Alright. So, I'm a mechanic. I wrench a lot and I also manage a shop (Actually the store Asst. Manager) I like to think i'm pretty good at what I do. I do good work on cars, I take care of customers and do my best to give them a fair price and make sure they are happy. My boss on the other hand.... is a douche. He takes advantage of people, brekas things on purpose just to make a buck to be over budget (corprately owned company, which i wont name.... yet atleast) Just recently there was a job for a head gasket set (including intake, exhaust manifold, valve cover and i forget what else because im so frustrated) But anyways.... I got to work to open up the other day... and the car is sitting there... with only intake gasket (very easy to do on the car) and valve covers done. I have a note waiting for me that says its all done just to bill her out when she gets there (mind you this is over $1000) so basically he is ripping the customer off. Well, he does this kinda shit all the time.... comes out and breaks wheel sylinders if we're doing brake lines so he can get a bigger sale.... breaks random things all for a sale because he is greedy and wants to look like top dog salesman..... my problem is.... I'm a pretty damn honest guy... and what he is doing is not right. I cant go to anyone in the company because they wont believe me because he is friends with the DM and shit like that. I always get blamed for anything that goes wrong in the shop even when I'm not there. Myself and the technician always get our jobs threatened because the manager fucks shit up and tried to play it off on us. I have stomach ulcers and stress is deffinately not a helping factor.... makes my ulcers bleed which is very painful.... I'm now to the point where I just cant stand to even go anywhere near the place.... I always get stressed and have to go cough up blood and shit.... not very fun. My question to you guys is..... would you tough it out and stick with it or just quit (Now i do have monmey in the bank that I can afford to live off of for a while, but dont really want to.... but its not worth the stress) I know this is weird and would appreciate the help.... I probably have left something or another out.... but it's late and I'm not completely coherent... im very tired. TIA
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Kota04SXT
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only problem is proving it. If a perosn dont have their ducks in a row. it can back fire on them and the powers to be can make life a livin hell and start that dreaded paper trail. thats why most people dont whistle blow. we had a few in my plant do on the supervisors and they was the ones that got fired in the end becasue the supervisors retaliated against them.
Just a little update.... i just received a call from another company that interested in hiring me to manage a store 3 miles from my house.... im pretty pumped and if i get the job i will be leaving this dump of a job and turning them in haha
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Good luck bud, when we gonna get together to work on the ZJ?
Well, if I get this job and they pay what they say they will pay..... VERY soon haha
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That means more lift and bigger tires....FYI I just picked up 35's for $80 with 1/2 tread :woot:
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I say QUIT! It isn't worth it. I left a company I was with for 15 years because I couldn't stand the bullshit anymore. I got a job like 2 weeks later. It has been fun. You don't even have to do that kind of work. There is alot of mechanic work out there. Look into the drilling industry and such. Always looking for good skilled mechanics there and other places. Diesels too.
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They are looking for mechanics at my place of employment...In the maintenence dept....They have really good pay and lots of hours...OT BABY OT...I dont work OT, Unless I make myself do it, I can do what I want, its nice :woot:
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So you got the job? If so :congrats:
Ok, so not to beat a dead horse..... but heres a little update. I didnt end up with the job I interviewed for (I had it, but unfortunately my driving record is shit so I was "uninsurable") So I'm still at the same place. My douche boss..... on Friday was being a prick like usual. I was scheduled off for 12 o clock noon. My best friends grandfather died and I was going to go to his funeral. The fucker made me stay (yes i know i should have left) til 5 fucking o clock and we argued back and forth the rest of the day..... the day ended at 5 for me only because he lowered the rack where i was working on a truck (drive on style rack) and when i went to stand back up i slammed my head into the trailer hitch (or so I think thats what it was) and ended up having to go to the hospital because I had a pretty large gash on my head and ended up hjaving a concussion (As all of this is going down, the douche boss has the nerve to tell me i better not be turning it into workers comp and i better plan on being theresaturday because he needs half day off) Now I end up at the hospital (i drove 30 miles home by myself and picked up the finace to have her drive me the rest of the way because i was having trouble with my vision being blurred and i didnt want to drive any further) We get there, I get in to see the doctor he checks me out tells me whats going on and tells me not to go to work or drive or anything for atleast 24 hours to make sure there isnt anything more serious going on. So I call and tell douchebag that I will not be in the next day and I have a doctors slip and he gets pissy with me. Now, my plan is to go get my box tomorrow and turn in my resignation. My problem is, I'm scared with the economy I wont be able to find a job. I have a few thousand in the bank to last me a while (Though I dont plan on using it all up and being unemployed) But with Xmas coming up and everything..... should I stick this out, or get the fuck out of there. I just n3eed some reassurance is what it is I guess. I also like stated previously have stomach ulcers and have been having a lot of trouble with them so really its about my health also. Please, some more input guys. (I kinda feel guilty about asking this because I know there are a lot of people out there who really would do anything to have a job right now and I'm trying to get out of one.)
I did file workers comp...... the fuck if i'm paying for that shit. And they even got pissed that I left.... its like fuck this place you know. I'm just really worried about not being able to find a new job, or them trying to withhold my last check or something
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jobs are getting harder and harder to find..its no secret..if need be that you cant immediately get back into your field just get something to fill in..hell being a mechanic you should have no problem doing so...
Thats what I thought. But this manager is a douche. He would do anything to try ad fuck me over. I guess I'm just worrying about stupid shit right now.
Yeah I kinda figure places should be hiring for seasonal atleast.... so hopefully i can find something. It would actually be nice to have a job doing like stocking or something.
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