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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Nope, I have to go to another Library tomorrow to see if they have the Police Examination practice tests. I'll have to ask.
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so i just read throu this whole thread..
if your still thinking of turning this guy in to the BBB, DO IT WHILE YOUR STILL an EMPLOYEE .. why?? because they dont take tips from ex employees.. i will save the type time and just say "i tried that".. yes they will protect your identity..
second.. your health is failing, the boss dont care about his number one resource (employees) and the rep of the shop is going down the tubes.. if your not pounding on doors looking for a new job then the writing ont he wall isnt in your native language and ill translate "el get the la fucko outta thereo"
its obvious your at the point where you have a back up plan (your savings account) sure you don't want to use it.. but its your best alternative to your current situation.. I say.. work like YOU want to work.. treat the customers FAIRLY.. stand up to this prick ass MofO boss and shove it in his face.. sure its sounds cliche... "stand up to the man" but honestly.. what he gonna do fire you?? let him.. withold your pay?? let him! then call corporate and tell them about his "managing style".. provide documents with the customers that have been ripped off.. and you will be good to go..
i hate deadbeat mechanics..
good luck to you man.. if i lived closer to you id hire you as a painter to help ya by. :jester:
if your still thinking of turning this guy in to the BBB, DO IT WHILE YOUR STILL an EMPLOYEE .. why?? because they dont take tips from ex employees.. i will save the type time and just say "i tried that".. yes they will protect your identity..
second.. your health is failing, the boss dont care about his number one resource (employees) and the rep of the shop is going down the tubes.. if your not pounding on doors looking for a new job then the writing ont he wall isnt in your native language and ill translate "el get the la fucko outta thereo"
its obvious your at the point where you have a back up plan (your savings account) sure you don't want to use it.. but its your best alternative to your current situation.. I say.. work like YOU want to work.. treat the customers FAIRLY.. stand up to this prick ass MofO boss and shove it in his face.. sure its sounds cliche... "stand up to the man" but honestly.. what he gonna do fire you?? let him.. withold your pay?? let him! then call corporate and tell them about his "managing style".. provide documents with the customers that have been ripped off.. and you will be good to go..
i hate deadbeat mechanics..
good luck to you man.. if i lived closer to you id hire you as a painter to help ya by. :jester:
Thats what always sucks.... that or they want certification or a PERFECT driving record. A lot of places look down on me because I'm younger and they dont think I have a lot of experience, when in fact i do. I HAD my steering and suspension and brake ASE's but they expired.
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time to look into re-certs man.. i feel ur pain.. about 9 mo ago i was in a similar situation.. the Co i worked for had no respect for the employees, but it didnt happen until money got tight and "peopel needed to step up and do more"..
they tried to pin me and get me fired but i was too involved with programs so they couldnt.. then they got 2 of my co-workers.. i luckly found a job shortly after and gave them the :flippy:
..the blank look on my bosses face when i said i quit was priceless and to this day is worth burning the bridge..
eitherway.. keep your eyes peeled.. if your driving 30 miles one way to work you have a large radius to find new income in.. just keep pounding away and dont drive like a dickbag!!
they tried to pin me and get me fired but i was too involved with programs so they couldnt.. then they got 2 of my co-workers.. i luckly found a job shortly after and gave them the :flippy:
..the blank look on my bosses face when i said i quit was priceless and to this day is worth burning the bridge..
eitherway.. keep your eyes peeled.. if your driving 30 miles one way to work you have a large radius to find new income in.. just keep pounding away and dont drive like a dickbag!!
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i dunno what city you are close to..
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/trd/862090024.html
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/mnu/843645323.html
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/trd/862090024.html
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/mnu/843645323.html
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can you move? i know a guy running a resto shop who's looking for employees. good reliable mechanics who have a good work ethic, drug free, show up on time to work, etc. there might be some learning curve there, if all you are familiar with is newer computer controlled cars with a trouble code that tells you what part to change, but if you can take stuff apart, clean it up, fix what's broke, and put it back together, then you'd do fine there.
he's in Dayton.
he starts everyone out at $14-15 an hour. not the greatest pay, but it's not bad either. he offers paid vacation as you earn it and a 401K no medical yet though.
I loved it working there, had a lot of fun, little to no stress, other than trying to explain to the boss/owner why I was a fuck up and after the 3rd try, the fucking thermostat was still leaking! (the housing was warped, I ended up spending 2 hours with a hand file to make it square again!)
the ONLY reason I left was because with my college education and military training/experience, I am capable of holding a job that pays more than double what I was making at the resto shop, and I'm not worth that much as a mechanic. When I told him I had to leave to seek a better job for my family, he said he could offer me up to $40k a year right away, but as much as I hated to, I had to turn him down as I already had a job lined up paying 60+.
He also wants to find someone that he can sell the business to in 5-10 years. if you got in, worked your ass off, learned everything you could from him, saved your money and found a partner, you could own your own restoration business inside of 10 years.
he's in Dayton.
he starts everyone out at $14-15 an hour. not the greatest pay, but it's not bad either. he offers paid vacation as you earn it and a 401K no medical yet though.
I loved it working there, had a lot of fun, little to no stress, other than trying to explain to the boss/owner why I was a fuck up and after the 3rd try, the fucking thermostat was still leaking! (the housing was warped, I ended up spending 2 hours with a hand file to make it square again!)
the ONLY reason I left was because with my college education and military training/experience, I am capable of holding a job that pays more than double what I was making at the resto shop, and I'm not worth that much as a mechanic. When I told him I had to leave to seek a better job for my family, he said he could offer me up to $40k a year right away, but as much as I hated to, I had to turn him down as I already had a job lined up paying 60+.
He also wants to find someone that he can sell the business to in 5-10 years. if you got in, worked your ass off, learned everything you could from him, saved your money and found a partner, you could own your own restoration business inside of 10 years.
You know, that may actually be a possibility. I'd have to sell that one to the fiance though..... I'd be fine to move.... her on the other hand im not too sure lol.
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eh, the selling point is that Dayton's a town on the way to recovery. the city has been dumping money into cleaning up the downtown, they've done wonders with it so far. you're an hour from cincinnati, just north of Dayton is a very nice area, called Troy, which is where we lived, nice quaint all american small town. and only about 3 hours from where you live now--straight accross on 30 to 75, and 45 minutes south on 75. close enough to make weekend trips home.
Oh yea, and when I worked there, he did 4 10-hour days because he's a part time firefighter/EMT, so he puts in 1 day at the station, gets 24 hours of pay, and still has weekends to himself. benefit to you is every weekend is a 3 day weekend.
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let me know if you get serious about it. he just told me that he's hurting for employees. he can't find good ones to keep around. they either have no work ethic, they're WAY TO SLOW, into drugs, or, like me, had no business being there in the first place and had to leave to support my family with a better paying job.
how are your trouble shooting skills? how are you with heavy maintenance? can you take apart, measure and re-assemble an engine? how about a rear differential? automatic transmission?
how are you with detail work? removing and installing chrome bezels on the dash, etc.
That was one thing that challenged me when I was working there, was being able to take shit apart in such a way that it can be re-used. ...when it's 60+ years old and pretty much rusted solid together.
His primary business is from packards, say 1955 and 1956 Packard Carribean Convertibles...$120K cars, only 500 made each year. ZERO aftermarket support, so you need to keep as many of the original parts as possible for re-chroming and re-use. heck, some of the stuff CANT be re-chromed due to the detail of the part, so you gotta be SUPER careful with them if you polish them.
so, I gotta ask...are you a real mechanic who can trouble shoot anything, or do you rely on the engine computer to tell you that there's a mis-fire on #3 and the book says "mis-fire on #3 = change spark plug"
I'm only asking because I'm not gonna burn my bridge by vouching for someone if they're only going to last a few weeks and realize it's not for them. because then the next time someone comes along who really is a perfect fit...he'll think "the last guy he told me about flopped.."
anyway...if you're serious about looking into this, let me know. We can talk further through PMs or Emails.
how are your trouble shooting skills? how are you with heavy maintenance? can you take apart, measure and re-assemble an engine? how about a rear differential? automatic transmission?
how are you with detail work? removing and installing chrome bezels on the dash, etc.
That was one thing that challenged me when I was working there, was being able to take shit apart in such a way that it can be re-used. ...when it's 60+ years old and pretty much rusted solid together.
His primary business is from packards, say 1955 and 1956 Packard Carribean Convertibles...$120K cars, only 500 made each year. ZERO aftermarket support, so you need to keep as many of the original parts as possible for re-chroming and re-use. heck, some of the stuff CANT be re-chromed due to the detail of the part, so you gotta be SUPER careful with them if you polish them.
so, I gotta ask...are you a real mechanic who can trouble shoot anything, or do you rely on the engine computer to tell you that there's a mis-fire on #3 and the book says "mis-fire on #3 = change spark plug"
I'm only asking because I'm not gonna burn my bridge by vouching for someone if they're only going to last a few weeks and realize it's not for them. because then the next time someone comes along who really is a perfect fit...he'll think "the last guy he told me about flopped.."
anyway...if you're serious about looking into this, let me know. We can talk further through PMs or Emails.
I will deffinately let you know. I'm pretty good with troubleshooting actually. I will normally do a code pull and then check into whats wrong with the cylinder and as to why it is misfiring, not just oh it must be a plug. Personally I've never rebuilt a transmission..... I'm sure i could if I had to. I'm deffinately going to consider it, as i did "resign" this morning. I really appreciate the help also.
You deffinately want to have some stupid shit like 3/8th torx bits for a lot of newer braking systems, if you will be working on some mid 90s chevys you will need a special inverted torx wrench for the wheel cylinders (or an air hammer if you have new bolts). And your basic's really. There are a lot of specialty tools out there that you will eventually need, but if its a dealer they should have tool trucks for all your needs!
Lol thats not just there.... its here too. I have mostly Matco, because strapon is just too fucking expensive lol. Not saying Matco isnt, but more affordable than strapon lol
Yeah, I like my Matco, but basically for me it was just easier to buy off of them because they come to me..... because by the time i was getting off of work i didnt have time to go to sears and get shit replaced. And Sears has been really picky about exchanges around here lately. (But dont get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with craftsman)
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