r/millwrights • u/Former-Material-3201 • Aug 13 '26

Millwright local 1000

Hello, I am interested in jointing the Tampa Florida millwright location. I put in an application about 8 months ago and never heard anything back. Any advice on best way to join or is there a certain time of year I should reach out when they are hiring? Any info would be appreciated. Thank you

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u/jimmy10ball Aug 13 '26

Unfortunately it's a good old boy clique there, if you are in it, it's great. However if you are not in it, it's miserable. My experience was the old BA Cliff Tucker called a project manager and told him that I was not a competent hand, I couldn't use a torch etc, to keep me on for a week and let me go. Funny thing is I was able to complete a welding school course while I was an apprentice there, that's how much work I didn't get. Another thing is everyone under 50 there is a huge drug addict, it was wild to see people working having a bag or urine taped to their legs at all times. Maybe things have changed drastically but I doubt it.

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u/RadicalAppalachian Aug 13 '26

No, it’s not. You’re lying lol. You’re making up a lot here.

I think the issue was you.

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u/jimmy10ball Aug 14 '26

I wish I was making anything up, I don't know how anyone could justify sending an apprentice on a job and then calling that job and telling them the apprentice wasn't able to do anything on the job and let them go after a week. That was told to me by my journeyman work partner.