 Hey guys, this is take three. I was trying to do a live video on my laptop and for some reason kept kicking me off So if you saw me blip up and then blip out I apologize Now today first off, let's get a couple things out of the way. My name is Chad Flynn I run the Electric Academy website I run this Facebook group and then I also have another Facebook page So hopefully you guys are cluing into that I'm making a big push on Facebook live video because I think that there's a lot of stuff out there that is not Getting talked about or it should be talked about with apprentices or journey of people and I just wanted to get that out there So check out the website if you haven't checked it out before I know a lot of you guys have but check out www.theelectricacademy Sorry, I just get a little emotional the electric academy.com again www.theelectricacademy.com that's my web page in the midst of a redesign So when you come back and say a couple weeks, it's gonna look completely different. It's gonna look completely awesome So you're gonna want to check that out. I got a professional designer. It is I'm so excited about it Secondly, you want to go to the top of my business page here and you want to download There's this PDF that I've made that is a bunch of online resources for electricians And I think it's such a cool time to be alive right now because we've got so much going on as far as online Resources for electricians and a lot of you guys don't even know about it So what I've done is I put together a little free PDF You don't have to sign up for any seminar or anything like that You just sign up to this give me your email and I'll send you that the free PDF no strings attached So make sure you go up to the top there of this page if you're watching this on YouTube I will put this in the comments below a link to that PDF as well It's awesome And if you guys know of any more online resources that is not covered in this PDF that I got Let me know when I'm gonna throw it in there for sure because I'm honestly I'm here to help you guys out or hopefully help you guys out now today's topic And I'm excited about this one is how to get a raise in the trades Especially for you the premises out there This is a big one right because you guys don't want to be working for the 1250 now Are you started out with as a first-year apprentice? I think back when I started out I was at 950 as a first-year and then you're supposed to be taking increments up Well, sometimes that doesn't always happen or as a journeyman You've been working for a company for a while And you want to make sure that you want to keep your you know You want to get some more money out of this right you don't want to just start at base level and stay there So my number one tip and it's a huge one is get noticed That's the biggest tip as far as getting a raise in the trades You got to be noticed and how do you get noticed? Well, the first thing you got to do to get noticed is you've got to make sure you got some sort of hustle going on Never be standing around if you have finished a task and you're just waiting for the next task And you're waiting for your journeyman or your your gf your general form or somebody to come up and give you a task That is going to piss people off I know because I've been in that situation I've been an apprentice where I've been yelled at by my journeyman that I should be hustling it I should be doing something and I've also been on the other side of it where I've been a foreman and I've seen guys Just not doing what they're supposed to be they're not even doing what they're supposed to be and they've done what they're supposed to But they're not taking that extra step So if you have got nothing to do go ask for something to do and if your boss is busy Here's a little tip. This is a freebie for you go clean the van out go organize the van You all have that there's a every freaking van has that box of screws and everything that can be Organized that you know We're always gonna push to later or that bucket of split bolts that has a bunch of rubber tape around it that your boss Wants you to cut off go do that sort of stuff. That's what gets you noticed Right not the guy that just does his job and probably does it well And then just sits back and waits for the next nest task. Don't be that pick up a broom That's something my dad always told me whenever you're on a site and he got nothing to do Find a broom get out there and start pushing it. That's what gets you noticed second if you're working alongside a journeyman What you need to do is be second not second guessing but just thinking about what is their next step? And let me tell you a story. There's two stories. I gotta tell you I worked with this apprentice his name was Sean He drove me crazy because he was constantly talking just going on and on and on and whenever I was working with them He was just like just yapping in my ear. So I ended up not working with that guy anymore I ended up asking to get another apprentice another couple apprentices and we all moved on But he was never like whenever I needed something I'd ask for like hey, can you pass me this? He'd be like, oh, okay, and then kind of slowly wander off and get things Let me tell you about another experience. I had recently Working in the basement suite this apprentice asked me to come on over and help him out with something And so I was looking at it looking at what the problem was and I was about to reach in my pouch for number two Robbie red Robbie for you Canadians and this guy already had it in his hands He knew that's where I was going Handed it to me and then away I went he was constantly doing that if I needed side cutters the side cutters were there waiting for me That's the kind of apprentice you want to be you want to be out there hustling You want to be set thinking about what's the next step and how can I help my journeyman out? How can I help this job move forward? You do that you start getting noticed you start getting noticed You start getting bumped up because you're gonna start getting Know the boss is going to start thinking well, this is somebody that can actually do something So you can start getting more responsibility and once you start getting more responsibility It is not hard to ask for that raise now if you're just doing the bare minimum How are you going to walk up to your boss and say hey, can I get a bump up here there? They're gonna laugh you out of the office Make sure you get noticed make sure you get the hustle on you're taking initiative And then when it comes time to go talk to your boss about a possible raise It's not going to be so hard because you know what you deserve it That's how you do it. That's I don't care if you're an apprentice or if you're a journeyman You have got to make yourself get noticed. It's not just about you know getting the bare minimum done And I deserve this those days are gone. You do not deserve it. You need to work for it, right? That's all I got to say about that if you guys can help me out here I'd like to get these videos viewed more So if you could just like the in the comments below give me a like a thumbs up or a wow If you disagree with what I'm saying just give me the angry face I would love some sort of connection with you guys if you could also put in the comments And I would really appreciate this things that you think need to be done in order for you to get a raise Right, what are some other things you're seeing out there? I already talked about you want to hustle You never want to be standing around and you always want to be ready for your journey person What is it something that you guys have seen has helped and when it comes time to ask this is where it's the hardest What would you guys suggest you say to somebody? So I would love to see your comments down below there I don't care if you're watching this on Facebook or on YouTube Just get it out there cuz this video is for me to help you out, but let's help each other out I don't know if you've seen some of the other videos. There's been tons of comments coming through So keep the comments going let's keep the shares going if you know an apprentice that is looking for a raise or We're looking at a couple good tips. Make sure you share this mention them in the comments below Just let's get the word out about these things and let's just try to make the trades a better place to be Okay, I know I said I wasn't gonna do one today, but what can I say? I'm loving doing the Facebook live videos. I had a couple minutes I was thinking about this and that's the big thing. So remember hustle Always be moving and try to help your journey person out as much as you possibly can Make yourself noticed. Okay. Have a great day guys. It's Saturday. So I should probably go spend some time with my family They're off at a park at a party right now. They're gonna be home in a couple minutes So I best get downstairs and get ready for them. Have a great weekend and we will talk to you soon. Bye