Posted by jimg.allentown on December 26, 2020 at 09:09:47 from (70.15.135.123):
In Reply to: Shop Rates posted by K-Mo on December 26, 2020 at 07:28:01:
$100 per hour rates are excessive in my opinion. AND... the high rates are NOT shared equitably with the mechanics. At $100/hr., the mechanic should be getting in the range of $30 to $35 per flat rate hour. They are getting paid closer to $25. Pension plans in the shops are next to non-existent. Now, factor in a $15/hr. minimum wage as proposed by some, and the mechanics are grossly underpaid.
Also note that a union clerk in a retail store makes over $20/hr. plus benefits. Also note that the clerk does not have several tool salesmen bleeding them for $50 to $100 every week for tools that they need to do their jobs. The only tools supplied by the shop are proprietary special tools and large tools like presses, lifts, specialty tools like an A/C recovery machine and the like.
Boy, am I glad that I can do most of my own work! I am also really happy to be retired from that rat race. Believe me, the rats are winning! The rats I refer to are the owners of dealerships, and the crooked mechanics that steal from customers to keep themselves afloat.
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