Female electricians, for better or for worse?

oracle · Sep 25, 2018

Having worked on site with women, they seem to come in two forms, one a really good worker or Barbie with "Eeew, I broke a nail".

Probably if there were a lot more ladies in the trade there would be more of a cross section

Spoon · Sep 25, 2018

SWD said:
Like a house made out of wood?

ruston said:
And boats lol.

Exactly... Both made out of treated wood and both functional from the start. Not "Buy this boat and oil it for 2 years to get it up to scratch"
Anyhow I'm taking this thread off course..... Soz.

We had a female on the shop floor and then moved into the office. Had no problems with her.
At my old works, some of the females were great and some were whinge buckets..... as were some of the men...

Andy78 · Sep 25, 2018

Spoon said:
Exactly... Both made out of treated wood and both functional from the start. Not "Buy this boat and oil it for 2 years to get it up to scratch"
Anyhow I'm taking this thread off course..... Soz.

The wood tops I have seen are usually treated with multiple coats before they go in, but they have to be regularly maintained.

Once had a customer that had a £7k granite worktop installed in a new kitchen, then the worktop was littered with small pieces of matching granite on top of it.
"They are the worktop savers as if you put anything metal on the worktop it will scratch" the customer explained. Just......bonkers.

telectrix · Sep 25, 2018

let's face it. most females ( and by that i mean >50% of the female population) ain't got a clue how t0 wire a plug, and would use a shoe to knock a nail in the wall for a picture. for those who have a technical bent, then as long as they are competent to pursue their chosen trade/career, then good luck to them. there's a lot of predudice against them, so for those who have made it, then good for you. ( andbtw, isuse these to trim broken nails, toenails as well, also clip the dogs' claws. occasionally used fro cutting.stripping cat5 ans alarm cables).
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000IBS...t=&hvlocphy=9046457&hvtargid=pla-435531736464

oracle · Sep 25, 2018

When I was doing a course at college I noticed in the different trades there were several women in plumbing and carpentry but not one doing electrical.

Ethnically, in my group (17th Edition) I was the only guy who had English as a home language and even the teacher was foreign.

On the evening of the exam, one guy brought his wife and asked if she could translate for him. They obviously said no.

oracle · Sep 25, 2018

Andy78 said:
I can't even see a question .....

You're begging the question?
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telectrix · Sep 25, 2018

the oracle has spoken:

[ElectriciansForums.net] Female electricians, for better or for worse?

Spoon · Sep 25, 2018

oracle said:
Discussion forums are a way of contacting people with similar interests from all over the world

This has to be wrong.... I can't remember anyone mentioning cheese cake in any of the post...

telectrix · Sep 25, 2018

wtf has cheesecake got to do with the thread?
unless it's this:

Spoon · Sep 25, 2018

telectrix said:
wtf has cheesecake got to do with the thread?

I blame @oracle ..... I read his post and 'cheese cake' sprung to mind.. I love cheese cake....

Andy78 · Sep 25, 2018

You see it's our subconscious preconceptions of women that are the problem. We have the best intentions but the subject keeps drifting back to tea making, kitchens, worktops, cakes etc

Squid · Sep 25, 2018

telectrix said:
let's face it. most females ( and by that i mean >50% of the female population) ain't got a clue how t0 wire a plug, and would use a shoe to knock a nail in the wall for a picture. for those who have a technical bent, then as long as they are competent to pursue their chosen trade/career, then good luck to them. there's a lot of predudice against them, so for those who have made it, then good for you. ( andbtw, isuse these to trim broken nails, toenails as well, also clip the dogs' claws. occasionally used fro cutting.stripping cat5 ans alarm cables).
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000IBS...t=&hvlocphy=9046457&hvtargid=pla-435531736464

I bet you can't boil an egg or iron a shirt........... ;o)))

oracle · Sep 25, 2018

After this discussion I'm getting a new toolkit

Francis Bird · Sep 25, 2018

... Never worked on site with women... I believe that they pay more attention to details

Squid · Sep 25, 2018

oracle said:
After this discussion I'm getting a new toolkit View attachment 44465

This is more "you" hun........

Spoon · Sep 25, 2018

Andy78 said:
You see it's our subconscious preconceptions of women that are the problem. We have the best intentions but the subject keeps drifting back to tea making, kitchens, worktops, cakes etc

All depends mate. In out house I do most of the cooking & washing up. I iron the kids & my shirts. If anything buttons need stitching back on (or hems of pants) then it's usually me. I'm multi-skilled... I hate gardening so the missus does that.