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Not a real job.

I'd measure color in the interior fabrics to make sure it would meet what we want and match well. It's crazy how dye mills can just go completely off the rails if you don't keep them on track and reject their shit and provide the right feedback numbers. It's what I do now but for military/postal/law enforcement uniforms.

Vatozone.

oldest job there is, actually

Lot porter aka Lot Bitch
Head lot bitch that is

When I did the first one, I lived with family, but after that I moved out and needed a paying job. This was over 5 years ago now though, so I'm not too torn up with it. I work in the electrical field and sometimes consider going to do automotive electrical, but I'm okay where I'm at now.

Heavy diesel mechanic. Mainly working on busses but we also have a fleet of 500+ rental cars, trucks and 4x4s so I do a bit of everything

What goal(s) do you have?

i build roads

does that count?

you are god

General service tech for bridgestone its ok but im thinking about diesel or being a cop not shure

Service Writer at a Ford dealer

Not for me. Waiting to get a job back with aircraft then abandoning ship.

Tire and lube tech

Vehicle electronics technician.

I build electric doodads into cars.

Insurance

tech at bmw independent
it's a good job. but i'd prefer to work with classics exclusively.

How did they pay for the whore then?

Bartering?

How did they get something to barter with?

was a automotive tech for 6 years and got all my certificates including Journeyman and Red Seal

what a fucking soul sucking miserable job, after the 5 year mark i was done. 1 year later in a job not related to cars its finally a hobby again

Hunting and gathering

That means hunter and gatherer are both older professions. Check mate.

Were they being paid to do it? To be a profession you have to be paid for it, they were eating what they caught.

If they used it to barter, it's currency.

I work for an auto refinance company. I see where you fucks lost control of your lives

Only if they caught it with the intention of bartering with it. Usually hunter-gatherers catch things with the intention of consuming it themselves, probably wouldn't have considered bartering with it until the prostitute offered their services.

You're just going to keep grasping at straws until I leave, aren't you? That stupid thing your buddy told you is wrong, and you're a sucker for just accepting it without any critical thinking. Have a good life, fuccboi.

I hear ya.
See Other techs I worked with were miserable because they decided to turn their passion into a career.

I work in stamping. A coil of steel comes in, they are cut down to a specific size and shape, and then run through a press to form a part.

I was an automotive journalist for quite a few years. I started as a photographer and then started writing as well, and mostly did motorsports and classic car stuff. The majority of my work was for no-name third string blogs and trade magazines, though.

After that I went to work for a tuning shop that specialized in M3s and turning them into track/race cars. We did everything from routine maintenance to corner balancing to full turnkey race car builds, including cages and other fabrication. We also did quite a bit of R&D and testing for aftermarket companies, and had a few of our own products as well. (Mostly variants of third-party aftermarket parts, but also a few totally unique items.)

I did a whole mixed bag of stuff there - some fab work but never the actual welding, just prepping material and fixtures, some wrenching but mostly specialty stuff like building shocks and doing race alignments, and a lot of office stuff including marketing/media, coordinating day-to-day operational stuff (used oil pickups, equipment maintenance, restocking consumables, ordering parts, etc.), managing the junior techs, and working with customers. Oh, and a bit of R&D work, mostly researching new techniques and trends.

It was fun but I eventually left, mostly out of frustration with the way the business was being run. (The owner was an excellent fabricator and mechanic, but a horrible business owner.) I'm still pretty heavily "networked" in the auto industry, but I don't work in it anymore, though I may end up going back. (I eventually want to open a machine shop with a focus on short-run production for motorsports applications.)

I work at NAPA motherfuckers

>never the actual welding, just prepping
Not a real job.

I drive a taxi

Gas station counter clerk

Apprentice in an engine and machine shop.

Sorry.

Used to sell parts at a retail shop (CSK). Built a few engines on the side, mostly Chev 60° V6 for dune buggies. All of that was over a decade ago.

neet

detailer
job is ok but the pay is piss poor

I show up at dealerships and talk to service managers and techs about what they're doing wrong for a few hours, then I go to lunch.
I talk on the phone a lot too, because people love asking questions.
Every once in a while I take a bunch of pictures of something that's broken and write a report about it.
Even more occasionally someone does something right and I drive over and tell them "good job."
It's pretty cool.

Field service engineer?

CDL driver

Currently Subi tech. Been wrenching for 20 years and I guess I'm the only one who likes my job. I like the fact that everyday is different and my job is problem solving. I'd hang myself if I had to sit at a computer all day.

Correct

>dealership
>every day is different
Wanna know how I know you're lying?

Industrial/Hydraulics/Motors/Robotics/Controls Engineer.
I get to see horror as it is made, with every year the bodies becoming more bloated.

Maserati Tech, been there for 3 months. It's pretty cool. I wanna move to Porsche when I feel confident.

Have you considered PLCs and robotics? We desperately need people that can turn a spanner. Integrators can gain experience and test into so many certs they have a well padded resume after just a few months on the job. Pay is really good too, but it may involve travel (as if that's a problem).
You're alright.

Tech at an indy euro shop. Been there 5 years. Best job ive had

You'll feel right at home going from Ghiblis to Cayennes, they are equally shit

write for autotrader dot com slash oversteer

shoo.

I install seatbelts in Ford trucks 4 days a week. I only regret not getting hired before the recession, in which case I could have potentially started at a much higher pay rate before the Ford/UAW contract negotiations that followed. And for the record, I don't shill the company on Veeky Forums, so miss me with those shitposts.

how hard is working in a tire shop?

i'm a mechanic
just not for cars

Extremely easy until you get a set of low pro runflats

It get quite tiring.

I work for a crane company, I'm a truck driver and mostly haul rigging and counter weights and random junk for clients but I hope to some day get into operating these.

this is a Grove GMK 7450, my company has one of these and one GMK 6400.

Toyota tech reporting

I'm open to it if the money is there bro. Tell me who I need to contact. 7 years of USAF aircraft maintenance experience.

What do you mean? Are you insinuating that I'm bullshitting or just saying that what I did doesn't qualify as a "real" role?

Carpenter, but I put a 2x4 under a window with a broken elevator so I guess this counts?

Add a really steep drop center and TPMS sensors for extra fun.

Jiffy Lube Lower Bay Tech reporting in.
>don't see sunlight
>hot
>cant piss
>scolded constantly by oil
>probably going to get skin cancer
>coworkers started calling me "cleetus"
>head injuries a daily occurrence
>begin to question being a "car enthusiast"
>no shower like when i worked at the dealer so smell like shit going home and make car smell like shit

Automotive Design

>>scolded constantly by oil
what does the mean oil say to you?

I'm a salesman at a mid sized power sports dealership.

I have all the bazar experiences the auto dealership salesmen have but my product has twice the "gotta have it now" appeal and 0 real world utility. I sell a product people don't need to idiots who are foaming at the mouth to spend money they don't have.

10/10 job though. Fun as shit, pay is good considering I don't actually work.

Isn't welding like 90%prep? I can see why someone would hire someone else to handle the more tedious aspect of it.
Fug man. If this weren't Veeky Forums I'd give you my info. I just hired a techie that quit school, dude's starting at around $35 +20(possible in bonuses) k a year with no experience, we're paying for training and some classes at his most convenient community college. Once he gets experience, employee retention becomes a problem since there's a shortage and there's always a more established company willing to pay them more. Fuck.
Here's something I usually give out to people that appear to be interested :

pastebin.com/c9kVUDxK

Additionally, IFPS certification tests will give you certs you may be interested. Given your hands on background, I'd suggest the Hydraulics/pneumatic master certs, don't know what the typical pay rate is for those. In these fields, it pays to diversify.
Also, if you know some aircraft techies/mechies, ask them about their hydraulics systems, I have a vague memory of someone telling me they were making heaps of cash working with skydrol stuff.
if you have any questions, email me here, hopefully I can get into this inbox, with a timestamped picture of the skyline/rx7/truck and I'll see how I can help.
[email protected]
pic related. The specialists are the comfy air conditioned office jobs, just look at prints all day and size things up to meet the client's requirements. Mechanics/master do everything.

Awful things

"quit your job faggot"

can am mule/buggy/snowmobile salesman?

PPAP specialist. Ask me anything.

Have you ever worked with a Chrysler subcontractor/what's your opinion of Chrysler qc?

Cars on fire is always Veeky Forums related.

>PPAP specialist.
>doing work
yeah, if only people realized the value in a well experienced floor manager and a few cmm's for employees to use you'd be out of a job.

worked at a dealership as a lot attendant. good summer job for teenagers looking to get into detailing and sales but otherwise it's a pretty shit job.

pic related, one of the many nights no cars sold which meant mine got detailed for the dozenth time.

PM me on instagram

@forcedinduct1on

don't have instagram.

Well shit lol

Body shop customer service rep after six years in dealerships. Way easier to deal with customers since they're more focused on wanting to get their shit fixed after accidents than bitching about warranty.

2 years trade school and 2.5 years as tech at a really shit tier private shop. Left that shit show and worked out of my garage for a bit.

Looking for a job now because fuck working without a lift. Might start working at Honda next week.

Text you instead.
415*682/1632

don't be stupid.

I emailed you.

cool. I'm jetlagged as fuck, I'm hitting the sack. I'll upload some books and references tomorrow.

why not become a mechanic for the police? i had a friend who does this. he is a mechanic for NYPD. makes 40$ a hour

Sounds good man

Goodnight babe

5 years as a Ford tech, nearly a year as a diesel tech, miserable as ever, at least I make a lot more now. Cheap whiskey numbs the pain.

How is it being a ferd tech? I hear they are about the best domestic company to work for now days.