Is being a mechanic a meme job?

Doubt all you want, but if you're khv autist like me, the railway is probably your best chance at having a rewarding job. You'll still get fucked by corporate white colars though.

Being a mechanic sucks, I was one for a few years when I was younger, ASE master even. The money sucked, no one bought shit for their cars, everything was shit warranty pay, which was like half the time customer pay was. When the shop was slow, which was half the time, you sit on your box with nothing to do. When things do come in, it was mostly warranty rattles and shit that paid nothing and took forever or oil changes. Unless you are a complete amoral scumbag, you can't make money as a mechanic.

What do you do now? How did you get out?

every job is a meme job. when it comes to jobs:

>fun
>easy
>pays well

choose 2

>Oh no I can't impress the princess, this job suuuucks

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>fun
>pays well
If it's fun, it doesn't matter if it's easy.

>2weeks vacation after 1yr

This isn't very good.

Depends on what discipline of mechanic you want to be.

If you are going to be a car mechanic then yeah in all sense and purposes its a meme. Car mechanics are overworked, and underpaid but dumbfuck rednecks overhype the job because "git to work with muh hands"....
Although I do admit, the job carries over to your regular everyday life pretty well and it can be pretty handy to understand basic maintenance and repair of your vehicle.

There are Engineers and scientists who don't even bother to learn how to fix their own cars and just let the morons at Autozone rip them off.

Aircraft mechanics make significantly more than some HS dropout car mechanic, but the environment is somewhat stressful, there's a fuckton of rules and regulations you have to follow while on the job that could get you fired if you fuck up, and youll be working long hrs.

Also you'll probably have to commute an hr or two out in the middle of nowhere to some aircraft hangar.

pasta about being a mechanic

Every day I hear someone say, "If I could just find a few Technicians".... That being said, lets take a deeper look at that statement. As I've professed many times, the Tech of today is just not the Tech of yesterday. What I mean is, at best they have to do twice the transactions they did 10 years ago just to break even.

Now let's toss in the fact that vehicles are now complex beyond comprehension, and you've just amplified the problem further. Then there's the whole, Techs today have to be "On the Clock and At Work" much longer than before, just to survive.

These people are tired, frustrated, largely unsupported and burned out. So when you say "If I could just find a few Technicians", remember your problem is far more complex than you realize or would freely admit. There are countless opportunities out there for these folks that Do Not Include; inhospitable work environments, over sensitive-constantly complaining customers, arrogant and often inadequate Service Advisors, poorly designed and managed dispatch systems, indifferent Parts associates, unbelievable schedule requirements, and lets not forget...the erosion of the average Technician's compensation by our industry. Yet through all of that, they are expected to be grateful and worship their jobs.

Well, I hate to be the one to break it to you, but not only could you "Use a few more Technicians", you're about to need even more, because apathy and lack of action is going to kill off what little remains. So before you make the "I need Technicians" statement again, you better sincerely start doing something to keep the ones you have.

How? Stop thinking they'll be OK with a once in a blue moon $2 an hour Flat Rate increase. NOPE, not going to fix the problem! How about those crazy insane work schedules you expect them to honor? NOPE... you better come up with a better plan. How about they just sell some more "Snake Oil" to close the gap? NOPE, peddling reconstituted dead dinosaurs in a can isn't going to supplement the loss or bridge the gap!

How many weeks do you consider good

I get 6 and I've been at my place one year. Canadian software QA btw.

OK, now that I've beat that dead horse enough, let's circle back to the opening statement. Let's say you already do, or are quite willing to provide a better place for your Technicians to prosper... What about attracting some "New Techs"? Don't expect them to come running to your door if you're known for being cheap, unappreciative, out of touch, and run a slave driving culture. And you better be prepared to pony up if you expect to attract anybody worth having. You'd better be willing to pay a Sign Up Bonus, or Relocation Allowance, -and- potentially be willing to provide a Tool Allowance, -and- Most Importantly, actually offer Real Compensation truly commensurate to what they bring to the table. If you intend on looking for a "Few Techs", just remind yourself, contrary to popular belief, "YOU NEED THEM, MORE THAN THEY NEED YOU!" And one more additional thought, if you hand out Bonuses and such to incoming candidates, you better have a reciprocate provisional plan in place for your existing workforce, or they will bolt! Hey, what's fair is fair, right?

Oh you say, you're going to "grow your own", well good luck with that... Considering the work ethic of the individuals entering the workforce these days, you'd have better luck just recruiting from Starbucks. These people will "Ghost" a job at the drop of a hat and equally within 3 months feel they should be managing the place. It's certainly possible to build a new Tech base, but it won't happen overnight.

Also, if you don't have enough "B" level guys now, imagine where you'll be when a few more of them drop off the radar while you're grooming the newbies. After all, you have to have a staff that can fix more than a sandwich!

I don't think there's a lot of places in Canada that offers that many days off by you working only one year. Maybe in your industry but definitely not as a mechanic.

Auto mechanic is supposed to be a stepping stone to better things. If you aren't a madman who wants his own shop, you get an auto shop job to get enough experience that the big diesel shops will give you a chance.

You just need to realize, Technicians have options, they are being heavily recruited by the Aerospace Industry, Fleet Maintenance, Online Diagnostic Providers, Warranty Companies, Technology Providers, Independent Businesses, and more. Most of which offer Monday through Friday schedules with handsome Salary Based Compensation plans, and in some cases, allow their candidates to work from home. Are you prepared to compete?

Let me wrap this tirade up by leaving this little tidbit with you... It's estimated that 22,000+ solid Technicians have retired or abandoned the workforce in the last 4 years. And if that number doesn't shake you up, just take a look at the Indeed Post below. Yep, there are currently 47,823 jobs available for Technicians. Let's say for those in Dealer World we weed out 50% as Independents looking for help, and another 10% are Others, you can rest assured there's at least a solid 21,500 Tech positions available in that pool.

Remember that first number I gave you, it would seem people much smarter than me are on to something. I would suggest you get on board with the obvious, because before you know it, if you don't DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, you'll be fixing cars yourself.

>is being a mechanic a meme job?

Yes, your job is to subtly break the car so the owner has to bring it back for another repair.

>locomotive mechanic
>$40/hr, 8hrs a day, open overtime
>union

Yeah It's a great job that's why it's competitive. I applied as an apprentice and as a general laborer for a railroad company but was rejected over and over by the online application. Both dad, and uncle were railway men but I guess the nepotism wasn't strong enough

So I got a job as a code monkey instead (another meme job) but whatever. I'd be making more as an apprentice locomotive mechanic though.