Posts made by cale

@brenn although come to think of it, it's not much more than most people get, as there are powerlines everywhere lol

@brenn depending on the type of work, yes sometimes. This seems to be the one big downside. I'll have to research ways to mitigate damage

@oliveoil thank you!

@Nabokov
It's certainly not for everybody but I'm currently working on becoming a lineman.
Sunlight: work exclusively outdoors
Play: this is mostly mindset i think. It's not a job you can get away with not taking seriously but it can definitely be fun and there is a (usually healthy) aspect of competition in the trade.
Environmental variety: there are powerlines everywhere, everybody needs power
Exploratory conversations: you have to be intelligent and creative to be a lineman, problem solving is a huge part of it. Many people in the trade with unique aspirations and unusual lifestyles

It's quite a process to become a lineman. I'm in a 17 week pre-apprentice program now, and a 7,000 hour apprenticeship follows this (apprenticeships are pretty hard to get, you have to be persistent) but after that, you get what they call a yellow ticket which declares you a journeyman lineman, and as a journeyman lineman you can work pretty much anywhere as much or as little as you want. Only caveat is you have to be strong (physically, mentally, spiritually) or you will not make it.

Pays damn well too