Thank you, the ironic thing is auto techs here are in high demand, every shop needs at least 2.
There is an upside and a downside to it, upside is plenty of work, downside is a variety of things
You have to buy your own tools which runs in the tens of thousands of dollars,
Your pay is based on book time what a job should take to do, so if a job pays 2 hours, you get 2 hours of pay regardless if you take 20 minutes or 4 hours, not all jobs and their booktime match, so when your 5 hours into A 2 hour job, it’s killing you Factory warranty work pays incredibly terrible so it’s easy to lose time on that
The last one is hit or miss, people wanting free or discounted work cause your “ripping them off”
Example, Check Engine light diagnosis is a flat fee usually around 150 dollars. The thesis is we just plug a computer into your car read the code and tell you what’s wrong, yes and no. I still have to verify a failed component and follow a chart before I just say yeah you need a spark plug.
But part stores will do it for free, oh and their parts are cheaper. So why can’t you do it for free?
I compare it to being a plumber,
If you have a clogged drain, you call a plumber, he’s gonna say well a service call is a flat fee of let’s say 100 dollars, he comes out, unclogs your pipes and sees you have a leaking gasket in your drain fixes that and then gives you a bill for 300 dollars,
No one says well I could have did that myself with parts at the hardware store cheaper,
The unfortunate reality is the race to the bottom is becoming more common, who can do it cheaper, or for free.
I’m an understanding person, if your car comes in and needs a few thousand dollars of work your not prepared to budget for, that’s fair. I’ll write it out as such like if you had to do anything today this is what I would do, this can wait till later, as could this.
But my expertise, tools, scan tools and special tools cost thousands of dollars that I can’t afford if I’m giving you stuff feee
I read a quote someone said online that resonated with me so deeply, she said…
you haver just overcome Covid 
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is there another meeting at a different location u could attend for the meantime? Or were u wanting to go to that one specifically?