Fleet mechanic daily life?

[1BROWNWRENCH]

OT is allowed now to a certain degree, but nowhere near the large and routine levels I see drivers doing. I would not be able to keep that level of hours up due to the strenuous nature of the work I do and chronic pain I suffer from.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

I seriously doubt the girl will last very long without burdening the rest of the crew.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

. Once mine left my car up on jack stands when changing tires because the supervisor told him to go home instead of lowering it back to the ground.

Taking "No Brown Down" too literally.

 

[oldngray]

OT is allowed now to a certain degree, but nowhere near the large and routine levels I see drivers doing. I would not be able to keep that level of hours up due to the strenuous nature of the work I do and chronic pain I suffer from.

Its a good thing the drivers don't have to work long hours in a strenuous job with chronic pain either.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Its a good thing the drivers don't have to work long hours in a strenuous job with chronic pain either.

Are you being facetious or not? I can't tell.

 

[oldngray]

Are you being facetious or not? I can't tell.

sarcastic.

Your job is strenuous but different from the repetitive motion of drivers.

If you wear out they can get someone else is the attitude.

Its good they aren't making you work too many hours though. More likely to do a better job that way.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

I could put in a lot more hours if I was allowed to go drive around the block every 10 minutes. Working in awkward and uncomfortable positions all the time wears you down. Most of the things I have to work with are either heavy, hot, greasy or sharp. Usually at least 2 of those 4.

 

[oldngray]

I could put in a lot more hours if I was allowed to go drive around the block every 10 minutes.

Not even enough time to make a run to the nearest Starbucks.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

I actually enjoy the test driving part. Good or bad.

 

[Gear]

Competent mechanics are hard to come by that are willing to work these hours. They are now hiring girls not even out of tech school to fill vacancies.

The hours do suck, hardest part of the job. We have a young dago mama's boy in our area. The kind of dago that knows everything. I think I would rather have the female still in tech school.

If they advertised the compensation I think more qualified people would show up. Alot of fleet guys work 3-11pm, so they should be use to crappy hours. But like you said, competent mechs are hard to find.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

The hours do suck, hardest part of the job. We have a young dago mama's boy in our area. The kind of dago that knows everything. I think I would rather have the female still in tech school.

If they advertised the compensation I think more qualified people would show up. Alot of fleet guys work 3-11pm, so they should be use to crappy hours. But like you said, competent mechs are hard to find.

At least the chances of getting eaten by a pack of rabid pit bulls is very small.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

At least the chances of getting eaten by a pack of rabid pit bulls is very small.

Inappropriate and way, way too soon.

 

[Gear]

At least the chances of getting eaten by a pack of rabid pit bulls is very small.

Lol

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

At least the chances of getting eaten by a pack of rabid pit bulls is very small.

Lol

I see grease monkeys think alike.

I wonder if the driver who got attacked by the 4 pit bulls would share your point of view on the topic.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

I see grease monkeys think alike.

I wonder if the driver who got attacked by the 4 pit bulls would share your point of view on the topic.

Yawn. I'll ask him whenever he comes by.