My preferred method is to tighten, wiggle, loosen, tighten to torque. I thought I tightened things tight until I had the tools to actually measure. Turns out many things need to be "it can't possibly be that tight" tight.
Yes, we have, but I haven't been given any to use in the field, so I just tighten the heck out of it, pull, tighten again!
@@LexElectric Over in the UK the way most people do it is with a specific electricians' torque screwdriver but they have a limited torque range and they're expensive.
I use a mechanics' digital one with a range from 0-20NM (enough to do up big cable lugs, electrician ones top out at about 5NM) with interchangeable bits and it works well for me.
@@tomcardale5596 I will look into it!
There was a story in the US about who to assign blame in court after the
Fire Marshall said fire was cause by improperly torqued electrical connections.
Lawyer asked 2 master electricians the following question:
Do you own a torque wrench.
The one that said No got the blame.
This wrecked an electricians career.
It's crazy how behind the times US electrics are. All the boards you use are obsolete and have been for years in the UK.
You definitely have the Force, Padawan! ☝️😀
Although, perhaps not thence, as you must’ve had to follow some kind of strict lockout/tag out procedure, yes? To keep you from having the Force at that particular moment, yes???
Great video!
Yes we had a VERY thorough and strict lock out procedure. As well as the CDP feeding the panel being ripped in two and the disconnect being disassembled. Thanks for watching!
I love your vedio
Thank you!
Great
Compared to the uk the standard of work over there is still roughly 200years behind 😮
Good stuff!
Thank you!
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This is so awesome! I’m a female future sparky in trade school right now. What year apprentice are you now?
Hey! That's great. I just finished my 3rd year school, so officially a 3rd year now 😊
@@LexElectric hi Lexi how do I private msg you?
@@rachel9168 Hey! I prefer messages via comments or DM on instagram
Any advice for a first day apprentice who knows nothing going into it?
very nice to see a women at this
very good job.elect I am same job I like your vedio.👍👍🌹🌹🌹
Does has it( three phase +neutral) or mono (one)phase+neutral? Did u distribution the phases? For now thank you
Love from India 😘😘
wud love to see solar jobs
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Kiss face
Now i m working in Oman as Ac technician
Hello
From India🇮🇳
Seems like a Y208v/ 3* phase
Wow u are grt.,👍🏻
Indian electrican 🤗
Thank you!
Can’t wait to enjoy my career change as an electrician chic
Atta girl
Hii, I'm an Electrician too
❤️❤️❤️
Try polaris connectors :)
Hello. What period are you as an electrician apprentice? Great work ethic btw
Thanks! I'm about to go to school for 3rd year.
@@LexElectric awesome! Keep up the great work! I on my first year and driven to learn
@@Chris-fo9lq wicked! Best of luck 😊
Do you have to be good at physics to become an electrician? What if you're not good with your hands?
Where do you get my electricity work?
What's the easiest way to be electrician in the U.S.? I'm new here in California and wanna be electrician. Is it possible with 1 year of training to be employed? Is there such training?
i had humanities (arts) as my high school major. Can I become an electrician by doing apprenticeship ??
Instead of split bolts used Polaris connectors they are life-changing trust me you'll never go back to split bolt after using them
Haha noted!
heloo all the way from south africa
Truly the other side of the world! Thanks for watching
Hi which country your working
Are Polaris connectors ever used instead of split bolts & all of the tape?
Not that I have seen but I am still an apprentice.
@@LexElectric Yeah - As soon as I heard/saw that you were just using split bolts on something other than the bond, the hairs on my neck stood up.
If that's how you've been taught and that's what the foreman is taking liability for, fine.
I'd recommend something else, like an insulated coupling/insulated splice since they'll have the engineered specifications for appropriate voltage and current on them and be more consistent than "enough wraps of rubber tape".
Grind on!
@@AEthridge13 all good points. I just do what the boss says and we were approved from engineering to use split bolts.
I have done electrical diploma of 3 years and I want to become your assistant.
Is 40 too late to start?
Very awesome vid. I want to ask you a (# don't go there gender question lol) my younger sister is very interested in joining an electrical apprenticeship. She has the brains and workmanship. I want to ask you as a woman in the field do you have any issues on the job with discrimination? Or unwanted advances. I told my sis I don't think in this day an age that's too much of an issue but I'd like to hear you're insight.
It hasn't been too bad for me! You learn to brush things off if they're little, and stand up for yourself if it's real bad.
Hey great job liked your video by any chance are you part of ibew ? Or have you thought about becoming part of ibew ?
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Hey, thanks for watching! I am a member of IBEW.
Hey take a look at these they save quite a bit of time especially with the split bolts cable tray and making racks or installing strut straps. We use them in the refinery a lot
@@JG-sj3km don't tempt me with a good time! (my heart says yes but my wallet says no)
@@LexElectric lol i know but it does make life a lot easier maybe add a patreon account on your chanel so some of the JWs that post on here can pay it forward and help an apprentice out with money for tools also just a heads up if you ever struggle with passing your certification at the end of your apprenticeship try looking into jade learning for practice exams it really helped me out www.jadelearning.com/exam-prep/why-exam-prep.php
Hi lex
From india 🇮🇳
Salut to u
Iam from India 37 years old and i was completed my degree in 2008 and i completed my pgdma in 2018 i have experience in electrical field 15 years as a electrical contractor in India now i want to do my trade course as a electricition in Australia and settle in Australia madam please help me
Hello
I was taught to terminate the active (hot) conductor first. The thinking is that the dangerous cable is out of the way and safe first. Each to their own 😄 Enjoy the videos 👍🏼
Haha definitely to each their own. Thanks for watching!
That's incredibly wrong and here is why:
You've set up no safe path to ground so electrical shock from that 'hot' wire is much more likely to be deadly. You're better off working in the order of; ground, neutral, hots
Looks like good work! Anyone would be lucky to have you on their team. New apprentices can learn a lot from your work ethic and attitude towards the job.
Here's the only feed back, you mentioned "working as if it's live" which I couldn't agree with more! But then you handled the feeders with your bare hands haha. Just some food for thought 🙂 If you need to handle them as such, ensure you're 100% on your lockout tag out procedure 👍🏻
@@kaceyjones7694 that's true! I guess I didn't explain how intense the lockout was. We had an engineer shut off the generator, lock it out with two seperate locks for two different people. And then we ripped out the starters and CDP's. So I'm 100% sure it was dead in this case, and I tested it before working on it. But, yes to your point, always good to act like it is live, but in his case, we knew it was dead as a doorknob.
@@kaceyjones7694 that was my logic, but couldn't articulate it, because again, I am still just an apprentice. Thanks for the explanation and the compliment!
I am electrician technician
Hey the phase wire weren't in its correct order. [Should be Black red Blue
Not in Canada!
Beautiful nice job actually iam a Electercion please help me I love Canada 🇨🇦 iam coming Canada 🇨🇦
Hi
Good job from IBEW local 3 electrician NYC
IBEW 230 here! Thanks for your comment.
@@LexElectric I have to give credit where credit is due. You do good work just hope you don't wind up like me with a bad back after 27 years
@@jcaleca60 I have had a bad back since 13 :( Physio has helped a bunch!
@@LexElectric What is that
@@LexElectric if you are on Instagram I am you can tell me what that is
Am Electrician in Ghana African to safe please I need your
Are you union? Do you recommend going union?
Yes IBEW, love it. Benefits, protection, pay, all awesome.
@@LexElectric cool. How long did it take for you to get in? I applied 213 a year ago and still being hopeful and updating my resume with them.
@@kristenangelo6831 I was VERY lucky when I applied the hall was empty so I got in right away. We are in a bit of a lull now so hopefully when it picks up again you'll get in.
日本🇯🇵と 繋げ方が 違うんですね。 ケーブルの色とかも違うんですね。
おつかれさまです。 かわいい 犬ですね🐕
What state do you work and how is the pay? (For apprentices)
I'm in BC, Canada. The Human rate here is 40 and apprentices get a percentage of that based on their experience level.
@@LexElectric thanks for the reply 💪🏽
I am also a technician electrician
Working in Pakistan
Wants to work in America
What local are you from ?
213!
@@LexElectric wow Canada ? I’m from 617 San Mateo Cali. How your apprenticeship going ? I just started my fourth year
@@bn3764 Sup Brandon. I just applied for IBEW 595. What’s it like? What kind of jobs do you do?
I just found your channel and I must say I’m feeling really inspired by you! I’m also a canadian, and woman looking into becoming an electrician. I am currently a hairstylist so I was worried about stigma’s and work environments, but hearing you were a fricken model!!! (you’re gorgeous 🥲) but are also enjoying this even though it’s totally different is really reassuring for me
So happy to hear that! Good luck 😃
Mam how many types of MCB use in Canada
Good question, I am not too sure!
@@LexElectric mam I just wanna know one thing what do you use for home appliances protection from short shircit and overload
@@Amitkumarpanday229 Arc Fault or GFCI breakers
@@LexElectric plz described both of this
Say new chassis 😅😇
Hy please can u reply me
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What does this mean 🤣
I was in the electrician union! The guys I work with were complete bullshit! 95% wasn’t even doing shit! They were never teach me anything! If I was gonna do hands on of course I was slow. When class comes the teacher will randomly pick on you and you say I don’t know because I’m never taught on job site! I decided best for me to move on!
what you end up doing ?
They would not teach you because they don’t want skilled people to take their hours away. Just politics and favoritism too.
Go private, and take school, get certified, try your best.
Equal electrician
I though you have to be license electrician to mess with a circuit box
Nope just have to have a journey to sign off. Can't work on anything live though.
Just subscribe u
Extending the leads with groundscrews, and taping them. Yuck..
Was approved by engineering 💁♀️
Thats the best you can shape those wires in ? Mine looks like a work of art the women always get the easy work try 4 inch galvanized nah they won't give you that work
Why do you gotta be like that? I was literally the only person on site beside the JMan so no, I didn't get the "easier" work. Just the work. And the wires looking amazing wasn't a priority since we were just swapping out the guts. But thanks for the comment it boosts engagement!
@@LexElectric oh your an apprentice ? I'm sorry
Honestly I’ve never worked with female electricians, maybe because I’m non-union. I have though worked with females in the past in factories and mills, the women did get the easiest jobs, and got paid the same.
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