On this week’s episode of Grease the Wheels, Uncle Jimmy pulls an article from Identafix talking about the burgeoning opportunities for techs in the $60 Billion per year Automotive Industry. We talk about this in the context of other episodes, but the main focus of this episode is dumb things that customers do. We ponder if technicians make good service advisors, even though they are typically more educated than the people selling the work or the products themselves. Being a service advisor is an easy way to make 6-figures without a college degree, however the people skills necessary to make this job look easy are something acquired over years and do not come naturally to most technicians. We also don’t recommend going into parts to make more money than you did as an auto technician. How do you stop the revolving door of technicians in your shop? It’s not a simple fix, but rather a long term change in outlook on recruitment, in house salaries, and communication. 

Also Uncle Jimmy has a hard time sticking to one narrative after a Braves loss in October. 

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