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Tom Wood Porsche

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about 6 hours ago

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Happy Birthday to our Service Advisor Shane!
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Fields Jaguar Land Rover Jacksonville

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about 18 hours ago

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Fields Land Rover had a Casino Event Celebration for the the Service Department for successfully breaking the service record!!! The top 3 employees each received a $200 gift card.
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Belton High School

Belton, TX

about 20 hours ago

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ASE certs

Our Auto Tech students earned a total of 58 entry level ASE certs this school year!
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Hot Rod High School

Lake Stevens, WA

about 21 hours ago

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Basic Class Lesson of the Day: Tire Inspection
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Richland Community College (Automotive Technology)

Decatur, IL

about 22 hours ago

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Finishing up the Year

We are finishing up are Spring semester and have successfully completed out first full year for out EV/Hybrid Courses.
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WrenchWay

about 22 hours ago

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Happy Mother’s Day to All, Shop Moms Included

Whether you're a mom or just bring those mom vibes to work, which “mom move” have you caught yourself doing in the shop?
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Lunghamer Ford of Owosso

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about 22 hours ago

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Happy Birthday Jim!!
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Tom Wood Porsche

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1 day ago

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Happy Birthday to our Gold Meister Tech Dan!
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Tom Wood Volkswagen

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1 day ago

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Jr certified technician working on a intake manifold on a Jetta.
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Tom Wood Subaru

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1 day ago

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💐 Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at Tom Wood Subaru! 💐
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Toyota of Corvallis

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1 day ago

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Detail Spotlight: Zach + This Toyota Supra = Perfection!
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Tom Wood Subaru

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1 day ago

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Happy, Happy Birthday Dan!!!
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Tom Wood Subaru

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1 day ago

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Way to go guys!
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Toyota of Corvallis

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1 day ago

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We're Hiring – All Departments, All Levels!
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Wendle Ford

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1 day ago

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Big shoutout to our Nissan Service and Parts team for clinching the win in Nissan’s Steak & Beans competition against other dealers!
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Russell Wickham

Are we talking about busted knuckles here, injuries we should have had looked at but didn't because we couldn't afford to miss work, or actual trips to the hospital/clinic? If we're talking about a trip to the first aid kit, about 2-3 times a week. If we're talking about injuries that should have been looked at but weren't, well my back is reminding me it's there every day and my knees both hurt but I can't afford to miss work. I've had two that required immediate medical attention, one where I got a sliver of metal in my eye, and one where I got six stitches on my sliced open finger caused by badly handling an exhaust manifold. (edited)

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ROBERT SOLEI

Worst ive seen was a guy cut his index finger off.

Dale Techel

My coworker had that happen last year, was off work 6 months in recovery. They were able to stitch the 2 back on but had complications after.

Common ankle sprains, rotator cuff tear, herniated disk, coolant hose blew up causing burns down my arm and hand. It's not a career for many as you do work through many injuries as Russell stated above. Cuts, bruises come almost weekly, then the years later aches and pains, arthritis in my fingers and hearing loss that come also after decades doing it. Yes, the pay can be very well, but your body takes a beating. (edited)

Luke Plant

I'm not sure what the duration is, total I've seen a lot more than 6 and I've seen several instances of technicians getting hurt so bad that they were unable to work on cars anymore. We work in a very dangerous workplace, poor equipment maintenance, poor safety standards, and poor awareness are common causes of injuries I've seen. I've unfortunately seen, at past workplaces, a technician who was purple from heart palpitations and didn't want to work and his doctor told him not to work but management pressured him to continue working, fortunately he lived but that also demonstrates a shop culture where you're expected to keep working despite injury. (edited)

Very true. Being most shops are short handed with help, Ive had many days over the years where I'd of rather of stayed home for a few days/weeks to recover, but in turn wrapped up my sprained ankle to stabilize it and off to work you go, hobbling around all day long. I agree, if this industry wants to attract new techs, that part of shop culture needs to change also. There's just so many needs in this industry that need to be addressed. Many work this dangerous industry with little to no benefits, forcing many to work through injuries also. That all needs to change. (edited)

louis Anderton

Had radiator cap blow over and hot antifreeze burnt my arm and neck also had a brand new 4.5’’ cut off blade break and go right threw my leather gloves got 7 stitches

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Only 2 that required medical attention. Crushed the end of my finger and ripped the nail off at the same time. One really bad burn.

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Tom Wood Porsche

Fields Jaguar Land Rover Jacksonville

Belton High School

ASE certs

Hot Rod High School

Richland Community College (Automotive Technology)

Finishing up the Year

WrenchWay

Happy Mother’s Day to All, Shop Moms Included

Lunghamer Ford of Owosso

Tom Wood Porsche

Tom Wood Volkswagen

Tom Wood Subaru

Toyota of Corvallis

Tom Wood Subaru

Tom Wood Subaru

Toyota of Corvallis

Wendle Ford

Russell Wickham

ROBERT SOLEI

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