I’m 37 been in the trade for 7 years in dealerships of 3 different makes, Maserati/Alfa, CDJRF and Volvo. same dealership tech exploiting bullshit at all 3. Corporate chains, franchise chains and one salary position (no benefits) in commercial fleet maintenance shop. I hate it. Long hours, working days off, stress of flag, moving toolboxes between jobs, extraordinary tool costs. I like electronic controls and computerization diag and generally the technical aspects of the work itself but the environment and employers and never ending financial catch-up game are sucking the life out of me. Nor do I want to be a self-employed mobile mechanic as working on broke peoples shitboxes in their driveways sucks even more.
What are the other options?
Your situation is not universal. Yea, Gov jobs aren’t bad but not all of them are great. I was a 9-1-1 Dispatcher. The pay was good, the benefits and union were terrible. I have another gov job now and it’s great with great bene’s but you never hear from our Local. Pay could be a smidge better.
Fair enough. It definitely depends on the job and the area