http://blog.stevedoria.net/20060428/evaluating-flat-rate-and-clock-time Real-World Computing Experience Distilled Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://blog.stevedoria.net/20060428/evaluating-flat-rate-and-clock-time/comment-page-1#comment-7707 Stillts Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:12:30 +0000 http://blog.stevedoria.net/20060428/evaluating-flat-rate-and-clock-time#comment-7707 As a young Flat rate technician that just graduated and is now working in the field I realize how much the older techs dont care about the customers vehicles. I always thought that turning wrenches correctly and not taking "BAD" short cuts would be seen in good with the Managers... Instead beating the flat rate system and making them more money even if they dont pay you for some of the task you have to complete is what they care more about. If you ask me the flat rate system sucks...not because I like quality work but they pretty much reward poor work. If there are larger jobs that have to be done on a vehicle they wont get done. Instead you look right pass those bigger jobs and take on smaller jobs increasing your car count instead of the harder more difficult jobs. You can basically be a Senior Technician that does only Entry Level task... how embarassing but profitable...Does it look like a challenging rewarding career anymore to me? No... someone needs to do something about the compensation or alot of new coming technicians will leave the industry just off how they realize that there careers will get boring learning new things and never using there knowledge... Being a Master Technician and doing Entry level work As a young Flat rate technician that just graduated and is now working in the field I realize how much the older techs dont care about the customers vehicles. I always thought that turning wrenches correctly and not taking “BAD” short cuts would be seen in good with the Managers… Instead beating the flat rate system and making them more money even if they dont pay you for some of the task you have to complete is what they care more about. If you ask me the flat rate system sucks…not because I like quality work but they pretty much reward poor work. If there are larger jobs that have to be done on a vehicle they wont get done. Instead you look right pass those bigger jobs and take on smaller jobs increasing your car count instead of the harder more difficult jobs. You can basically be a Senior Technician that does only Entry Level task… how embarassing but profitable…Does it look like a challenging rewarding career anymore to me? No… someone needs to do something about the compensation or alot of new coming technicians will leave the industry just off how they realize that there careers will get boring learning new things and never using there knowledge… Being a Master Technician and doing Entry level work

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