It's an Electrician Thing You Wouldn't Understand

Name the right job

Trade and profession shirts are specific on purpose. Someone who says they are an electrician will not accept a near-miss title, and the closely related jobs each have their own version — that precision is the whole point of the joke.

The 5 designs here all name the same job, so pick on how loud the artwork is. Anything worn to work should read cleanly at a glance rather than crowd the chest with a second punchline.

Who it is for

Best for someone a few years into the work — long enough that the job has its own vocabulary and its own complaints. For a new starter it can read as presumptuous, and for someone who has left the trade it reads as nostalgia rather than a joke.

A note on the beer thing

Nearly every electrician design in this line pairs the trade with beer, and that is not an accident of this catalogue — it is the standing joke of the trade itself. Worth knowing before you hand one over at a work do, in case that is not the register you wanted.

The other thing outsiders get wrong is assuming it is one job. Domestic, commercial and industrial work are different worlds with different regulations, and someone who wires factories does not think of themselves as the person who fits your sockets.

Nobody outside the trade has ever asked an electrician a question that did not end with "is that dangerous?"

Sizing and ordering

• Unisex tees run true to size — size up one for a relaxed fit.
• Allow two to three weeks. Each shirt is printed after you order, so production time comes before shipping time.
• Checkout happens on the print partner's site — Senprints handles printing, payment and delivery.