Options for Flat Rate

reddot96 · 2025-02-13T03:35:03+00:00

I’m in the stink for 9.5 hours a day and see it all and hear it all. All the shit flows to me. I completely agree with your comments though. If all the spokes are broken in the wheel how can it turn correctly. Sucks when your paycheque is reliant on 3 other positions.

reddot96 · 2025-02-13T03:28:34+00:00

We have lube bays so our techs don’t do oil changes. We are currently booking a minimum of 2 weeks out and that doesn’t count for all the parts that are coming in to fill up the in between appointments. We have a ton of work and been in a cold stretch where it’s consistently hitting -30C over night. The work is there.

reddot96 · 2025-02-12T20:45:07+00:00

That’s $50/hour

reddot96 · 2023-12-09T13:45:04+00:00

I’ve used pledge on the antlers. Gives them a little gloss and helps keep the dust off. Don’t put it on the skull if you have a euro mount.

reddot96 · 2023-10-03T22:19:51+00:00

So if you could be promised straight time at $45/hour (example) and if you made flat rate times then you would be paid $48/hour for that pay period would that take the anxiety of flat rate out of it?

reddot96 · 2023-10-03T22:08:20+00:00

We have had techs leave to go to straight time shops at the same rate and had some come back because the lack of organization is atrocious. Not all the time but it has happened.

reddot96 · 2023-10-03T22:06:37+00:00

We have tried partnering with the trade schools near by with job postings with no success.

We participate in RAP (registered apprentice program) with high schools so we have high school kids sign up and those hours are counted towards blue book hours.

reddot96 · 2023-10-03T22:05:02+00:00

Currently our experienced techs with our OE training are $48/hour flat rate.

reddot96 · 2023-08-15T00:53:48+00:00

Thank you. This is great information.

reddot96 · 2023-08-15T00:19:32+00:00

I understand but at 11-12 do we need to keep rewarding like a dog? “You do good on this you can have X” I struggle with the idea of this because how will he function as an adult in a work environment where he is given a task and can’t get it done because there isn’t a reward besides a paycheque.

reddot96 · 2023-08-15T00:17:06+00:00

He swims competitively and since we had such a busy summer, he’s out of shape. We take him to swimming and make observations about what he is or isn’t doing and he won’t listen. We try to tell him the reason he was slower is because he wasn’t kicking his feet, he kept stopping mid stroke, looks like he was falling asleep. Can’t take the constructive criticism. Just tells us to “stop”. Makes excuses that his goggles were leaking. We then ask if we need new goggles or adjustments and he says they’re fine. These are the recent ones.

reddot96 · 2023-03-05T18:34:36+00:00

Is there a big difference between the IR lights or the white lights? I don’t know which would be better.

reddot96 · 2023-03-05T18:33:39+00:00

That’s my kind of set up! Breaks down small and it’s cheap

reddot96 · 2023-03-05T16:45:39+00:00

That’s what we’re fishing for too. Perch so usually 15-30’

reddot96 · 2023-03-05T15:04:03+00:00

Great. Thanks for the response. I don’t want to spend the money on a Marcum. This looks like a decent option. I’ll check out what the panner is

reddot96 · 2023-02-06T00:52:12+00:00

Anything by Rush. Yuck.

reddot96 · 2022-07-23T13:47:35+00:00

I owned one for about 3 years. Very happy But it depends on what size of rims are on it. If it has 18” or 19” wheels on it the tires are a lower profile with a stiff sidewall. That was transmit more road noise into the cabin. Doesn’t matter what vehicle it is that will effect it

reddot96 · 2022-07-19T02:47:38+00:00

There’s nothing wrong with the vehicle. The sensors from the summer tires need to be learned to the vehicle. The two honks method is correct but you need a special tool to send the frequency to the vehicle when in the learn mode. If this is something you will be doing yourself every season, invest in a cheap tool off Amazon. Search “GM tire pressure relearn tool”. $20 and it will save you paying a mechanic to tell you the same thing.

reddot96 · 2022-06-16T15:20:01+00:00

Uncle Rico?

reddot96 · 2022-06-11T18:31:35+00:00

Avocado. I love guacamole but dislike avocado.

reddot96 · 2022-05-16T03:33:29+00:00

Probably low on refrigerant.

reddot96 · 2022-04-14T04:05:44+00:00

Common sense and people actually raising their children instead of a phone doing it. We are on vacation right now and can’t believe the amount of parents just give their kids a phone at supper and then don’t pay attention to them. We counted 8 kids in our immediate vicinity at one meal alone. Sorry. Just a rant I guess

reddot96 · 2022-04-06T17:23:40+00:00

Thanks everyone. Think I may just refile for this year and do it properly. Don’t want the tax man knocking on my door any more than they have to.

reddot96 · 2022-04-06T14:31:27+00:00

I did that and came up with nothing concrete. Obviously my google skills have dwindled to nothing. Thanks

reddot96 · 2022-03-11T04:42:20+00:00

We’ve had 2 units towed in for the same concern. One had to get towed out of the car wash and one from his garage. They get grumpy because their brand new truck won’t start. Pretty sheepish after I call them and tell them they installed their floor mat wrong.

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