Episode 268: Hard Day’s Night

On this week’s episode of Grease the Wheels, Uncle Jimmy is talking about ways to keep your hard days from turning into hard nights wheen it comes to stress. Folks, there is enough stress in the automotive industry to go around, so being able to deal with it is key to being effective at your job. From new systems in cars that are broken in new and interesting ways, to customers with unreasonable expectations, more often than not the answer is simply to not sign for the stress and let the system do it’s job. When the system is not working it can be pivotal to emotionally detach yourself with phrases like, “it’s not my car”. Being able to do this effectively will let you keep your stress at work where it belongs and keep it from infiltrating your home life. We also go over some of the causes and symptoms of being overworked, which is one of the leading causes of burnout in the automotive industry as a whole. Performance punishment is a real thing in our industry, and being able to put up effective safeguards will keep this from being a problem for you.  Also uncle Jimmy has no idea what consumption is.  This episode is distributed by The Wrenching Network. Whether you're a technician, a mechanic, or someone who just loves the car scene, The Wrenching Network is a place that you have to check out. They have all sorts of great content, gear, and snacks to keep you turning wrenches in whatever capacity you do it. Also if you see us over there, make sure you say hi and leave a comment with what you think about the episode