I've gotta jump ship and get the heck out of maintenance work. I'm stuck between two options: Going into resi/commercial service work, which I know I like to do. Or trying a whole new field as a lineman's apprentice with Virginia Power. I know absolutely nothing about line work, and have no idea what I'd be getting into. Can any of the career lineman on here give me an idea of what their apprenticeship was like? I have no problem with the physical labor aspect of it, but I need a job that's also mentally challenging. How much of my utility apprenticeship would be just mule work? How much of actual line work is just grunt work? Is there a lot of trouble-shooting and problem solving involved? What're some stories ya'll have?
Thanks for any help, gents.
-John
