I think in training, every apprentice should get a feel for all sides of the business, whether their company does that sort of business or not… the trainee should get some hands on experience in everything.
There are good and bad sparks on both sides of the fence… and the ones that think they are better than the others are the bad ones. They maybe can’t get their heads round the other type, so avoid that work by saying it’s crap, won’t catch me doing that, this is better etc etc.
Housebashing is cheap work. Developers are looking for a cheap job, done quick. One job, repeated time and time again in different properties.
industrial tends to have multimillion pound budgets, one off designs and meticulous planning.
My last big job was Heathrow Terminal 5.
Spent weeks cutting tray and trunking, running cables. Absolutely no thinking whatsoever on my part.