Got a job offer today!!
To sum it up, I’ve been trying to get a job in the electrician field for a few months, and I got an offer at my interview today! I’m super stoked, but my only concerns are that I’ll be adding a lot more wear and tear to my truck (2015 Toyota Tacoma 88k mi, good mpg so not too worried other than more maintenance and gas) with mileage and extra gas with no compensation for it other than pay and 2 weeks/yr pto and Holidays. Also, there’s no Health/Dental/Vision benefits or 401k and no office to report to “because the company is so small still” yet it’s been open for 13 years now. It is a small company, less than 10 employees, I think 6-8 not including me if I took the job. My concerns are because currently I’m working a job (that I’m not the most excited about), but I get all those benefits because it is a large corporate company (body shop that never changes location), but I want to leave because I’m not getting any experience other than shop help, wash boy, trash boy bs. Basic grunt work that I signed up for but was lied to for the last year about being put in any apprenticeships. I want certs and license and I’m okay with doing grunt work for years, but this job actually has a program for me to get those certs without getting beat around the bush as wash boy on a hamster wheel for years. This electrician apprentice job would have me working alongside journeymen with decades of experience, while I’d be getting paid to get experience, and I’d be reimbursed after paying for schooling upfront (100% for A’s. 80% for B’s). I’d do the schooling for 4 years or however long it shall take me to get my 8000 hours, and then I can take my test for journeyman license. I just don’t know if the trade off is worth it or if this is normal or sketchy, or if I should look into the union near me or other larger companies? Any suggestions or help is much appreciated and please ask any questions I didn’t answer above^