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Solid advice. (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] -3 points 9 months ago (7 children)

Do you consider mechanics as working class? Probably can’t get much more working class than that.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    The average mechanic salary is $65k. Please tell me how you managed to afford to buy a condo, and then even a house with a $10k+ refrigerator on this salary?

    https://www.indeed.com/career/mechanic/salaries

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  • [–] -3 points 9 months ago* (5 children)

    LOL 65k. Any decent flat rate tech is making double that. Was offered a job in Cali that would have paid me triple that, but then I would have to live in the US.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago* (4 children)

    All those mechanic job ads for 50k-75k must be fake then.

    Perhaps you are that 1% of mechanics that earn over 100k. But how does being in the 1% minority reflect the reality? It doesn't. I'm happy you have a good life as a mechanic, but it's not reflective of the current job market and salaries. You are an outlier.

    You borderline sound like those billionaires saying "If I could do it so can you".

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Never apply to a shop that posts ads, it's guaranteed to be a shitty workplace.

    There's a reason they have ads up lmao.

    A decent tech could flip his boss off and not even be halfway through packing his and have 2 job offers lined up.

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  • [–] -3 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

    All the decent flat rate techs I know make that much. Some much more. I don’t know anyone who has had to apply for a proper job through a job posting. It’s all through word of mouth. I have never had to “apply” for a job. All those listings must be for pretty shitty jobs, especially if they have a “salary”. Means they have hardly enough work for their techs. Any good shop will pay flat rate. So you can get paid 20-30 hours in an 8 hour shift. My best day was 36 hours in an 8 hour shift. And I make $41/hr.

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