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Re: Job Hunt Frustration
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Posted by Buzzman72 on August 05, 2005 at 23:15:45 from (63.185.33.63):
In Reply to: Re: Job Hunt Frustration posted by RustyFarmall on August 05, 2005 at 17:23:31:
Not sure what truck shop rates run, but almost 20 years ago I was working for an auto dealer who
hired a consultant outfit...consultant advised 'em to raise the shop labor rate, and then leave room for the highest-paid tech to get 1/3 of the shop rate. So if the shop rate was $75 per flat-rate hour, the highest-paid tech would be paid up to $25 an hour. Not sure what the shop rate is now--I think it was around $60 then--but I know I probably wouldn't twist wrenches for under $20 per frh...too much investment in tools and equipment to settle for less.
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