When looking for a new position or job, what is the most important factor that you look for?
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When looking for a new position or job, what is the most important factor that you look for?
View full poll questionHey Technicians! What’s your favorite vehicle to work on?
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Great review for Sales & Leasing Consultant; Nick Wade.
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What are some fun activities you like to do in the fall?
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Food Truck time to celebrate some special events! One tech celebrated 36 years of being here at Tom Wood Toyota. Another tech reported a first known issue found to Toyota and was awarded a special medallion.
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Air Tools or Electric tools?
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Minnesota roads can be unbearable in the snow, but this winter car workshop could be a game-changer for new drivers
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Happy anniversary to our Shipping & Receiving Clerk; Sam Lynch
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Great review for Service Advisor; Michael Manns!
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🎉 C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S 🎉 Congratulations to Garrett for being our BEAST of the week.
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If you could work on cars from any era, which would you choose?
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What's the most satisfying part of being an automotive technician?
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Thank you to everyone that joined us for the PenFed Racing Simulator Challenge on August 30-31. It was a pleasure to host Sabré Cook and showcase the Porsche GT3 Cup racecar while enjoying time with our amazing community and team. We hope you had a great time meeting Sabré, testing your skills in the racing simulator, and joining the scenic rally drive.
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Junior Technician, James, replacing a drive shaft on a 2022 Tiguan.
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How much time do technicians waste by walking around the shop? In this week’s episode of Beyond the Wrench, we explore the unique SocketTime software and how it helps shops maximize every technician’s day and every hour, while still allowing flexible scheduling for technicians. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts or stream on WrenchWay: https://wrenchway.com/blog/matthew-donovan-craig-misak-sockettime/ Episode Sponsored by: Sonic Tools
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On the same aspect though, how much money a year do techs lose daily from from working flat rate when the labor time is low, a bolt breaks and tech eats that time or the shop is slow and flat rate techs stand around not getting paid because of a lack of work. Easy for a guy who's sitting on a chair all day to say speed up compared to a tech who's maybe worn out from pulling an engine, or carrying 100# rotors across the shop, or arms are sore from swinging a hammer on a stubborn part. Believe me, as I've gotten older, and daily body aches are a common thing, I slow myself down the more years I've done this.
Totally understand that comment from a Techs perspective. Ultimately, they are trying to drive productivity and hopefully make the entire shop more successful as a result. With that being said, your comment on your body are completely fair. The job is not easy on the body and I genuinely feel like we've all got to work together to figure out ways to take care of that side as well. Any advice you'd give to a younger tech in terms of how they take care of their body?
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You always get a lunch? lol. all jokes aside, there are times when a vehicle is promised for whatever reason, to be done in an unreasonable amount of time. Often times this is reciprocated back with, "I'll get you on the next one". which may or may not happen.
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that was a pretty good podcast. it seems that their program could work very well, more so in an independent facility. i would just be happy with electronic dispatch over service writer dispatch. at least then nobody would forget to drop the ticket off at the right toolbox.
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