As you three are the people I respect the most in this and other auto news groups; I'd thought I'd let you all know about my career change. As of 10 April I resigned my position at the local Firestone shop and was hires by the local auto conglomerate in our area; A Subaru and Suzuki dealership ( although they do have Honda's Chevies, Toyota's Ford, Lexus, and a few others in this town also) I learned allot from Firestone; and will always buy my tires there from what I have seen in 4.5 years of service; but as a corporation they think that a auto tech is a slave; working 10 hours a day without a lunch and 50 hours a week for 40 hours of pay. As one Manager told me "the 40 hour labor law isn't written about the auto techs (Flat-rate)" Anyway; I'm a used car tech now; looking at the used cars to decide if and what needs to be repaired for resale. He wants me to go to Suzuki school and specialize on them, but from what I've seen I'm a little wary of them; Can you say Daewoo? It's nice to see how a dealership operates; and watching a tech assemble and install a Subaru long block in about 3 hours is amazing. the people are great; the hours respectable; and I get a lunch. I look forward to sharing what I learn; and learning more from you three.
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17 years ago