What do you do for a living???

[J-MacsMopars]

Hey all. As some of you know, I work as a service writer/assistant service manager at a Toyota Honda dealership.

Let me tell you, you meet some weird people and hear some crazy things. On Friday, I had a new customer come in to get his oil changed. I told him I needed a little info from him and if he could just put his name, phone number, and address on the RO, we would get it right in. The guy looks at me and says; "NO, here's how it works. You change my oil, I pay you. ONE.....TWO....BYE!!!!" and walked out the door all pissed off. He then went to another one of he service writers and started telling him how much of a POS I am. I don't understand some peoples logic. I am going to say that it was very laughable after words though.

Today, one of my techs messed up big time and forgot to tighten lug nuts on a customers Prius. Thats never good.

What do you guys all do???

 

[AlleyOop2]

I have two jobs
1. Work at a Chrysler dealership as a Paint/Body Tech
2. Been restoring muscle cars (mostly Mopar's) for 23 years
:the penguin:enguins paint pixi

 

[detmatt]

Custom carpentry/cabinetmaker/home restoration/concrete fab, like countertops, sinks, mantels and hearths. A lot of it is my own design. Built autoshow exhibits for 7 years and traveled the country supervising set-up and dismantle of the displays, quit that racket about ten years ago and have been on my own and very busy ever since.

 

[res1vw21]

As some of you know I do restorations (mostly mopar) as well as collision and mechanics work.

I work in a small shop with the master tech and the dog.

I absolutely love what I do!

Right now we are doing a BBP/disk swap on a '63 dart convert, a complete resto on a '70 challenger (1/4s, trunk floor/ext, floor patches, firewall patches, color change, completely blasted, BB swap ect....)
A '68 GTX survivor trunk floor, engine and manual tranny swap on a '69 mustang fastback along with complete floors and paint.
Thats not to mention the 57? Lincoln continental complete paint job and the regular collision stuff.

It keeps us busy lol

 

[rapidtransitrick]

i own and operate my own custom restoration shop called "RIDES BY DESIGN" even though my passion is with the mopars we do are share of the makes too. recently had a run of lowrider's come through the shop. now i have several convertibles being restored. it's funny how that happens. but what ever pays the bills!

 

[monaco69]

do for a living

I am now off on long term disability due to health reasons but I used to be an electrical supervisor for the largest employer in Timmins Ontario Canada. The company name is Xstrata Copper. The company this year has since closed down most if its operation, & will probably colse down completely within the next 3 years.

 

[RPM]

Warranty Manager / Parts Counter Representative at a Dodge Dealer.
Owner/Op of Side Door Detail Center
Grade "A" parts scrounger.

I hear ya J-Mac... I hear ya....

ADP sux !

-RPM

 

[300rag]

General foreman electrician with 30 years at my current employer. Workin' on retirement soon, I hope.:th_krazy:

 

[cbarge]

Service Advisor in a busy 16 bay Jiffy Auto Service shop.We are a Goodyear Select dealer.
http://jiffyautoservice.com/index.cfm
Going on my eleventh year there.
Been in the auto industry all my life.
Both my Dad and Uncle are retired mechanics,so I grew up around cars/trucks with a wrench in my hand.
They tried to discourage me to stay out of this "thankless trade" but it is in the blood.
The auto service industry is always unpredictable and every day (AND customer) is different--that's what keeps the job interesting--that and the cool cars we see going through the shop.
I may not be out back turning wrenches at work,but I am up front doing everything else,and still enjoy wrenching on my own junk at home as a hobby.

 

[cbarge]

Jmacs,I hear ya.
I get a winner everyday.
I had a lady call that the print in the ad we put in the local paper was too small and was unable to see the phone number.
I asked how did she manage to call us to complain??
She then retorted stating she had to look for her reading glasses,and hung up.

 

[gtx69]

I just retired from General Motors for health reasons with 34.5 years.I worked i a plant that did engines .I machinced the V-6,V-8 blocks.Drilled lifter holes all the holes and tapped every hole for the cylinder heads,timig chain cover holes also.Did the main caps, cam bearing and holes for pistons.Through the years i have had something to do with evey hole that was drilled and tapped on engines blocks.I also put in pistons,cams and cranks.Interesting job.Biggest machine shops in the world.Worked in two different plants was lucky never was layed off longer than 6 months.

 

[phantomcobra]

I do whatever the boss tells me to do.

 

[300rag]

I do whatever the boss tells me to do.

She got a name????????????:grin::grin:

 

[phantomcobra]

Nope, got fed up with THAT boss and fired her. The one giving me orders now ain't pretty! Think Pillsbury Dough Boy with constipation.

 

[AdamR]

Im Part owner of a auto detailing shop. www.gothamauto.com

 

[70-300conv]

Jmacs,I hear ya.
I get a winner everyday.
I had a lady call that the print in the ad we put in the local paper was too small and was unable to see the phone number.
I asked how did she manage to call us to complain??
She then retorted stating she had to look for her reading glasses,and hung up.

That's a great comeback!!!

I work on the production line for a Japanese car manufacturer. (I won't mention the name) We used to be partnered with Chrysler. Currently I work as a quality control tech on my line.

 

[popsrods62880]

retired operations manager after 31 yrs, now raising 2 grand children (the best job I ever had)

 

[Catfish]

I am a senior lead directional driller. Been with the same company for eight years. Currently drilling in the Bakken of North Dakota for the largest lease holding company up here. Pretty good gig, twenty days on ten off. Only downside is living on site 24 hours a day. Sure miss my wife after a few days.

 

[Catfish]

Crap, just realized the guy above me bumped a very, very old thread.

 

[53ryder]

Public transit operator, that means bus driver, in Seattle for 32 years. Retirement is still 4 years off.

Glenn