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since oil price drop. my oil town was hit bad…and now, i got hit with being out of job now.
not just my job but, so many in almost every trade in oil patch and even stores in shopping mall closing.
i start to search for new career since…so many auto business slow down and most managers mentally retarded…been in auto trade for about 14 years…unsure if i love what i do anymore…just so much politic and golden boys mentality getting to me.:sick:
sorry for new techs but, some people may understand what i am talking about.reality will hit for kids who know it all. i am done doing other people’s comeback and fix it right so that you get stuck doing headache jobs.sorry for negative thoughts…future of auto trade. so be it.
so, i started hitting the streets to get IT job that i always wanted to get in past..Life get busy never been able to try to go back.
i know that no job require training like some auto techs fix vehicles…probably sell my tools to finance for new job and take care of some bills
so sad after so many dollars i spent on my tools.
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probably some of you guys from europe. may not understand this concept of moving to new job about 3-6 hours away from where you live..
In europe, you are already in different country by then…for me, i am still in same province…when you live in a country with vast field…
that is how bad job conditions out in my city. about 20% unemployment rate right now.my city is only 30k people…pretty sad.
i am going to try out IT field, it’s been difficult already looking into jump into new career when everything is slow…even min wage job is hard to get.
what is people comment out there?
I understand what you’re saying. I live in an oil patch area and it’s great when things are going good. When not so good it gets, very, very, very bad. It’s like flipping a switch to turn the lights on and off. It’s usually bad more often than it is good.
I’ve been lied to by every dealer I ever worked for so I have a very negative attitude about them.The IT field may not be a bad thing at all. One of my sons got into it about 3 years ago and he’s doing very well at it. Good pay, incentives, and he’s got a mountain of company stock; about 4+ million shares. He said there’s rumblings of them going public and when they do he’s going to sell it all and cash in.
Sorry your career and area have kicked you in the Jimmy… One thing is for sure, you have skill and knowledge you can use the rest of your life.
I have a friend who is in IT and has now found himself quite dated because he didnt keep his skills updated. Back in the day, Microsoft and a few other certain certifications could get you a good job… Now the young people he competes with have programming skills (certifications are still required)… He allowed himself to get complacent and lost his job… and now has to brush up on many skills to get back to doing what he wants to do…
Can you relocate? Sometimes a change of scenery can do wonders!!
I wish you the best of luck getting into your new chosen vocation…
-Karl
[quote=”ToyotaKarl” post=164803]Sorry your career and area have kicked you in the Jimmy… One thing is for sure, you have skill and knowledge you can use the rest of your life.
I have a friend who is in IT and has now found himself quite dated because he didnt keep his skills updated. Back in the day, Microsoft and a few other certain certifications could get you a good job… Now the young people he competes with have programming skills (certifications are still required)… He allowed himself to get complacent and lost his job… and now has to brush up on many skills to get back to doing what he wants to do…
Can you relocate? Sometimes a change of scenery can do wonders!!
I wish you the best of luck getting into your new chosen vocation…
-Karl[/quote]
To you question of relocation..yes. since IT don’t require me to move my tools anymore…3-6hours whichever direction will do wonders
I have schooling that is way too long ago yet, most of kids play social media and putting up some pics now they say that they want to be in computers..
on the other hand, i had attempted programming in college and such…no talent in programming.
i tried so many times to stay in mechanic trade…even wife want me to stay because of money better…it’s all perspective to me.i am lacking paid-work experience…first certification that i should have got years ago i am mayb going back to take them through CAN govt funding to retraining for better caree
I’ll relay my experience on here; take it as you will. I’ve been in and out of this industry for 8 years…I’ve worked in utilities, grocery, manufacturing and then I come back to automotive. I’ve never held a job longer than a year and this last job as a helper/lube tech I got fired from. I have 6 ASE’s and don’t know what to do anymore. I’m in Houston, work is steady here. I have a knee that will need medical attention if it doesn’t heal; due to alignments and racking cars.
Newbies should know that you have to LOVE cars to be successful in this industry whether it’s changing parts or diagnosing. I love diagnosing but I hate changing the parts; parts changing is so boring. I’ve lost my interest and am burned out working on cars; I’ve spent so much time and money into this trade I will never get back. I used to make good money for a couple months but dreaded every minute of it. Politics and greed inside this industry left a bitter taste in my mouth; I hope some of you have a better experience. I’ve gained a real interest in electrical and love drive-ability but unfortunately you can’t just make money diagnosing. I wish I could love this trade again but I don’t know how. LOL soap opera…fail!
[quote=”65chevyc20″ post=164847]I’ll relay my experience on here; take it as you will. I’ve been in and out of this industry for 8 years…I’ve worked in utilities, grocery, manufacturing and then I come back to automotive. I’ve never held a job longer than a year and this last job as a helper/lube tech I got fired from. I have 6 ASE’s and don’t know what to do anymore. I’m in Houston, work is steady here. I have a knee that will need medical attention if it doesn’t heal; due to alignments and racking cars.
Newbies should know that you have to LOVE cars to be successful in this industry whether it’s changing parts or diagnosing. I love diagnosing but I hate changing the parts; parts changing is so boring. I’ve lost my interest and am burned out working on cars; I’ve spent so much time and money into this trade I will never get back. I used to make good money for a couple months but dreaded every minute of it. Politics and greed inside this industry left a bitter taste in my mouth; I hope some of you have a better experience. I’ve gained a real interest in electrical and love drive-ability but unfortunately you can’t just make money diagnosing. I wish I could love this trade again but I don’t know how. LOL soap opera…fail![/quote]
my thoughts about same…so sick of politic and flat rate gabage…i used to love diagnostic, hate doing other idiots half fixed disaster…they don’t have mentality or responsible to fix it right…nope…golden boys get to do whatever f they want…
why should i bent backwards for industry nurture newkids that can’t figure out why spark plug wire won’t fit….no common sense or logic to figure…. :pinch: duh….i surely laughing on the sideline…once i sell my tools.
[quote=”65chevyc20″ post=164847]I’ll relay my experience on here; take it as you will. I’ve been in and out of this industry for 8 years…I’ve worked in utilities, grocery, manufacturing and then I come back to automotive. I’ve never held a job longer than a year and this last job as a helper/lube tech I got fired from. I have 6 ASE’s and don’t know what to do anymore. I’m in Houston, work is steady here. I have a knee that will need medical attention if it doesn’t heal; due to alignments and racking cars.
Newbies should know that you have to LOVE cars to be successful in this industry whether it’s changing parts or diagnosing. I love diagnosing but I hate changing the parts; parts changing is so boring. I’ve lost my interest and am burned out working on cars; I’ve spent so much time and money into this trade I will never get back. I used to make good money for a couple months but dreaded every minute of it. Politics and greed inside this industry left a bitter taste in my mouth; I hope some of you have a better experience. I’ve gained a real interest in electrical and love drive-ability but unfortunately you can’t just make money diagnosing. I wish I could love this trade again but I don’t know how. LOL soap opera…fail![/quote]
I’m starting to feel the same way on some of the stuff you say. I love diagnostics, I love finding problems and using my mind and experience. Lately I have been getting kinda bored with the parts changing stuff. Anybody can change parts, but not everybody can diagnose problems. I look at scanner Danners videos and just wish I could do what he does all day. Unfortunately most of our clients right now are just focused on getting their cars working well enough to get them from point a to point b. They’re not very worried about a check engine light. I still love my job but it’s just getting boring.Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk
Just a bit of advice by someone who has been there.
Don’t rush to sell your tools. And remember that if you’ve been working on cars for a while you are at a professional level of proficiency.
Try something else for a while but don’t dive into debt funding a new career.
Remember that the level of politics is the same in IT. Also your job is on the line if you make a mistake or make changes that are not reversible or that someone above you deems incompetent.
You will be expected to know how to fix and configure software or hardware that is not in front of you, you will be expected to fix it even though you cannot touch it test it yourself or even have any access to it in order to check it.
You will spend every free minute of your time studying it, learning it figuring out how to install it, set up, trouble shoot it.
That training becomes obsolete when the new version is released.
You will find that many of your peers have several years of college or university. Many are content, many are content to work for less money than we as mechanics earn. Some of the new candidates will be brilliant, more qualified etc, they become targets of their peers who will look to prey upon their mistakes.
So If you are considering the leap make sure it is into a field that you are passionate about because you will likely find that you will have to devote a great deal of effort to develop your career. Do something you enjoy doing.
By the way I did not intend to make IT as a career sound negative. I merely intend to point out things that one would not consider or even know without working in the field of IT.
I am telling this based on my own experience. I had stopped wrenching for a year of school and 8 months of IT work experience.
I went back to wrenching because I wanted to buy a house for my family. I found wrenching to be better paying than entry level IT, I found wrenching less stressful, I found it easier to find jobs and easier to hold a job based on level of experience, more opportunity.
Each to his own. We are all different, have different experience and each our own preferences.
I kind of discovered Eric The car guy when I had my own low in my career, I have followed Eric and watch him progress and he has provided some positive light for me. Yes I was dis allusioned and wishing I tried another career, so instead of complaining I did something about it.I had always wished I tried something else so I did. Good thing I did not feel embittered to the point of selling tools, that would have been a mistake.
Fast forward a few years,I have opened my own auto repair shop. I am still finding some challenges with that as well but am sure I will learn and
grow as individual from those experiences as well.[quote=”Dtech494″ post=165117]Just a bit of advice by someone who has been there.
Don’t rush to sell your tools. And remember that if you’ve been working on cars for a while you are at a professional level of proficiency.
Try something else for a while but don’t dive into debt funding a new career.
Remember that the level of politics is the same in IT. Also your job is on the line if you make a mistake or make changes that are not reversible or that someone above you deems incompetent.
You will be expected to know how to fix and configure software or hardware that is not in front of you, you will be expected to fix it even though you cannot touch it test it yourself or even have any access to it in order to check it.
You will spend every free minute of your time studying it, learning it figuring out how to install it, set up, trouble shoot it.
That training becomes obsolete when the new version is released.
You will find that many of your peers have several years of college or university. Many are content, many are content to work for less money than we as mechanics earn. Some of the new candidates will be brilliant, more qualified etc, they become targets of their peers who will look to prey upon their mistakes.
So If you are considering the leap make sure it is into a field that you are passionate about because you will likely find that you will have to devote a great deal of effort to develop your career. Do something you enjoy doing.
By the way I did not intend to make IT as a career sound negative. I merely intend to point out things that one would not consider or even know without working in the field of IT.
I am telling this based on my own experience. I had stopped wrenching for a year of school and 8 months of IT work experience.
I went back to wrenching because I wanted to buy a house for my family. I found wrenching to be better paying than entry level IT, I found wrenching less stressful, I found it easier to find jobs and easier to hold a job based on level of experience, more opportunity.
Each to his own. We are all different, have different experience and each our own preferences.
I kind of discovered Eric The car guy when I had my own low in my career, I have followed Eric and watch him progress and he has provided some positive light for me. Yes I was dis allusioned and wishing I tried another career, so instead of complaining I did something about it.I had always wished I tried something else so I did. Good thing I did not feel embittered to the point of selling tools, that would have been a mistake.
Fast forward a few years,I have opened my own auto repair shop. I am still finding some challenges with that as well but am sure I will learn and
grow as individual from those experiences as well.[/quote]some of my friends did tell me same thing about selling my tools. Thing about our trade is that…bunch of knuckle draggers working in this trade..
Embittered…i guess i am just trying to burn my old bridge…reminder of trade jobs.i am not sure where you are in life..i don’t want to be wrenching at all anymore…my previous dealership had so much bs politics and so much feeding to certain people…i don’t know of any other trade like that. Flat rate? what is that? they don’t do that for everyone…only certain tech has to fix it right…some fix 6 times for same concern without result…whatever…keep fed for them…i was one of techs had fix comebacks of those douche bags. forman always told me do him a favor..sure…sick of it.
i am not sure which part of IT you were in. i found that even public service IT paid better than my job after 12 years..
most of people with 2-4 years in IT makes same amount or better than what i was making.I am in CAN. we seem to have better pay in IT…i am looking around.
but thanks for your perspective from your own experience.I send in the application for few places…wait and see.
p.s. i see people with welder trucks sitting their house…after so many dollars…people are hoping and waiting for oil to come back..
slowly coming back…
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