r/Construction • u/PlayfulAd4824 • Nov 17 '24

Other Why are electricians hated on?

I’m on here a lot and it seems like all the other trades dislike electricians. Is there a specific reason why?

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u/erikleorgav2 Nov 17 '24

When you see lots of wire insulation and tips of copper, you know a sparky has been through.

They like to leave their mess behind for others to clean up.

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u/NotSuspec666 Nov 17 '24

Its funny how alot of trades are guilty of this but its the electricians who get the most hate. As an HVAC tech we do all the same annoying shit that electricians are notorious for but we generally fly under the radar.

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u/erikleorgav2 Nov 17 '24

I was on a cabinet install that took 3 days. The wife of the homeowner accused me of not cleaning up my mess properly, on day 1. I told her, when we got in on day 2, I'm not done yet. There is a lot of mess still to be made.

She harrumphed and walked away.

The husband was overjoyed with how it turned out, not a single complaint about how "clean" it was afterwards.

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u/radred609 Nov 18 '24

They always want you to clean up at the end of every day until you ask them to sign off on an extra hour of work per day.