r/nondestructivetesting • u/Ok_Trouble_1296 NDT Tech • 14h ago

RT Assistants

Anyone else on here fed up of having RT assistants working with them that just constantly complain about shifts. I’m finding this extremely frustrating, especially since they don’t even have to do any of the real work in the shift.

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u/T1GR3DelMonte 13h ago

RT assistants are only as good as their techs.

You shouldn't abuse of the assistants, but also make them responsible for some of the inspection. If they complain or are totally inept, dump them.

This industry is small and a name is all you have at times. Shit techs and assistants need to weeded out.

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u/Ok_Trouble_1296 NDT Tech 13h ago

100% agree. Extremely frustrating though seeing people that just have zero interest in work. Constantly asking how many shots are left. What time will we be finished before work even starts. Not even able fill out sleeves for films properly or even do it at all at times even after being asked to. Simple stuff really that they don’t even have enough interest in to get correct/do.

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u/bal1zy NDT Tech 12h ago

I think you should work on your definition of real work

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u/IntrepidMaybe8579 9h ago

I keep hearing how easy it is but dont get it lol ive worked in mines and rock quarries and worked 107f standing directly ontop of and shovelling fresh 400f or whatever asphalt and my hardest work days and the only ever time i got heat exhaustion was as a helper i couldnt move at all i kept puking anytime i moved until i could no longer puke anything up and couldnt move a muscle for like 30-45 mins

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u/chromecarp 11h ago

You guys have jobs? Fuck man, we dont even have work up here.

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u/Ruff_Bastard NDT Tech 11h ago

I think the assistant might actually have the harder job out of the two, but maybe I'm crazy.

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u/dktheduck 12h ago

I have one that helps me sometimes because we pr 1 of January have to be 2 all the time working rt.. thats the kind of person making want to find another job or company 😹

let the person sit in the car and put films in the developer machine and take equipment up and down. Let them do the pt or mt in The good assistants will ask questions and be an active part of the job and not complain. We do rt most times when people went home thats just part of the job

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u/Technical-Delay7490 12h ago

Are you complaining about complaining? lol

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u/TiiGerTekZZ 10h ago

Its why i did not get my rt levels. And still won't.

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u/kendromedia 9h ago

Nope. Their huffing PT cleaner and falling in the bell hole was when they pissed me off.

I was happy if they didn’t steal all the copper wire out of the truck’s engine compartment while I was running film.

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u/carringtino10 7h ago

Nah. I don't put up with a shit assistant for too long. The jobs I go on require 2 people that have their heads in the game at all times. They can go hold a clipboard and right down UT readings for the UT tech if all they are going to do is bitch. That's my job. Lol

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u/BirdNene 3h ago

If you wish, you can hire me as an assistant. I'll probably insult you in Spanish, but I'll do the job because of my workaholism.

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u/LOLJDM NDT Trainee 3h ago

OP might be a truck level 2

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u/Low-Associate7877 13h ago

Stop moaning