i went to college for auto tech and spent 1 year in a private shop. i was sick of poor management and no challenges. brake jobs are good but not very challenging. went to 3 gm dealerships looking for a job and got the runaround. gmc didnt have any openings, chevy 1 had an opening but had 2-3 techs standind around so wasnt highering until busniess picked up(still hasnt), and chevy 2 tried to higher at $7 hourly not comissoned my responce was that i wasnt going to take that kind of pay cut. got up to leave and the rate changed to 7.50 but when i couldnt hear him from down the hall he was at $9, still short of my minnimum for job change.
shortly after that i had a falling out with private guy and quit after a month i got on with a major mfg. of const. equipment in prototype development. turned out to be the best job i could ever find.
i find it to be sad that the good techs from my class are not turning wrenches. 3 work for the for the mfg. that i work for, 1 is service writer for chevy 1, and for 2 are at private shops the other 5 i am not sure
managment was the problem at chevy 2 but i havnt heard much good about the service there. went to check why and found a drop out classmate doing cam replacement on a warranty car. they dont want good help
if there is a shortage of techs it isnt in my area
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