And the shop I work at charges 85 an hour. We do everything from tire changes to engine and tranny swaps. No cab off work that crap is for the birds. I'm about to demand 16 an hour because they will never find a more reliable employee than me. It's also a salvage yard and my boss will sell me stuff dirt cheap so thats a huge plus. And I get paid cash fck taxes 😂
Starting a business is very hard to do as well. Over 50% fail in the first three years and end up worse off than before in a lot of cases. Not everyone is cut out to run a business, myself included. It's a lot of stress.
@@RejectReality97 if you can't handle it then don't complain. Otherwise find new companies and keep demanding raises. Don't sit back and cry on the Internet
I agree with this guy The reason things are costing so much too is a pool of mechanics is getting smaller people don't go into this kind of work anymore it's a shame because all the knowledge is not getting passed down I love mechanical work
I charge $100hr for locksmithing and used to charge that for welding but I’m upping my welders rate depending on the job that needs to be done. I was always told that If you’re always busy then you should charge more. Never race to the bottom with charging less.
Bailouts of corporations called "too big to fail" which were failing due to the captalistic free market and poor buisness choices such as choosing college buisness degrees over actual engineers as CEO's of these companies. it seems insignificant but it has a giant trickle down effect. That company choose bad suppliers who do the same thing and those suppliers have the same bad suppliers etc etc. Bail out these companies and their suppliers multiple times over many decades and that results in the broken system today where they have a monopoly to charge whatever they want and pay their workers whatever they want
I have been made fun of for having too much dirt under my fingernails, but it sure pays better than being a mechanical engineer. I can remember making $100 an hour back in the 90's working on lawn mowers. I make more than the average guy only working the hours that they watch TV.
To clarify the last part, I used to work 6 days a week, 60 hours+, 4 hours driving to and from work every day. Work hard, save money, retire early
I make 13 dollars an hour working 50 hours a week and I don't get paid overtime. Sincerely, shut up.
And the shop I work at charges 85 an hour. We do everything from tire changes to engine and tranny swaps. No cab off work that crap is for the birds. I'm about to demand 16 an hour because they will never find a more reliable employee than me. It's also a salvage yard and my boss will sell me stuff dirt cheap so thats a huge plus. And I get paid cash fck taxes 😂
Starting a business is very hard to do as well. Over 50% fail in the first three years and end up worse off than before in a lot of cases. Not everyone is cut out to run a business, myself included. It's a lot of stress.
@@RejectReality97 if you can't handle it then don't complain. Otherwise find new companies and keep demanding raises. Don't sit back and cry on the Internet
I agree with this guy The reason things are costing so much too is a pool of mechanics is getting smaller people don't go into this kind of work anymore it's a shame because all the knowledge is not getting passed down I love mechanical work
I charge $100hr for locksmithing and used to charge that for welding but I’m upping my welders rate depending on the job that needs to be done. I was always told that If you’re always busy then you should charge more. Never race to the bottom with charging less.
Never accept flat rate.
I like that energy.
preach it my skills cost x amount nonnegotiable
What you say is very true. What I am wondering is how this happened in the first place Rol
Bailouts of corporations called "too big to fail" which were failing due to the captalistic free market and poor buisness choices such as choosing college buisness degrees over actual engineers as CEO's of these companies. it seems insignificant but it has a giant trickle down effect. That company choose bad suppliers who do the same thing and those suppliers have the same bad suppliers etc etc. Bail out these companies and their suppliers multiple times over many decades and that results in the broken system today where they have a monopoly to charge whatever they want and pay their workers whatever they want
100 an hour? thats 99% of mechanics in the the outo industry quitting.
Definitely agree it should be more. But mostly talking about all the people online complaining about making $25
I have been made fun of for having too much dirt under my fingernails, but it sure pays better than being a mechanical engineer. I can remember making $100 an hour back in the 90's working on lawn mowers. I make more than the average guy only working the hours that they watch TV.
People charge whatever someone is willing to pay....If you're willing to pay $1 millions, you'll be charged $1 million...
im more than willing to charge $100 a hour for fabrication work. I simply cant unless I hire my own employee.
When the shop charges 175 hr and you make 15 hr it's some shit
Start your own shop. Ez
Most people dont have your work ethic or money management skills. Sad world we live in!
Response to @CJDieselTech latest video about mechanic shortages
Better hide your corn