so i went to uti open house
11-07-2005, 09:30 PM
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Re: so i went to uti open house
Originally Posted by SinisterCRX
thats out near philly, i think nonvtec lives out that way, and xenocron aint too far either.
11-09-2005, 10:09 AM
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Re: so i went to uti open house
Originally Posted by DA-MAX
what about going to school for entering fields like diesel specialist, etc.?? is there any more job secuirty in those fields where you're working on fleet vehicles and things of that matter?? any advice on entering fields like that?
11-09-2005, 01:14 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Re: so i went to uti open house
Originally Posted by 90turbohatch
I went to UTI and then the Mercedes Benz Elite program. Was it easy to get a job? Yes. Was it worth the money? I don't think so. Was it fun? yes. I went to the campus in Illinois before all these other campuses were open. I didn't know much of anything about cars before I started at UTI. When I was done with UTI, I still didn't really know what I was doing. I needed more experience. I learned soooooo much when I actually started working.
I worked for Mercedes for 3.5 years and got the ***** of it. I realized I didn't want to work on cars for the rest of my life. I also got sick of alot of other bullshit.
Ex. Cleaning snow off of cars while you are punched on the job. (not getting paid)
Doing jobs that you don't get paid for.
Bullshit warranty work that doesn't pay ----.
Getting stuck in traffic and losing money. (If you have to test drive a car and the test drive pays 12 mins and you don't get back for 35 mins well then tough ----, you only get paid 12 mins) its fun working for free
When there is no work you don't get paid.
There is alot more that I can bitch about.
The senior guys or favorites got most of the good jobs. Flat-rate really sucks when you get shitty jobs. It can be awesome when you get good jobs. And like Jeff said, you need to learn to right a good story to get paid.
I know that being an automotive tech was not the job for me. There are much easier jobs that pay better. Its alot of work for not that much money. And the flat-rate times just kept going down. It got harder and harder to make money. I love working on cars, but not for a living. I know I wouldn't want to be doing that ---- when I'm older(40-50 yrs.old). My back and knees would be shot. I love not having to deal with the bullshit. I'm going to college now.
If you have any specific questions pm me.
I worked for Mercedes for 3.5 years and got the ***** of it. I realized I didn't want to work on cars for the rest of my life. I also got sick of alot of other bullshit.
Ex. Cleaning snow off of cars while you are punched on the job. (not getting paid)
Doing jobs that you don't get paid for.
Bullshit warranty work that doesn't pay ----.
Getting stuck in traffic and losing money. (If you have to test drive a car and the test drive pays 12 mins and you don't get back for 35 mins well then tough ----, you only get paid 12 mins) its fun working for free
When there is no work you don't get paid.
There is alot more that I can bitch about.
The senior guys or favorites got most of the good jobs. Flat-rate really sucks when you get shitty jobs. It can be awesome when you get good jobs. And like Jeff said, you need to learn to right a good story to get paid.
I know that being an automotive tech was not the job for me. There are much easier jobs that pay better. Its alot of work for not that much money. And the flat-rate times just kept going down. It got harder and harder to make money. I love working on cars, but not for a living. I know I wouldn't want to be doing that ---- when I'm older(40-50 yrs.old). My back and knees would be shot. I love not having to deal with the bullshit. I'm going to college now.
If you have any specific questions pm me.
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