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[college man]

did I miss something? what video?

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[SpawnedX]

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@ETCG1 – Eric, I feel like you are out of touch with the automotive industry ever since leaving? it. I think it’s time you do a video that tells these eager technicians what to expect in today’s market. For starter’s dealing with post

[moparfan]

i see the video and the comment as 2 different things here. comment speaking of what you will see as a entry level tech and the video talking about a lazy person that don’t want to work? plenty of entry techs work there but off just to pay school and tool

[dreamer2355]

Its hard for the starter techs now as so many experienced technicians are still out of work due to the economy and most of them are willing to take pay cuts now just to have a job and make ends meet. Alot of people these days are also trying to fix there

[moparfan]

[quote]Quoted From dreamer2355: _x000D_
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Its hard for the starter techs now as so many experienced technicians are still out of work due to the economy and most of them are willing to take pay cuts now just to have a job and make ends meet. Alot of peop

[SpawnedX]

Just Eric and a bunch of armchair experts thinking it is okay for shops to expect you to be completely flexible to the point that you cannot get a second job to supplement your income, while expecting you to be fully certified and taking wages that are to

[moparfan]

it is hard out there for the new guys now. the pay just ant there anymore. plus you have to take in account the new higher cost of diagnostic tools like scanners and such. a good younger friend of mine is going threw the same issue right now. he worked fo

[twiggy]

I was just getting my car inspected in RI and saw a sign posting the labor rate at $95/hr. Where on earth is that money going and why doesn’t the tech get a bigger cut of that?

[SpawnedX]

Quoted From twiggy02919: _x000D_
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I was just getting my car inspected in RI and saw a sign posting the labor rate at $95/hr. Where on earth is that money going and why doesn’t the tech get a bigger cut of that?

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I wish I could tell you

[college man]

I just watched all the videos. which I didn’t know even existed._x000D_
anyway what I got out of the videos was that this world is a cruel_x000D_
and hard place and will bring you to your knees if you let it. But to_x000D_
move forward its not how hard you can hit. Its how

[celticbhoy]

I think we found out who made the comment on Don’t Resent Your Customers

[SpawnedX]

[quote]Quoted From college man: _x000D_
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I just watched all the videos. which I didn’t know even existed._x000D_
anyway what I got out of the videos was that this world is a cruel_x000D_
and hard place and will bring you to your knees if you let it. But to_x000D_
move fo

[SpawnedX]

By the way, I think everyone needs to read this: http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/02/news/ec … _t1_x000D_
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It supports everything I have been saying. It also states that anything under 11.06 an hour is poverty.

[EricTheCarGuy]

You know it’s funny you say that I’m “out of touch” with the industry because my inbox would say differently.

[SpawnedX]

Eric, I am not going to get into who has had a tough life conversation with you, I have had some shitty life circumstances that I don’t wish on anyone. I have had to swallow my pride the same as you when I had to walk in and get welfare and food stamps. I

[twiggy]

I think it’s tough in a lot of career paths these days. Much of what happens is defined by human nature, and human’s in the auto industry are not so different than humans anywhere meaning that people are going to try to hire people for the lowest price th

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