After your time is out question

[Welsh_sparky_21]

Did any of you maybe a year or so after passing ever wonder if the trade is for you? I.e. after maybe going to jobs on your own and maybe making a few errors or having a few bad days

 

[Dave OCD]

Don't let it get to you, I wonder too after 40 years in the trade. ?
All joking aside though, so soon after your apprenticeship there's still a heck of a lot to learn and with experience comes finding easier and better ways to do things that can seem daunting to begin with.
And with that experience confidence develops and more job satisfaction will come.

 

[Micktw68]

Errors are how we learn. As long as nobody has been hurt,dust yourself down and carry on. As Dave has said after a lifetime in the trade we all get the ----- ache with it . I love the work but hate the halfwits I have to engage with daily . It’ll pass.

 

[Welsh_sparky_21]

Thanks for the comments, when I look back on a year ago im definitely a lot more confident and have learnt a lot. Bit hard on myself at times maybe

 

[Dave OCD]

I've always been my own harshest critic mate, but there's nothing wrong with setting high standards, you'll gain an excellent reputation in time that will go a long way.

 

[Dustydazzler]

We always tend to remember the one job that went wrong rather than the 10 which went to plan.
most errors in my experience came from rushing and not allowing enough time to do the job.
if you allow adequate time, don’t rush and think the job through properly then you will Have a better overall experience in the trade...

 

[Welsh_sparky_21]

We always tend to remember the one job that went wrong rather than the 10 which went to plan.
most errors in my experience came from rushing and not allowing enough time to do the job.
if you allow adequate time, don’t rush and think the job through properly then you will Have a better overall experience in the trade...

That’s it exactly what I do. Try to rush incase people think I’m slow, don’t take a step back and think things through which then sometimes results in a mistake because I’ve not thought ahead

 

[Dave OCD]

It's not all about speed mate, by working methodically and with care you'll get it just right first time. And re-doing things is never enjoyable.

 

[Welsh_sparky_21]

It's not all about speed mate, by working methodically and with care you'll get it just right first time. And re-doing things is never enjoyable.

Something I’m trying to get better at, just forgetting the length of time on a job and focusing on the best way of doing it

 

[pc1966]

Estimating the time a job will take is always difficult, but with experience you go from the "half hour if no problems" estimate that stresses you to the "allow 2 hours, maybe get off early if all OK" one that is more realistic!