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Hello Yak. You’re definitely a veteran of this business. What do you think of the business now as when you started? Going on 29 years at the same dealership, wow. We have a receptionist that has been in our store for almost that long. This is a business where the wheels on the tool boxes never stop rolling. The grass isn’t always greener on the other side. I have been at the same dealership (nissan) for the past 3.5 years, and there are only two techs that have been there longer. Everyone else is newer. A lot of the guys have been there a couple years total, but what seems to happen is they “find a better offer” and off they go. A couple months later, they want to come back.
Wow man thats almost unheard of these days. Like jason said the guys from my generation see better offers supposedly and off they go bouncing from shop to shop . I was at the same nissan dealer for 4 years before i made the leap over to infiniti but i think i may have found my home. Or so it seems that way right now haha. Almost 30 years with Ford is very remarkable. You probably still have some discontinued parts laying around for my old svo somewhere huh haha
Including the service manager, who started as a tech, there are 5 techs with over 28 years in the shop. We just had another one leave after 25 years. I’m old, tired, jaded and I hurt but, I keep up with or surpass most half my age.
That’s awesome Yak!!! I totally understand why you’ve stayed so long. Good on ya mate!!!
I got a late start in the trade in 2005 at the age of 31. I started out at a Honda dealer and honestly planned to retire out of there, but politics and bullshit forced me to try to find a better place not in the name of money oddly enough, but simply for happiness and skill advancement.
After a few years of rolling my tool box into bout a half dozen or so different shops, I finally found a place I can feel comfy in.
Unfortunately it’s an hour from home, but my boss is great and he treats me amazing and gives me lots of freedom and room to grow.
Haha I’m starting to hurt a bit too and I can totally tell when I haven’t been taking my glucosamine and chondroitin regularly LOL.
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Hey Yak
I started my apprenticeship in a Ford Dealership in England in 1979. After completing my apprenticeship I moved to Canada. However, in England you get assigned to a Master Tech or Mentor. I just heard that my Mentor Al is still there and is due to retire but hasn’t yet. So, how long has he been there: 42YEARS!!!!! But, you have him beat. He doesn’t go home for lunch.Cheers
Yuvy
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