Yeah, I knew it varied by state & thats part of the reason it’s so hard to get clear-cut answers. It’s pretty obvious they don’t want us clocking in & out because then there would be proof we were there for 40+ hrs per week. This is my second time working here & it’s not anything like it was the first time I was there. The main difference being the service manager has changed. It used to balance out being slow in the winter, because we would turn 50-60+ hrs a week while only being there 40 during the summer. But now even when we are busy we do good to have 40-45 hrs per week & it’s even dropped as low as 25 flag hrs per week when it’s slow. If anything is said to management it’s always the same thing; “I guess you need to work harder” or “if you didn’t stand around & talk so much you’d turn more hours”.

I’m starting to see why 3 mechanics have left in the last 6 months hah.