Electricians are assholes.
Twice now in the last eight months I've been called to a job site because one of my guys finds himself in a physical altercation with some arrogant, self entitled, wire-boy who cannot be bothered to mind other peoples works in progress. Are they this way from birth or is it learned with the trade?
From a family of IBEW members (including myself for a short time), there are a lot of antisocial electrical workers out there. Part of it is the fact that it's kind of a loner job and people who aren't very good glad handing and being diplomatic get those types of jobs. If you have any personality, the unions usually try to tap you as customer interface, salesman, instructors or foremen.
No exaggeration here, highly functioning asperger-suffering people were often recruited into the trades because they were able to really make sure that things were done right and they didn't waste their time socializing.
What's worse? Electrical inspectors. They're the biggest douchebags in the world full of cunts.
By the way, what kind of Union would vote for somebody who seeks to eliminate their jobs? The IBEW, the international brotherhood of electrical workers.
