I have had apprentices that worked with me during the day time, went to school from 6 pm - 10 pm, slept in their car or camper at the apprenticeship school and were back on the job at 7 am the next morning. The hall / school in some cases was 50 miles from their home and the job might be another 25 miles in the opposite direction. Many, many times an apprentice would have car trouble but still manage it get to the job site on time and we (the Journeymen) would pool time and material together to get his car fixed so he could make it back to school after work. The Project Manager's and clients had no issue with us helping an apprentice out.... Welcome to reality.
All a person has to have is the ambition to show up, every day, on time. The Journeymen had all paid their dues to get through school and remembered the challenges.
If anyone reading this is flipping burgers or working at Jiffy Lube and looking to step up :
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