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wrightme43
Thank you guys. I believe I know what to do. I have also talked to my wisest friend. He also thinks I should stay where I am happy.
Life is 365 days a year. To just exist for 208 of those days, and enjoy 157 of them is not as valuble as enjoying almost all of them.
The hourly rates can never be compared. One job will be 44-50 hours a week, the other will 60 hours a week.
One will have 3 days in a row off, the other two days off split up.
One I am wanted at, and have been told I would be the best man for the job.
The other I feel like I will be needed.
When I compare the features of each job
the shorter hours with more money sounds great.
Midas may always be less money. As of right now there is just no way they can even come close in salary.
I can expect 700-800 a week at best, and that will only be if I can determine a way to increase, gross and net profit, and grow the business at the same time.
It is doable. It just has to be done.
We have a few major problems. No drive thru pit bay for oil changes, we have two oil change techs, three ASE master techs, three with several ASE certs but with out master tech yet. One is very close. We have 15 lift bays, but the oil change guys end up doing brake inspections, and other stuff at the same time when a car comes in for a O/C and brake inspection. This is tying up the bay, and leaving several cars sitting around waitiing for approval, parts, and such.
Basicly a 5000$ lift making 2$ a hour profit. I need to convice them to install a two bay pit in our one drive thru bay. With a staging lane for O/C cars. Move all the filters, wiperblades, bulbs, and convience items to that long bay, and rapidly move oil changes thru, then hand off to the ASE techs for any other work.
That will free up two huge lifts for profitable work, and at the same time keep more customers happy with the speed of service on oil changes.
I believe we can turn oil changes into a profit center from a lead/loss. I believe we need to sell the benifits of mobil one full synth to the customer.
THEY DONT HAVE TO COME BACK FOR 8000 miles, and that they will get more life out thier investment in thier car.
Also right now one very likeable o/c guy is costing a fortune in broken things. Actually more than he brings in profit wise. Its a loss. 450$ in sales last week. one broken audi A6 window that cost 350$, several striped drain plugs, overfills, missed burned out bulbs, forgetting to fill the washer fluid and such.
I have lots of ideas about this place, and have in my mind taken ownership of the job. I think that makes the decision for me more than anything.
Oh and I like most everyone here, and believe I can make all of us more money with more job satisfaction, and there is even a possibliity it can be done with less hours.
Right now when we dont have lifts we have cars waiting. two more lifts available would reduce that as well.
What I feel like I need to do is write down all my ideas, and benifits to Phil and Jane. Ask for a meeting with Phil after work on Monday, present my ideas and see where we go. Basicly I have already got Jane on board with some of the ideas. Especially the making the place more attractive to women. They spend alot more money with us, if we can increase that part of our business gross and net profit will increase.
Life is 365 days a year. To just exist for 208 of those days, and enjoy 157 of them is not as valuble as enjoying almost all of them.
The hourly rates can never be compared. One job will be 44-50 hours a week, the other will 60 hours a week.
One will have 3 days in a row off, the other two days off split up.
One I am wanted at, and have been told I would be the best man for the job.
The other I feel like I will be needed.
When I compare the features of each job
the shorter hours with more money sounds great.
Midas may always be less money. As of right now there is just no way they can even come close in salary.
I can expect 700-800 a week at best, and that will only be if I can determine a way to increase, gross and net profit, and grow the business at the same time.
It is doable. It just has to be done.
We have a few major problems. No drive thru pit bay for oil changes, we have two oil change techs, three ASE master techs, three with several ASE certs but with out master tech yet. One is very close. We have 15 lift bays, but the oil change guys end up doing brake inspections, and other stuff at the same time when a car comes in for a O/C and brake inspection. This is tying up the bay, and leaving several cars sitting around waitiing for approval, parts, and such.
Basicly a 5000$ lift making 2$ a hour profit. I need to convice them to install a two bay pit in our one drive thru bay. With a staging lane for O/C cars. Move all the filters, wiperblades, bulbs, and convience items to that long bay, and rapidly move oil changes thru, then hand off to the ASE techs for any other work.
That will free up two huge lifts for profitable work, and at the same time keep more customers happy with the speed of service on oil changes.
I believe we can turn oil changes into a profit center from a lead/loss. I believe we need to sell the benifits of mobil one full synth to the customer.
THEY DONT HAVE TO COME BACK FOR 8000 miles, and that they will get more life out thier investment in thier car.
Also right now one very likeable o/c guy is costing a fortune in broken things. Actually more than he brings in profit wise. Its a loss. 450$ in sales last week. one broken audi A6 window that cost 350$, several striped drain plugs, overfills, missed burned out bulbs, forgetting to fill the washer fluid and such.
I have lots of ideas about this place, and have in my mind taken ownership of the job. I think that makes the decision for me more than anything.
Oh and I like most everyone here, and believe I can make all of us more money with more job satisfaction, and there is even a possibliity it can be done with less hours.
Right now when we dont have lifts we have cars waiting. two more lifts available would reduce that as well.
What I feel like I need to do is write down all my ideas, and benifits to Phil and Jane. Ask for a meeting with Phil after work on Monday, present my ideas and see where we go. Basicly I have already got Jane on board with some of the ideas. Especially the making the place more attractive to women. They spend alot more money with us, if we can increase that part of our business gross and net profit will increase.