Received a text message the other day from someone I worked on a jo with last year – it was only for a few months but we got along well.  At the time he was a helper trying to become an apprentice.  I wrote a letter of recommendation for him in hopes it would help with the process… 

                After a few tries he finally got in! 

I could feel the joy through the phone because I definitely went through a similar process of 1) waiting to hear the news and 2) The grind, dedication, and commitment you have to have to still keep going after you’ve been rejected the first time.     

                I’m not expecting a 6 pack of beer or anything like that from him, but I will test him in the future when I release a project to see how he responds lol. 

                Hopefully I’ll see him on a job again, as an apprentice or even a journeyman… this trade is funny, I might see one guy all the time when I’m on a new job, and I might see one guy on a job and never see him again for 5-10 years.