Nose on the grindstone. Walser Buick GMC Bloomington (BGB) Semi-Skilled Technician Sophie Nystrom has the bar set high for herself.
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Nose on the grindstone. Walser Buick GMC Bloomington (BGB) Semi-Skilled Technician Sophie Nystrom has the bar set high for herself.
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🔧 We're Hiring Experienced Technicians at Toyota of Corvallis! 🔧
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It's a great day to be alive!
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When it get hot we get the staff ice cream!
View full postHappy Friday! Almost every Friday our Parts team makes the whole dealership breakfast!
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Hello, I'm Bill Vickery, Sales & Leasing Consultant here at Tom Wood Subaru. Here’s why you should consider purchasing the 2025 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness:
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Getting our Thursday started right! Staying busy and getting vehicles completed and back on the road!
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Day 2 of Dealer Pro training for our advisors. All about SELLING today!
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One of our Junior Technicians replacing a heater support pump.
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Summer's in full swing! Which Chevrolet EV are you gearing up to take on your next road trip?
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Both sides of our Audi shops have multiple large ceiling fans that run throughout the day in order to keep the shop cool. On hot days, we will also close the bay doors in order to keep the excess heat out.
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SHOP SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY
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Does your shop offer any type of tool allowance or benefit? Tools are a big expense and can be a barrier for new technicians who are coming into the industry. According to a recent WrenchWay poll, 82% of technicians stated they would rather have shops provide a $150 monthly tool allowance rather than provide all their tools.
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I, under stand where you're coming from on but I would rather have the option, after years put in as a technician, to have something more to show for to show it, than ASE Certification's. My tools represented my growth as a Tech. The more tools I needed to complete a job properly showed me how far I had come. It's another type of benchmark. I'm not saying that every Technician has to have a toolbox full of special tools, especially since you may buy a tool for 1 job and then it sits in a drawer and is never used again but I always used the 3 time rule. If another Tech came and aske to borrow the same tool 3 times......it was time for him or her to buy the tool for themselves because it's obviously a frequently used tool....I would have loved to see a tool allowance in any of the shops I worked at. Never did.
Definitely understand that perspective, Richard. One of my favorite things was getting on the tool truck. The tough part is that I feel like it’s becoming a barrier for entry level techs. Especially as it relates to the other skilled trades. I don’t think there’s a right answer to this but it is interesting to talk about.
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