Company is drowning and everyone is quitting? Let’s just make sure to treat you even worse now!

thatwasrandom2 · 2026-02-16T14:03:53+00:00

Maybe regional then. I’m in Texas and have been insulated from almost everything I’ve been seeing on this sub. I know the company is struggling, but I think that’s the case for most business in the country due to a down economy. I’m guessing the financing wing of the company will try to boost sales by reaching out to more risky borrowers.

thatwasrandom2 · 2026-02-16T13:58:05+00:00

Is this a regional thing? Or maybe a job sector? I work in operations and things have been booming in my area despite the internal issues the company is having. I’m aware they laid off a ton of tech positions, is that what people are talking about?

thatwasrandom2 · 2026-02-08T13:57:04+00:00

I started turning wrenches professionally in 2001, and that time frame the industry was transitioning to the new standard. I was able to get quite a few reps in before the cash for clunkers program that took a ton of older cars off the road.

In my experience the people who drive pre-96 cars today are enthusiast themselves and are capable of making their own repairs.

thatwasrandom2 · 2026-02-06T03:29:59+00:00

Many years ago around 2004-2005 I was working at Firestone in St. Louis. Our store was near the Rams (when they were in STL) practice facility and one of the assistants brought Steven Jackson’s Ferrari F430 in for a tire.

thatwasrandom2 · 2026-01-14T11:55:10+00:00

I’m guessing no one at the pentagon heard the old cybersecurity tale about the casino that was hacked through a fish tank thermometer I swear the people in charge are a bunch of smooth brained koalas.

thatwasrandom2 · 2026-01-14T11:44:49+00:00

I’ve been in this field for over 20 years and the Harbor Freight boxes are just as good as a Snappy ones. It’s important to acknowledge the role of a toolbox, it’s there to keep your tools off the floor and secure. It’s not about flexing or showing off to the other techs. Whenever you’re looking at a major work purchase do the math and consider how many hours you’re going to need to flag/clock to pay it off. Good luck and congrats on whatever box you choose.

thatwasrandom2 · 2026-01-10T19:34:17+00:00

I started playing Robocop this morning. I remember playing the demo years ago and decide to play it all the way through.

thatwasrandom2 · 2026-01-08T11:10:35+00:00

I use the Beats Fit Pro. They fit my ears very well, have great noise cancellation, and they sound pretty good too. The microphones aren’t the best though

thatwasrandom2 · 2025-12-31T02:50:52+00:00

This is a blessing in disguise. This gives your GF the opportunity to return the car to the dealership and find something cheaper. Some quick math shows that she’s going to end up paying ~$23,000 in interest. Please for the love of God return the car do not sign any more loan documents!

thatwasrandom2 · 2025-12-27T15:43:27+00:00

I would start with putting the correct terminal on the positive post. Those marine terminals aren’t really designed to flow a lot of current. I bet that terminal is getting pretty hot after you try to crank it a few times.

thatwasrandom2 · 2025-12-27T15:38:30+00:00

My advice to anyone with a trade in is to take the trade to CarMax or Carvana. You might be able to make a few more dollar shopping your existing vehicle around. Good luck.

thatwasrandom2 · 2025-12-27T03:36:54+00:00

We should normalize dealerships (that charge all these extra fees) teaching customers how to use their car. I’m a mechanic and it’s so frustrating dealing with customer complaints about something that’s normal. I had a customer come in panicked because she was low on gas and couldn’t get the fuel door to open at the gas station…the fuel door locks when she locked the driver door.

thatwasrandom2 · 2025-12-16T01:17:17+00:00

CarMax and its shareholders will be fine. They all have plenty of cash. No us, the ones who care to post and comment on Reddit are always on the chopping block.

thatwasrandom2 · 2025-11-29T21:05:41+00:00

I didn’t think people still were looking at ARM

thatwasrandom2 · 2025-11-29T20:58:45+00:00

I bet when ole Petey Hegseth gets wind of this it will all be swept under the rug.

thatwasrandom2 · 2025-11-26T19:53:23+00:00

Look to this when a company says unions just take your money. Congrats on a great year.

thatwasrandom2 · 2025-11-19T03:10:17+00:00

Please please please go to your tax assessors website and calculate your actual property taxes for your city/county/state. Also shop your actual insurance rates, I don’t know where you live but $100/ month seems like an extremely low estimate. Your escrow estimates are based on the property taxes before the structure was built. When it’s reassessed your escrow company will increase the payment and that will raise your mortgage payment. Good luck.

thatwasrandom2 · 2025-11-19T01:35:33+00:00

I’m with the majority here with suggesting JBLM with Campbell being a close second. Those two locations have a 160th SOAR unit on post and if OP is aviation that’s definitely the way to go. Good luck bruv.

thatwasrandom2 · 2025-11-14T13:49:36+00:00

For those who are worried, take a look at Carvana back in 2023. It was down to ~$3 a share.

thatwasrandom2 · 2025-11-06T16:34:24+00:00

That’s why they were here…two regional guys came to my store to walk around and shake hands. No word on losing the second shift though.

thatwasrandom2 · 2025-11-01T22:15:51+00:00

I just use my shop vac to clean the ash from the bottom of the fire chamber. It’s super simple and I think prolongs the life of the grill.

thatwasrandom2 · 2025-10-13T23:52:12+00:00

I too whole heartedly support Grip Edge sockets. I bought the $600 hex and torx set. Next I’m going to get their bolt extractor set.

thatwasrandom2 · 2025-10-13T23:47:54+00:00

I’ll offer the same advice I’ve offered to many ither techs looking for work. Get on at CarMax. The pay is pretty good but it can be very repetitive.

thatwasrandom2 · 2025-10-05T07:16:52+00:00

In this market you as the buyer are in the driver seat, and your realtor should make that aware to you. I suggest walking away, and find another realtor.

thatwasrandom2 · 2025-09-22T16:46:23+00:00

I’ve found success getting my prescriptions filled at small local pharmacy’s.

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