Low-Shake8053 t1_irou6qi wrote on October 9, 2022 at 10:06 PM

BIW has it's good and bad. It's different from any construction site I've ever been on.

First shift has A LOT OF PEOPLE. it's a small city in there. If you don't do good with crowds this is not the place for you. Parking is a nightmare, there's no way around it. Leaving the yard adds 10-20min to any commute.

From what I heard about the electrical department, it's not that transferable outside the yard. You won't learn how to work on your house by working at BIW.

The people are amazing, some of the funniest, coolest group of dudes Ive worked with.

The pay is GOOD and if you wanna go into management and you got a pulse, id say you gotta good shot.

PGids t1_irp0114 wrote on October 9, 2022 at 10:51 PM

You can be an “marine electrician” down there your entire working life and accrue exactly zero hours towards state licensing. Quotes because the vast majority only pull wire/cable, and don’t terminate a damn thing.

No idea if you’re in maintenance, I’d really hope the hours would count but I wouldn’t be surprised at all if they didn’t

RylenSnow t1_irqvwlo wrote on October 10, 2022 at 10:50 AM

I've heard ALOT of bad in B.I.W, alot of drugs.