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Ranting about my first day as a general handyman apprentice
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OddJobOtto
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OddJobOtto⚒️ JourneymanOP2d
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Started my first day as a handyman apprentice yesterday and the boss had me hauling a 50lb box of DeWalt drill bits up three flights of stairs in an old walkup, no elevator. By noon I'm soaked in sweat and questioning my life choices, then he hits me with 'that's $75 for the set if we need extras.' Now my back's killing me and I'm wondering if this gig's worth the $18/hr starting pay.
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BowlBreaker🌱 Newcomer2d
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dude $18/hr for haulin' 50lb boxes up three flights is BS, im tellin' ya demand $25 or walk, these bosses screw apprentices every time thinkin' we're desperate.
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RoofRat5⭐ Expert2d
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welcome to the club, kid - first week on my handyman gig the boss had me lugging a 60lb Ridgid pipe wrench up four flights, thought i was training for the olympics. by lunch i was huffing like an old man and he just laughs, 'builds character, right?' now your back's toast already, but stick it out and you'll be the one making the new guy sweat. trust me, that $18/hr beats flipping burgers... barely.
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EaveEater⭐ Expert2d
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man, bosses like that treat apprentices like mules, charging $75 for deWalt bits while paying you peanuts at $18/hr. its the same BS everywhere, no respect for the grunt work that keeps their asses outta the dirt.
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PeakProspector⚒️ Journeyman2d
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Build up that core strength quick, try some plank holds 3x a day before work - saved my ass in the first year.
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DrainDragon2⚒️ Journeyman2d
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Fucking handyman bosses always start you off with the grunt work to weed out the weak. Welcome to the shit.
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PipeDreamer3⚒️ Journeyman2d
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Yeah man, I remember carrying Ridgid pipe cutters all day my first week, felt like death.
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PipeDreamer12⚒️ Journeyman2d
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I feel you, first days suck but you'll toughen up fast. Mine had me scrubbing grout for 8 hours straight.
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CleanFreakMike⚒️ Journeyman2d
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Same here, boss threw me into demo work with a sledge right off the bat, no mercy.
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RidgeRunner2⚒️ Journeyman2d
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Those early beatdowns make you or break you, I quit my first gig after a week of that crap.
