This Will Help You Make More Money As An Automotive Tech

[@onetonf350]

This video takes on a whole new meaning with you not currently employed. I have really valued your Flat Rate Master videos and know you will contribute to the auto industry soon Thank you.

[@shaneman20]

I've been telling guys lately, "learn the business." What you are saying reinforces that. Techs should really learn about business if they want to go anywhere.

[@peterl2017]

Worked for a guy for years, he never let me get involved in anything, or let me in on the business side. In fact, I ordered my own parts for a while, forgot to bill a filter one day, and never let me order parts again, everything had to go through him. I would have rather been told I would be responsible for something like that than simply be cut off. Also the kind of guy that was always right and the only one who knew anything and kept my confidence down by finding fault with everything. Found myself second guessing myself because I would be asking myself what he was going to say if I did X or did Y. Should have left sooner, but in all honesty, I could have been groomed to take over that business. Also, many years, it was “ the numbers weren’t that good, can’t afford to give you a raise”, at the same time I watched so many things not get charged for. Scan check no charge, tire repair no charge, light bulb no charge, quick diag and repair no charge. “its a good customer”. Sure, but thats my raise down the toilet.

[@ld2906]

Work is not just work unless all you are is a drone, going through the motions to accumulate the next download of tokens to keep, going through the motions. When everyone in the stack, from underdog to top dog, understands that things don't simply exist for the sake of existence, then and only then will employers and employees alike begin to seek out the reason for the sake of reason. A vision will emerge, a mission take shape, roles will be identified, competencies developed and unity of purpose arise. Neither living to work nor working to live will ever be enough again, which is as it ought to be. Human beings create and build. Asses just work.

[@onetonf350]

Bro that sounds like a rap song. You maybe have a hit there. Good lyrics and meaning

[@victorbaird8220]

Congratulations on 50k subs you deserve it

[@eddieds312]

You need to think of yourself as a product that you are selling to the shop And you as the tech/mechanic need to Think of yourself as running a business within a business and the product your selling is bookable hours. Quality hours ideally free of any defects. Bookable hours are the currency that fuel the auto repair industry.

[@sonofmontezuma3732]

Us older guys get dinged over the bath room got so bad ended up in HR so If I told them the reason I go to restroom so much would violate HIPP rule , manager was told he got a pass so drop it 😂

[@KCDW83]

FRM, there's nothing I respect more than an a hole that knows they are an a hole and doesn't apologize. Beside dealing with people in this industry will make the nicest person an a hole if you give it enough time. You're good people.

[@betty123ism]

Yeah. I'm convinced that most people who have been employed by someone else their whole life have no idea how business works. Worst thing is they can't "just think about it from the business' perspective" because they have no concept of what that is. I've tried to honestly explain it to multiple people and they just simply don't beleive me. I blame our school systems most of all for utterly failing to teach even the basics of budgeting, finance, expenses and revenue, cost-benefit analysis or even the fundamentals of transacting in a currency.

[@steveg5576]

As a manager coming from folks who where bright and accomplished -- geo.-- area / industry -- I changed careers to one in middle America It was quite an adjustment. My expectations were more than way off...jaw dropping ? It was explained to me that 80-90% of the folks were task --- not goal oriented and were peachy doing it. Further told that if you could get them to put a sq peg in a sq hole at the end of he day --- consider it a good day. Maybe... 5-10 people of the 50k subs heard this video, have any chance of applying it.

[@tracydiller9378]

Great video Mike as always and I will be the first to say I do not understand business. I just go in and do my job and leave at the end of the day. I can see between the lines of everything is the bottom line not hard to see.

[@Terry_Baker]

Same here . As a fleet mechanic for a local government, I really don't need to understand business. My raises are governed by a county / state magistrate and budgets ,not work performance.

[@honda_doc6826]

Thanks.

[@egx161]

I understand your point but even some great employees still get shafted then it turns into quiet quitting. Some employers don’t care how great employees are, they’re just too damn greedy. Don’t put it all on workers. I’ve seen shops just make every excuse in the book to not pay more. They just think, “they’re doing their job”. Why should we pay more.

[@twostroke12v71]

Commenting on the video for the algorithm

[@shawnharris9067]

I understand the business, get as much out of the employees for as little pay as possible. It's not worth it when everything coming in the door is for some stupid recall and cars that are under warranty.

[@JMKady76]

That's a problem with your boss, not with the industry or business.

[@jwctech]

I'm an a**hole!!! O-ee-oh, O-ee-oh, O-ee-oh....😂😂😂 FRM FTW!! But really tho, someone has to keep these guys in line, and be the "bad guy", or otherwise nothing would get done...Hard work & efficiency pays off...

[@jimbolton18]

As a boss, I’ve seen too many guys spend time ducking the dog. Can’t find anyone lately.

[@williamremington1112]

Advice I got decades ago, even if your an employee, your actually a businessman. Your selling me your skills and production by the hour. Now, would you you pay someone else 8,or10 hours at shop rate for what you did today?

[@kkovler1]

it's not that easy to get a raise in a big corporation. Your boss can put you in for a raise, but it will usually go now where. It's more to it in the bigger the companies

[@ghost13829]

lol theres a lot of fat in most businesses. most people are not worth what they are paid, at least in the trade industries. and it goes for all generations laziness begets laziness

[@winchesterp05]

You may be right about “most people are not worth what they are paid,” but I have to disagree. In business terms, labor is a commodity that is purchased, just like insurance, electricity, parts, supplies, etc. Labor is one of the prices of doing business. If a business has employees that aren’t efficient enough, they have only three choices: 1. Fire em, hire someone else and hope for the best 2. Train them and then incentivize them to perform better or 3. Nothing/status quo. I’m thinking that no. 2 is the best for all involved. Most businesses do a really poor job of training, and they don’t offer enough incentives to do better.

[@victorgonza4528]

Sad video a for shadow of the future outcome

[@LHHELPS]

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[@magnumjohnson9628]

FIRST!

[@royalblood2405]

This didn't age well ha