TOXIC AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY RANT (WHY I QUIT)
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- čas přidán 20. 06. 2024
- Join me today as we take a close look inside the automotive service industry. I truly hope anyone out there who is struggling through tough times can find this content relatable. Buckle up for this one because we are going to look into some the ugly truths behind this industry.
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This video needed to be made. You nailed it with poor leadership/management--this leads to all sorts of issues across all industries, especially small businesses. All too often one or two people did a great job building a business/brand to a certain level, but then have ZERO leadership skills when it comes to building a team to scale a business.
100% my man! It only takes one toxic person to spoil the entire business! Thanks for watching 👍
The ego of some technicians is crazy. My brother worked at a large local dealership for 3-5 years awhile back. Some techs literally HATED each other and would not speak to one another. Raciest comments made on the regular as well. Service advisor is a tough spot. Always caught in the middle. I’m sure you handled yourself with dignity and respect, but that environment wears on you. Great video Evan.
Dude so true! I mean as an advisor you can literally try your hardest to keep everyone happy and you simply can't win. Heck when it's slow and they start complaining about hour's you get a call someone wants to fit in an oil change or tire rotation that same day (which they make easy money on) they act like your ruining their day... but it's like "dude do you want work or not?" Then they always have to throw a tantrum over everything it's just ridiculous. I tried so hard for years and I know I delivered great service to many customers but with poor management and toxic shop culture I had to move on. Thanks for watching man I really appreciate your support
It's hot outside while washing cars. Let's blame the service advisor for this heat wave.
Those dang service Advisors 😂
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Dude, you just summarized the American workforce. This isn't just limited to the auto industry. lol
Yup! I'm sure this applies to so many industries
Some of them just are really jealous of you in this industry, it’s crazy
I definitely have faced some of the most combative, hateful, toxic people in the automotive industry. I have been out over a year now and I couldn't be happier. Still rippin' in the RS3, let the broke boi flat rate techs keep hatin while they throw away money on brews and vape lol
I’m really sorry to hear that man. I’ve been watching your videos since your blue A3 and you really seem like a genuine, nice guy and to be honest I hate to hear that someone’s acting like that towards you. for anyone to have to deal with that sort of situation is always bad. You are right toxic people, bullies, or just plain old downers can bring down a business. I’m glad you choose to remove yourself from that situation. I chose a different route. I was a Union ironworker by trade and if you thought the automotive industry is toxic, in my opinion, the construction industry is a cesspool. I often wondered how it was possible to deal with millions and millions of dollars on a building project with such a backwards take, sometimes racist environment, but believe it or not, that’s how it just is on site. Now as an ironworker you are put in what we call a “gang”, which is a group of ironworkers with specific task/job. When I was just an apprentice I was put in with the welder gang( since I was a welder before I joined the union), what I didn’t know is that this gang was notorious for apprentice hazing. Day by day I rolled with the punches. The first of the hazing was minor, like hiding my tools or calling me “punk”( which is what they call apprentices in the ironworker trade). I didn’t think it’ll go further than that, until they started messing with my money. The job required me to use a boomlift which allowed me to reach great heights from the outside of the unfinished building, in this case it was about 75 ft. Since the boomlift is kinda slow it takes time to get up there so I had to make sure I had everything I needed and most importantly that my welder was set up correctly and dialed in. Best believe I checked it twice since it was probably the most important job I had to date. So I got up there, struck an arc, and quickly realized that something was not right. I went down again and saw that all the dials were randomly turned every which way. I knew this was no accident. I corrected it and went back up. Then it happened again. At this point my foreman was wondering why I keep coming down and not finishing my work which was very time sensitive. I get chewed out and almost lose my job. This was the last straw. Luckily a random electrician saw everything that was happening and told me who it was and to no surprise it was my on Gang and more specifically it was the worst of the bunch. This is were our scenarios are different. I marched up to him and asked him why he did it, before he can answer I knocked out almost every front tooth he had . Of course I got tackled and we were both restrained. I explained to my foreman and superintendent what happened and to make a short story shorter, they sent me home for the day and we both kept our jobs (it’s a little different in the trades, hence the toxicity). By next week I had finished my job with out a hitch and that toxic dude was a little chiller, with a mouth full of new teeth. He never bothered me again and last time I heard he never bothered another apprentice either. Ultimately, I left the trade to become an Audi tech, going to school right now for it.
I do want to say I truly don’t condone violence and it probably isn’t the answer in most cases, but sometimes some people won’t learn any other way. That certain individual was a racist piece of shit anyway so he deserved it lol. Anyways man, I’m so glad to hear you didn’t take it and left. I hope you find something better and that you don’t go through that again my friend.
Alex, thank you so much for sharing your story my man. I greatly appreciate your kind words. This comment really made my day. You are correct I am the type to show up to work with a positive attitude and good intentions. I never want anything more than to work efficiently and get along. After all in the workplace we usually spend more time with coworkers than our own families so why have any unnecessary conflict? As we have both stated some people are truly toxic and take pleasure in hurting others by manufacturing problems for them. They are very strategic in finding ways to sabotage others careers and damage pre existing good relationships within the company. It really is sad that so many people have to be this way.
Looking at your specific story, gosh man that is one hell of a nightmare in that industry. I can only Imagine. Yes automotive "shop culture" is pretty rough. I do agree that with any blue collar industry there is going to be conflict and often confrontation. In my view there are always boundaries or a hard line in the sand that cannot be crossed. For me I just cannot tolerate the disrespect, the blame shifting, gas lighting, passive aggressive comments, people twisting my words around to trying to project fault over petty stuff. I would find myself always saying to my coworkers "dude it doesn't have to be like this man, we can work together, rising tides raise all ships" But my diplomatic logic and reason would fall on deaf ears. Toxic people always have a problem for every solution.
I am really glad you stood up for yourself in that situation man. Sometimes people F around and they have to find out! lol And in his case he learned the hard way! That is awesome that you were able to move on from that workplace same as I have. I sincerely wish you nothing but the best in your career as an Audi tech. Thank you for taking the time to share your story and hearing mine. Have a great day sir! And please feel free to shoot me a DM if you ever with to chat in the future. Cheers!
-Savage
Should I get a s3 or a s6?
Depends on your budget and your goals. S6 used out of the gate your going to need to have about 10k set aside for repairs/maintenance etc.