20-year-old mechanic quits for college
"I’m a mechanic. I just filed my resignation. In two weeks I quit to go to college. I did all of this this morning. Now I’ll explain why. This industry is simply finished. There’s essentially nothing more to say. They ran a survey, surveyed two thousand technicians. Do you know how many people would recommend this job to someone else? Seven percent of the entire industry. You earn almost nothing. They promise almost zero hours because people no longer want to bring cars in for service. And in the end the technician ends up completely screwed at every stage. Prices for work are rising, but mechanics are no longer being paid. The cost of tools and professional training has also risen. To just have a normal set of tools, you need about forty thousand dollars, and you’re required to bring those tools on your very first day of work. The flat-rate pay system is completely broken. If I worked at a dealership and sat on warranty work all day, I would have quit all of this long ago. I’ll say it straight: I haven’t yet met a single person in my industry who likes their job. Moreover, I haven’t yet met anyone who doesn’t have tool debt hanging over them. New cars are deliberately made to break. And then try to diagnose it, let alone fix anything on it. So for those who are already planning to leave the profession, if you want my advice: learn to fix your own car. Buy a scanner. Buy a basic set of tools you can work with. Don’t buy a new car. I’d honestly say: don’t buy anything newer than 2015. Yes, my body can’t take it anymore, to be honest. I’m twenty years old, and I already have arthritis. Ask “where?” Everywhere. There are days when I work and I can’t feel my arm below the elbow because the elbow is completely wrecked. So yes, learn to fix a car. But do it on your own. Don’t try to make a living from it.” P.S. What do you think about this?🤔
Transcript (en)
I'm a mechanic. I just put my two weeks in so I could go to college Yeah, I did all that this morning Let me tell you why This industry is just it's done there there's There's nothing else to say about it. Really. There's a survey that was done. They interviewed 2,000 technicians Do you know how many people recommended this job to another person? 7% of the fucking industry You make next to nothing, you're promised almost no hours because nobody wants to bring their cars in anymore. And then through the whole thing, the tech just gets shafted on every single part of it. Labor prices have been going up, but mechanics don't get paid more. The cost of tools, trade school, has gone up. And now just to own a good set of tools, it's about 40 grand. Which you're expected to provide on your first day. The fly rate system is completely broken And this is something I would have done years ago if I was working at a dealership and I had to deal with warranty work all day Let me put it this way I am yet to meet a person in my industry who likes their job Matter of fact, I'm yet to meet a person in my industry who doesn't have a bill on a tool truck. New cars are just built to break and have fun trying to diagnose one. Let alone work on one, actually. So to somebody who's hanging up the jersey, if you want my advice, learn how to fix your own car. Own a scan tool. Own some tools that can get you along. Don't buy a new car. I'd honestly say don't own anything newer than 2015. Yeah, my body can't take it anymore, honestly. I'm 20 years old and I already have arthritis. You're probably asking where? Everywhere. There will be days that I'm working and I can't feel my arm below my elbow because my elbow is just fucked So yeah, I've learned how to fix a car But do it on your own car. Don't try to get paid to do this
