🌎 World Youth Skills Day 2025
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🌎 World Youth Skills Day 2025
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Congratulations to our newest Expert-level technician, Mario Salinas, for graduating from Audi's AEP program.
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**Answer this questions correctly, and you'll be awarded 3 bonus points next Tuesday!**
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Which Audi model best represents the brand's performance and luxury legacy?
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The new Q5 and A5 models launched with new technology. When a new model launches, we are in launch phase and have to contact Audi before proceeding with any repairs - big or small. Learning the new technology is challenging and exciting.
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💙 Making Miracles Happen at Miracle Place 💙
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Please join us in welcoming the newest members of our team!!
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Got this heavy duty work truck back to work after we custom made & replaced his hitch & trailer receiver.
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What's the number one thing a tech needs for a successful career in auto technology and repair?
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A great shop runs on 3 things:
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What tool brand do you trust the most?
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What’s your favorite type of job to work on?
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Based on a WrenchWay poll, the majority of technicians would rather work a 4-day, 10-hour work week versus the traditional 5-day, 8-hour work week. In our latest WrenchWay Buzz, we discuss how shops that adapt to this new schedule could open up their capacity and increase their productivity. Share your thoughts on this topic in the comments below.
Technician
Whether it is a WFH or in person type role, I believe that 4-10's reign supreme over the traditional 5 8's. To put myself mentally back into the environment of having to drive to the shop and be there in person to wrench, most of my 5 8's ultimately did turn into 10 hour days, where I was simply waiting for the traffic to die down before heading home for the evening. Once you're in the zone and working, the additional two hours can come and go without even knowing it. Allowing the flexibility of the third day off allows more time to recharge which is an added bonus.
Technician
Lot of shops sell themselves as "No weekends", yet expect their techs to be in the shop 9-10 hours a day, 5 days a week. My wife hates the long hours. I'm just burned out on them. I want 4-10s, but on alternating weeks, so first week it's M-Th, and the following week it's T-F. Every other week has a 4-day weekend which allows me to go camping, travel, see family, spend time with my kids, work hobbies, and generally have a life outside of work. My dad's younger sister was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer this past weekend. Non-smoker, lives healthy, about 18 months younger than my dad. It's hit me really hard that I'm here in Texas chasing hours when everything that matters to me is 1000 miles away and I can't go see them. Getting faced with the mortality of one's closest family really makes one rethink life.
Technician
While 10 hours days are not overall difficult. I think it would be helpful if techs really evaluate prior to accepting that schedule wether they think they can really manage it. Imagine adding 2 hours to your schedule every work day just as you’re getting ready to clock out. Can you manage to hustle through another 2 hours? Because you need to. If you can’t 4 10’s may not be for you.
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