Dealership issues

[JasonTremor]

Of the people I know that were working at places with the most labor shortages, they are currently unemployed drawing government assistance. They aren't doing it by choice, but by necessity. Before consumer prices ballooned, they were just getting by. Once prices went up, cost of child care and other normal expenses associated with commuting to and maintaining a daily job outpaced their income. The other issue is that many of the fast food places, big box stores and other service establishments may pay 15/hr, but they will not work you over 30 hrs a week because they don't want "full time" employees that earn full time benefits. That forces one to hold down two jobs and getting a regular part-time schedule at any of those places is impossible making it equally impossible to hold down two jobs. Interesting times.

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[JasonTremor]

To keep the thread on topic, my local dealer in a small town has 8 bays in their service shop. This Monday I stopped by for some parts and all bays were full with cars actively being worked on. I asked how many cars they had in the queue and they said they had 34 undrivable awaiting backordered parts and an additional 3 week backlog for regular service appointments like tires, oil, brakes and suspension work.

 

[Dereku]

Mechanics get paid well enough, I am shocked there would be a shortage of them. I think the common trend is supply chain issues.

 

[MIBuckeye]

i don't want to derail the thread, but we keep hearing about the "labor shortage"

where did everyone go?
every industry is crying they have no workers....what are the mechanics doing now? the nurses?
everywhere you turn they are saying we don't have enough employees, yet everyone i know is working at the same job they were at 3 years ago....

Of course you don't.... you try to derail every topic of its not about you. Yet another dick move by pride boy.

 

[Dereku]

Of course you don't.... you try to derail every topic of its not about you. Yet another dick move by pride boy.

Did someone say pride? ?

By the way I feel that this also derailed my thread. But no worries just here to BS and spend money.

 

[Sanctus Rimor]

Isn't the point of making an appointment so that you DON'T have to leave it?

Maybe because they are low on lot stock, so they want our trucks to show off?

"Um, yeah...we don't have any rangers right now, but if we did, this is what it would look like".

 

[Dereku]

Isn't the point of making an appointment so that you DON'T have to leave it?

Maybe because they are low on lot stock, so they want our trucks to show off?

"Um, yeah...we don't have any rangers right now, but if we did, this is what it would look like".

Thank you. That was my point. Im the customer, why do I have to bend.

 

[Sariandan]

Mechanics get paid well enough, I am shocked there would be a shortage of them. I think the common trend is supply chain issues.

I know some techs in my area. They all say the same thing. They do not have enough staff. Why? Who knows. Initially, it was the expanded unemployment. Why work when you can make more sitting at home claiming to be afraid to go to work? But now that is gone... I don't know what people are doing for money.

 

[Dereku]

I know some techs in my area. They all say the same thing. They do not have enough staff. Why? Who knows. Initially, it was the expanded unemployment. Why work when you can make more sitting at home claiming to be afraid to go to work? But now that is gone... I don't know what people are doing for money.

I dont get it either. I worked with a guy who quit paying his mortgage during covid and had a $1,000 truck payment instead. Some people just dont think of tge consequences. And he had a job the whole time. This younger generation that would probably include me, just doesn't like to work. I like work because I like having money. Pretty simple.

 

[JohnnyO]

Mechanics get paid well enough, I am shocked there would be a shortage of them. I think the common trend is supply chain issues.

Shortages of workers are mostly in jobs that require specialized training or schooling so it takes a while to get replacements through the pipeline, and jobs that for whatever reason suck and no one wants to do them.
My job is both, therefore job security and I get paid pretty well.

 

[Progeny2021]

Shortages of workers are mostly in jobs that require specialized training or schooling so it takes a while to get replacements through the pipeline, and jobs that for whatever reason suck and no one wants to do them.
My job is both, therefore job security and I get paid pretty well.

Thinking of the 'woke companies' that are unable to bring in enough 'fresh meat' through normal hiring channels, and have to resort to 'employment agencies - temp services'. Talk about real employment 'toilets'....

 

[JohnnyO]

Thinking of the 'woke companies' that are unable to bring in enough 'fresh meat' through normal hiring channels, and have to resort to 'employment agencies - temp services'. Talk about real employment 'toilets'....

In my previous career I owned a small company but there were few barriers to entry and a lot of people in that business worked under the table for less than I could charge. My insurance bill alone was $1800 a month. The 2008-16 recession wasn't good for business so in 2013 at the age of 53 I went back to school for a new line of work, reasoning that it was best to do something where you need to be licensed or certified and not everyone can do (or wants to do).

 

[Progeny2021]

In my previous career I owned a small company but there were few barriers to entry and a lot of people in that business worked under the table for less than I could charge. My insurance bill alone was $1800 a month. The 2008-16 recession wasn't good for business so in 2013 at the age of 53 I went back to school for a new line of work, reasoning that it was best to do something where you need to be licensed or certified and not everyone can do (or wants to do).

Airline travel is a complete mess right now, primarily due to 'staffing issues'. Have a story in front of me from DFW airport last friday. A 'knockdown - drag out' happened between a Spirit gate agent and prospective passenger.

Seems to happen daily somewhere. My last commercial flight was in January, 2017 when I flew home from the west coast, never to work again. Formally retired almost 8 months later, but not without a fight. Glad I'm done now as I flew constantly around the US - Canada.

 

[JohnnyO]

Airline travel is a complete mess right now, primarily due to 'staffing issues'. Have a story in front of me from DFW airport last friday. A 'knockdown - drag out' happened between a Spirit gate agent and prospective passenger.

Seems to happen daily somewhere. My last commercial flight was in January, 2017 when I flew home from the west coast, never to work again. Formally retired almost 8 months later, but not without a fight. Glad I'm done now as I flew constantly around the US - Canada.

Again, you can't just run an ad on Monster.com and find pilots and flight attendants all over the place. A lot of them aren't allowed to work because they refuse to get Covid vaccines. I'm told the airline pilots association magazine has an 'in memoriam" page and in the last few years it went from 25 a year to 60 to 110. People dying from getting vaxxed? Maybe. I'm a funeral director now and I've had a couple people who died suddenly from blood clots shortly after getting vaccinated.
My personal rule of thumb is 700 miles, even before recent events. More than that and I'll fly, less than that and I can drive it in a day no problem.

 

[Jason B]

Isn't the point of making an appointment so that you DON'T have to leave it?

Maybe because they are low on lot stock, so they want our trucks to show off?

"Um, yeah...we don't have any rangers right now, but if we did, this is what it would look like".

Apparently, you make an appointment for a time when they can see 'leave it here so we can check it'.

But seriously. The service manager where I go said that they are staying booked up because people are opting to fix their cars due to high prices of new cars and current state of economy.

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