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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/Feeling-Ad-3817 on 2024-01-13 17:51:56+00:00.
I've been an electrician for 8-9 years. Ive worked a good split between residential / commercial and most recently have stepped into a industrial setting. Im a hard worker and a reliable / honest person. I pride myself on being a hard worker, but sometimes being a hard worker just isn't enough. I don't actually understand how electrical works, I can't seem to remember stuff that I've done 100 times, especially if I'm not currently doing it, I'll forget it. I can wire a house but basically on just memory, I don't really understand it. If something is wired differently than what I'm used to, it would certuanly confuse me and It's just frustrating, Because I've been doing this for so long and it still hasn't clicked with me. I don't feel like I'm ready to be a journeyman and I've had enough hours to be one for a few years now. I can never remember which circuits need arc fault protection ( for residential in Canada ) , or certain wire sizes needed. I can't really read blueprints / schematics. Half the time when people ask me questions I'm like ahhhh, I'm not sure.. it's been awhile since I did that. I have no idea what I meant by wiring something in parallel vs series. I also have a hard time remembering codes and often need to reach out to a friend, even though I may have done that exact thing 300 times. Man I just feel so stupid. Especially when my peers are around and are always talking about electrical and the ins and outs of it all, almost always it goes over my head. Some of them have only been doing electrical for 2-3 years and seem like they have a better understanding of it all works. What can I do to better understand circuitry, Or am I just too stupid lol?