I’m a female tradie, people say I don’t look like one but want me to come & fix their house when they see me in uniform
A FEMALE tradie has revealed that people often tell her she doesn’t look like she works in a male-dominated industry.
Posting on TikTok, under the username @yadiraraay, from California, US, revealed what it’s like working as a female electrician.
The woman confirmed that she was an electrician and revealed that people were always surprised to find out about her profession.
Yadiraa has garnered over 12,000 followers and over 240k likes on the video sharing app.
In one video, the young woman revealed people say she doesn’t look like a typical electrician.
The first clip showed the brown-haired beauty with her hair down, and false lashes and she also wore an orange vest top.
In the TikTok video, Yadiraa said: “You don’t look like an electrician,” was a comment she got.
Yadiraa looked at the camera and said: “Ohh I’m sorry let me just…”
She then began to put her up in a braid, chuck on a baggy work t-shirt, her work boots, protective goggles, and a high vis jacket.
Finally, she looked the part – according to stereotypes.
The video soon went viral with over 320,000 views and 39k likes.
Many people took to the comments section of the video claiming the electrician needed to come over to fix their house.
One wrote: “Oh no, it looks like my power is out.”
Another person commented: “my power went out, help.”
All the lights at my place stopped working all of a sudden,” a third penned.
Meanwhile, a fourth added: “Baby are you an electrician? Because you’re that spark I need in my life.”
In another video, Yadiraa revealed that she felt like the Disney character Hannah Montana, leading two separate lives.
She said: “Tapping into my masculine & feminine energy.”
Yadiraa then showed a clip of herself hard at work on a worksite.
She then showed herself out of work hours, wearing a coral crop top.
One person noted: “No way that was you!?”
Another agreed: “Honestly I was shocked.”