Posted by spacechem on December 14, 2009 at 15:39:00 from (116.9.126.92):
In Reply to: Re: dealerships posted by olliekid on December 14, 2009 at 13:14:17:
I put in 15 years at dealerships- green and red. Each definitely has its own "culture". Like any career, there were parts I loved and parts I hated. Loved being part of the excitement of the changing seasons, loved being around all those cool new machines, loved rubbing elbows with all the big operators and helping out the Little Guy. Loved the mechanical challenges. Enjoyed the respect and appreciation of a few loyal regulars. Liked hearing all the latest jokes.
Hated having to start up with the first Wild Man Early Bird and slog on through until the last Stragglers stumbled across the finish line. Hated being on call for always the same guys who didn't care that maybe you had a personal life. (I once got a call from a guy asking me to stay open for him. Shows up with family all washed and dressed to go out to dinner. He bought two cans of paint.) Hated being told when I could take vacations. Quality of health care in small towns can be pretty dismal.
I firmly believe it's in our national interest to keep farmers afloat during bad years with whatever bailouts are necessary, but those bailouts do nothing to help the implement dealer (or other support industries, for that matter).
My last stint was with a guy who was pretty proggresive- 401k and all- but that was rare, especially in small-town USA.
If you want to go into ownership, expect to answer to the deep pockets of an investor (perhaps more than one).
Think about it like you were going into dairying with all its time commitments. Only instead of cows, you've got a herd of people- good and bad.
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