I actually just uploaded another video from the job as Car Dealership Photographer I did for 3 years after this job. Check it out here: th-cam.com/video/wUN08o-0lLY/w-d-xo.html
Been a lot tech/porter for over 15 years. Love it till this day. Luckily it's a lot higher pay here, if not I would've left a long time ago. The satisfaction of a straight lot knowing every car has gas, keys not missing, safety checks and registrations all valid, is only something we porters can truly appreciate. Great video. Aloha from Hawaii 🤙
That's awesome, man! It's cool knowing you enjoy your job as much as you do! I hope your employer appreciates what you do just as much as you love doing what you do. It was fun times getting a box full of keys and just heading out to the lot to straighten out and organize 60+ vehicles on my own. Thank you for watching and commenting!
I was a porter for a bit then got another temporary job, but my time at that job ran out. Thankfully the dealership got back with me and I start tomorrow. Great video.
I just started my new job as a dealership porter last friday! Im so glad I found your channel! I look forward to more videos to help me out! i'm very nervous about working with this many people and having to drive very expensive cars!
LiberalismFTW you have nothing to be nervous about! : ) Before you know it you'll be driving around the lot like a pro and getting along with everybody else who works there!
Thank you for your kind words and for watching the video. I made this at a point in time when all I wanted to do was make videos, so I poured a lot of thought into it. :)
Ending is really mesmerizing and nostalgic. I am sure you made some great memories working there! I am starting work at BMW dealer here in Calgary. Thanks for the video!
Why thank you! I tried my best to give it that feel. After almost three years in that place I did have some great memories. :) Good luck on your new position!!!!
Juancarlos Mendoza. Thank you so much for your words!!! and actually, I do make videos for a living now and I also work part time as a vehicle inventory photographer at a car dealership. :)
This is a suuuuuuuuuuuuuuper short snippet of the professional work I did as a videographer while my family and I lived in California. There is so much more to tell but I just need to make time to make a video of it all. th-cam.com/video/-PKShW2J7HM/w-d-xo.html
I was a porter at ford in michigan, i had to wash cars (not detail), make sure the lot was gassed up and squared away, Ran customers around while the vehicle got serviced, cleaned up around the shop and ran the bank run everyday (few other small errands aswell. Within the 5 years of doing this i learned a hell of alot about detailing vehicles. I went to 2 classes of detail trainings in chicago and became certified. Now im a detailer at a Mercedes dealership making double what i made and have side job details i do sometimes on the weekends. Being a porter gave me a path in life and i thank that!
Wow! That is so good to know! Thank you for sharing you experience! I had no idea one can be a certified in detailing but it sure is nice to know that it is treating you well! I really hope it only keeps getting better for you! :)
@@DeuceDeuce80 I put this video together about a year after I stopped working there. Thankfully, I no longer have to work there. I used to really be into shooting and editing videos. The footage from this video was all taken over the course of the 2 years I worked there. I created this video for the love of editing. :) No one asked me to do it.
I’ve been in sales forever and applied to a sales position with a dealer. Got the job but I realized I needed a break from sales. Saw a posting for a porter position at one of their other locations and applied and took it. Small dealer 60-70 cars. Looking forward to just going to work and not stress about having to make a lot of money. May be a good fit in this stage of my life.
I imagine it's going to be night and day. When I was a porter I could never imagine being in sales. Some of the sales guys I worked with made some good money but they practically lived at the dealership!!! I was asked several times during my 2-3 years as a porter to go to sales by the managers but I always said no. I hope it's a good change of pace for you for a while. :) Good luck, man! :)
@@mat11trick I loved it for a while. Especially since I was the only one trusted with the manual transmission cars. But, I was also the ONLY person the sales manager went to for the front lot to be reorganized. Whether it was 95 degrees, or 35 degrees, I was forced outside to move over 220 cars on my own at least once a week, sometimes twice. I'm no longer there as that situation caused a heated argument with me and said sales manager. I got a call shortly after from the owner of the dealership apologizing for the managers behavior, and he said if I would like to return there for employment, I was more than welcome.
@@Little_Skyz I understand. I quit my last job because it was so poorly managed and there was no accountability at all, leaving me to feel like the only one working. So here I go trying something totally different and hoping the best.Thanks for your response!
I’ve been looking into this job. Happy to know you didn’t have to wash/detail the cars. This made me miss living in the hill country, what beautiful video! Thanks for the insight.
Jessica Hill thank you for your kind words and for watching the video! :) I actually have a playlist of Texas Hill Country videos if you would like to watch them. :)
Of course I am looking for a porter job. I recently worked at a Carmax in San Antonio and I remember going to NW Hyundai many times. it’s ironic and fantastic that I found your video. Thank you brother, hope all is well in Cali
It's amazing how such a simple title and position still holds a variety of responsibilities! Same for me asl well, there were plenty of things that I loved about the job and others not so much. Thank you for watching the video and commenting! :)
Thank you for this video bro... I start as a Porter at Honda on Monday and was doing some research on what the job could entails and this helped a lot thanks.
Man, I'm sorry I missed your comment. I'm glad this video helped you! :) Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. I hope all is going well for you.
Thank you for your words and for watching the video. I agree, it is something nice to always be taking pictures and video of, the sky and clouds. I never thought I would make a video with all those cloud timelapses but it all worked out alright in the video. :)
I'm thinking of doing this because I love the mornings that are the best in my opinion and have a huge passion for cars and dont mind doing a job that requires you driving cars here and there.
If you end up giving it a shot I hope you enjoy it just as much as you think you will! For the long run, if you are really into cars then this job should only be a stepping stone for something greater in the future. :)
@@joelcosita it is a fun job but i’m tired of doing everybody’s scut work. Soon i am getting promoted to retail sales, which i’ve been working very hard for. It’s all worth it in the end!
Hey Adolfo. This is a fabulous video and so well produced. I'm consulting for a dealership in the UK, trying to help them solve their parking flow problems - its a real issue for customers. Looks like you nailed it! Keep in touch. Looking forward to your next production of 'story of my life working at ?'. Absolutely brilliant! You deserve a lot more views.
Thank you for watching the video and for your kind words!!! I actually got a job making videos while I started editing this video. :) Congratulations on getting the job!!! What part of the country do you live in? :)
Currently a lot Porter at an exotic dealership in Tampa Florida and your absolutely right about the sunrise aspect the calmness and beauty is almost mesmerizing
There's a Honda dealership in my town with an opening for a porter. I'm thinking of applying. I have a very basic knowledge of cars, but there is two problems: I don't know how to drive stick and I don't know how to jump start cars. I know every dealership is different, but are these things that they'd be willing to teach me?
lightningbolt99999 I'm sure they'll be willing to teach you. Jumping cars is actually easier than it sounds, after 4-5 times you'll have it down. They also didn't care that I couldn't drive manual, all they wanted was someone with a clean driving record. I hope you get it! It can be a fun job if you are up for it. : )
Driving a stick is easy to learn with practice. It’s mainly getting a feel for the clutch and it’s grip point (usually about halfway when releasing the pedal) so you don’t stall the engine. It took me about a week to learn to drive my GTI. Each car feels a little different and you’ll shift smoother with practice.
Nice video skills bro glad to see you went on to use your skills to a job you actually like. I work at Avondale Toyota been there for 4 years every dealership seems to run different the Toyota I’m at has a huge lot & inventory. We all gotta start somewhere right
Bro, i love these kind of vids. Giving viewers an overview of how reality works. This vid is high definition, editing is so good. Maybe you should try out youtube like vlogs or whatever :)
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment, it means a lot to me! I tried vlogging but I felt it wasn't right for me. I'm thinking more along the lines of instructional/how-to videos but I just need to sit down and make them! :P I actually make food videos for a loving full time! I freaking love my job! 😊
I worked at a Toyota dealer ship for a year and half I loved that Job I got a uniform that looked like a mechanic uniform got close with a a lot of people there my manger was a great mentor and friend still say In touch with him. I was like second In charge there when my manger wasn’t around they came to me sadly I had to leave because of our service manger I didn’t care much for him and another issue I had there but It was the best Job I ever had and I miss It a lot but I found a better Job.
Thank you for sharing your experience and for taking the time to watch my video. :) It's nice to know others had a good experience working this type of job. I'm glad you found a better place as well too! :) An
As a Canadian, I'm not familiar with the term porter, I do the same thing as you at a VW dealership but I'm called a lot attendant. I like the name car porter better!
I'm in a place called Peterborough, about a 90 minute drive north-east of Toronto - I use to do the same job back in the eighties, we were called car jockeys or lot jockeys. I don't hear that term anymore (thankfully!)
joelcosita joelcosita hi my friend, I’m interested in working with car dealerships. However, I have no skills as I’m still a college student. If I may ask you, what qualifications/requirements I’m required to have for lot attendant/car porter and vehicle sales representative positions and how’s vehicle sales representative is differ from car porter? Thank you in advance
@@princeishan2220 a porter is basically a groundskeeper, you do a lot of the underling tasks in order for the rest of the staff to be able to focus on their work. A sales rep is literally what it is, if you are good at communicating with people and have an uncanny ability to convince people to buy stuff, that's the job for you. Porter is an easy job, only thing you're often required to know is how to drive. Sales is a million dollar skill, and often that position is commissioned based pay.
That was nice. Now I understand what do lot attendant does I work at many different companies of dealership as auto detail . And I wanna try different things to work at a dealership thank you. And god bless you greetings from California
Not all porters do the same thing, different dealerships sometimes have different job duties for their porters. :) Greetings from California as well!!! :D
@@Joven2x that's awesome, man!!!!!! I hope you learn from it and grow with time! This is just a stepping stone to something bigger and I'm happy knowing it's working out for you. :)
I was just layed off work (and pretty much fired) so I decided to continue my job search in the field I went to school for (Welding) but not many jobs are available locally. There is an opening for a porter at a BMW/MINI Dealer and Volvo dealer so I decided to apply as I have my full license and the job requires no experience. Nervous to get out of my field but if the pay is there I'd be happy to learn. Thank you for the awesome upload! :)
@joelcosita I ended up working a dead-end job in a welding shop for a couple years. Back in July of last year I got the heck out of that shop and began my apprenticeship as a Sheet Metal worker! Things have been absolutely fantastic ever since. I get up early, work hard all day and come home happier than any day at that shop. Didn't end up hearing from that dealership but I guess it's a blessing!
im thinking of applying it seems easy and it seems like your by yourself most of the time which i like. i would love to drive different cars and im only 18 so i think i can learn about cars (like learning Manuel, oil changes, and things around that) might give it a shot tbh
If you end up finding a job like this I hope it's truly enjoyable for you the way it was for me. :) just use it as a stepping stone to something bigger when you do decide to move on. Good luck!
@@jmacsins1204 I didn't think I would get that answer on my first day. Lol. The Hyundai that I just started working for said they could give me a 1-2k discount on a new car, I just heard that from one of the porters there too so I guess so. Lol I just bought a used Lexus, so I don't think imma be needing one anymore.
@@hagaras82030 I've learned over the years that salesman and the finance office people always try to get more money out of you one way or another, regardless of whether you work for the dealership or not. Don't forget to do your research and never be afrain to say no or walk away from a deal if you think it isn't right for you. Let us know how it goes! :)
@@joelcosita I figured that as well! Lol Thank you. I'll Def let you know! I kind of want to move into doing photography for cars since I have more experience in that field if Given the opportunity.
I start tomorrow at the Lexus dealership in town, I am excited to get right into it because I am a huge car fanatic but I am a little anxious about it.
Adolfo Flores it would be an awesome job for you!!! I'm no car enthusiast by any means I honestly enjoyed the amount of driving I got to do as well as the variety of cars that I drove. Cadillacs, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Corvettes, Toyota.. Pretty much any car except high end cars since it was a Hyundai dealership. Those were all used though, even then, they were fairly new cars. They didn't require any real experience as far as car handling, all they required was a clean driving record. Just as long as you are enthusiastic and honest during your interview then you'll be golden!
What was your method for lining up the cars perfectly straight? Or did you bother with that? I've always had that struggle when I don't have a line of reference.
Josh I did it every day! :P When it was just me I would get it as close as possible and then I would get in and out of the car to check how the license plate of the car would line up with that of the car next to it. Sometimes I would get in and out (moving the car back and forth as well) as many as 6-7 times before it would line up. But it was the uniformity that I loved to see which is why I would be so meticulous. When I had a co-worker we would guide each other, one would guide while the other lines up the cars. : )
I'm 51 and going for a interview on Monday at a used car dealer. The ad said $700 cash so they better be telling the truth. I'm on disability and this job would help me alot financially. They'll probably make me do detailing and everything else that you did I'm sure. The hours are 6 days a week 10am - 7pm but I'm gonna ask them if I could only work 5 days at less pay but I won't take less than $600 a week though.
Oh wow, I'm glad to hear you really enjoy your job! I think the best part about it for me was the fact that 99.999% of the time I was self-managed. I mean, I had a manager but I got so good at the job that i almost NEVER got told what to do and I drove a lot too!
I think it varies by dealership, honestly. I could be wrong. The main requirement is a clean driving record since a lot of cars are being handled. I was 26 when i first got the job back in 2014 and the issue of ages wasn't even brought up. Now that i work as a part time vehicle inventory photographer in a car dealership here in Cali I actually asked (on someone else's behalf) and for a porter all they ask is that you're over 18, have a valid driver's license and a clean driving record. :)
At any point. Did you feel a bit overwhelmed? I was thinking about applying for a job, but Idk if there will be cars where it is stick shift. I have no clue how to drive a stick shift.
Iman Cullom I dont ever remember feeling overwhelmed in any sense of the word. There was a point in time when i was the only porter on the lot but it wasn't too bad for me. I genuinely enjoyed the job as a temporary job. It was fun to learn how to drive manual on the job as well. I dont know about other dealerships but it wasn't a requirement to know how to drive manual before starting.
This is a totally awesome video, such good production quality but so few views! Thanks so much. P.S. I'm thinking about working at a job like this, do you think they would hire a 17 year old? I have my licence and can drive stick.
Millermacs ah thank you! I tried my best to put this video together. : ) You know, every place is different. At the Hyundai dealership I used to work at I know they required any potential employees to be at least 21 years old. You never know though, they might allow you to work for them under 18 years old. All you have to do is ask them and find out. : ) I wish you the best! :D
Millermacs I don't know if you're still interested, but from what I know you have to legally be 18 to drive anything in the lot. I work for them and I applied when I was 17 and I had to wait until I was 18, but as soon as I called back they got me in super fast. Started working 2 days after I called to see if that position was available! Hope that helps!!
I’m curious, you started at around 7, what time would you leave at? And how many hours would you say a full time Lot Porter puts in a week? Also, do lot porter have different shifts, like morning or evening? Sorry for all the questions, great video!!
Hi! I would normally leave around 3-4 pm every day. I realize the sales personnel and some managers would leave very late but that was not the case for me. I was a lot porter. The porters that worked in the detail shop (washing/detailing cars) would also leave late on a regular basis depending if a sale was made late in the day and the car had to be cleaned for the customer. Some stores do have different porter positions. I was lucky in the sense that I landed the position which didn't require me to be there after 4 pm. It was also a small dealership compared to most toyota or ford stores. If you work in the detail department chances are you might have to work late on occasion. I would usually do 40 hours a week. :)
Had to search what a service porter does. I just accepted this job at a dealership, but damn I'm getting paid over 18 an hour.. this is why I jumped on this position cause I Used to work same pay but warehouse labor.. no more physical work for me
I was a porter for hyundai. my porter manager always having power trips and getting mad for no reason. Ended up getting fired for working there for too long. 1.5 years. easiest funnest job i had but lowest paying ive ever had. I regret ever taking the job since i cut my left thumb tip off on accident after putting a razor blade under the car factory sticker and pulling it off slipped…
I work as a porter for chevy i've been working their for 5 month now and I love my job all I do is park cars and take costumers home im enjoying it a lot
+joelcosita it's easy tbh,, im getting payed to do notting just stand around when it's not busy,, my job is just to park cars fun part of orb is driving the corvettes and the cameros and doing the shuttle lol
@@Ali-yy5ow it never hurts to try! I've gotten jobs that way in the past. Even if you get a no the first time, go to a different location and keep trying. Good luck, man!
joelcosita It suits me better because I am more of a Detail person. I love it. There was too much crazy customers (particularly the ones that cannot or barely afford it) and drama at BMW. Honda-Acura is alot more chill. But it was a good learning experience for me.
Interesting, I will be working as a porter for toyota in my town and I will be making 13.50 an hour. Not to brag but wonder what they will make me do 😓😓😓
disasianguy_ if I may ask, what state do you live in? $13.50 is not bad for a position as a porter. :) They may have you do a number of things, it varies by dealership so it's difficult to say.
joelcosita I live in Massachusetts and the service manager said I'd guide cars into the shop, take down info on the car and take them to a service member. I'm sure they'll have me doing other errands as well
I'm gonna start working at a Nissan dealership and pretty excited. But I have little to no experience driving stick because I never owned one or ever had a friend have the time to teach me the basics. Would the car dealership try and teach me or would they let other people drive the stick cars until I eventually learned?
Every place is different. They knew when they hired me that I couldn't drive manual but my coworker sat in with me once and I learned on my own from then on. I just made it a point to drive manual cars around the lot and they were ok with it. At first I tried to let my coworker handle the manual cars but eventually I had to learn because he wasn't gonna move all of those cars for me. :P
I am 18 years old. I graduate high school in May if this year and I was wondering if this would be a suitable summer job. I have an extensive knowledge of cars and I love them more than anything in the world. It seems like from what you said that this is a fun job and that you get to do a lot with the driving of the cars. Is this a suitable Summer job for a recent high school grad?
Jack bron if you really want to do it all you really need is a driver's license and a clean record. I don't know if the dealerships in your area have a certain age requirement (18 or 21) but I would go ask we'll before you graduate just so you can know. I would also start applying ahead of time so that you can have a job lined up. It might not matter to some people but it also wouldn't hurt to go to the dealership in person and ask if they have any job openings for the position you want. :) I hope you get what you want and good luck!!!! Don't forget to come back and tell us all you've graduated as well so we can congratulate you! :)
Do you need another type of experience? I am interested cuz it looks like fun I love driving! And as a way to pay for my college classes and hopefully they have hours in the night as well? Or afternoon?
Honestly, I couldn't give you a straight answer. It really depends on each dealership. They hired me without any experience. And shoot, if you don't have any other bills to pay and if they're (the dealership) willing to work with your school schedule, this isn't a bad way to go. It's an easy job to learn real quick and if you aren't used to driving in tight spaces you'll learn real quick to back into tight spots and drive around a lot of cars. It's a good learning experience, especially for beginner drivers, which I'm not saying you are, but this is a good experience non the less. Good luck and please. let us know how it turns out!
@@joelcosita I will definitely keep this mind I just have to search for a dealership that hiring and so far haven’t found any but I will keep on searching. And that would totally be good if they can work with my school schedule. It been two years since I have my driver license now so I kind of have experience in driving lol and I always want to learn new thing! Plus it would be a easy job
I just applied to a Porsche Dealership in Long Beach for Porter Position. I'm 24 with no college degree just a lot of driving work experience. I didn't apply for sales position because I have a big scar on the cheek of my face.
Alejandro Alvarez Wow, thank you for your words!!! I've actually never taken a single film class, I've just watched too many TH-cam videos and I'm still learning about editing!!!! :)
Got a job interview tomorrow, well the secondary interview. In this pandemic I'm looking for a job that minimizes my indoors time even though it is COLD right now lol.
That's dedication! I worked through 2 winters on this job but they were Texas winters. Not always very cold. I hope you get the job you need! Good luck on your interview!!! What part of the country are you at?
From the time that you were there did the dealership ever offer you the chance to move up? I’m starting soon and I’m willing to put up with the bad pay as long as there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.
Unstoppable the answer is YES!!!!!! They offered me the chance many times!!! Well to go from Porter to Salesman at least. I always turned it down though because every day I saw just how many hours the sales personnel worked. Don't get me wrong, being in sales can be extremely rewarding!!!! Once you are established, have a good reputation and keep up the hard work you can make a lot of money!!!! One of the salesmen at this particular store made $7,000-$12,000 a MONTH!!!!! He also sold 20-30 cars a month, he also practically lived at the dealership. :( I only took the job as Porter because they said they would be flexible with my college course hours and they kept their word, they were EXTREMELY flexible and always super nice to me! After working there a few months they offered me a position in sales but I turned it down simply because of all of the hours they all worked. No amount of money would be worth all those long hours in a job which I didn't truly enjoy. That's just me though. Now I make videos for a living and take pictures of cars part time at a car dealership here in California. Please forgive me if my response is way too long. 😂😂😂 All I know is, if you are an excellent worker and you are naturally super friendly it will get noticed. :) So good luck and I hope you get what you want!!!!! :D
Hey buddy I been a car porter for 10 years, I'm a union porter at Tinley park Illinois Apple Chevy and I love my job keep it up great video Teamsters 731
They supposedly give employees "house deals" but the guys in the finance office would ALWAYS try to take advantage of you with ridiculous warranties and other things. I never once dealt with those particular individuals because I saw and heard how the sales managers and sales guys would talk about customers and how they would basically fool 80% of them and make them unknowingly pay more. With the exception of 2-3 guys, they were downright repulsive individuals!!!
I have orientation at Buick/GMC in an hour and I'm nervous. My last job had me delivering heavy car parts all over the state, 150 miles a day, so I feel like this shouldn't be hard for me, but you never know!
MrFerrer10 there was but they never had me get the uniform since I started off as part time. I still wore khaki pants every day along with collared shirts just to be a bit more formal.
Question. Does every dealership have the automotive porter position? I’ve been looking online to apply but I’ve been having a hard time. So I’m thinking I might just have to go up to dealerships and ask personally?
Hello! Hmm, that's a good question and one I wouldn't be able to answer for you. I'd like to say yes but every place is different. I got a job as a front desk attendant at a hotel simply by walking in and asking if they were hiring! I was wearing a short sleeve shirt and some very old jeans with holes in them! It never hurts to go in and ask. Good luck! :)
I got interviewed for a "car valet" I'm guessing it's the same thing, but I have no clue how to drive manual I'm guessing they need someone bad because they called me twice to see if I was done with the paperwork I wasn't sure I wanted to go with it because it's minimum wage but at the same time I don't have to do heavy lifting , just check customers in, drive cars, sometimes go to different dealerships.
I was a college student when I started working as a porter. It didn't interfere with school at all. They were really accommodating when it came to my classes. At least where I worked. :)
Jovani Huerta I make videos for a living now! :D. For a company called "Amoretti." When I first started working as a porter I started off as part time because I was going to school. They were extremely considerate of my school schedule. :)
joelcosita oh okay, cause I recently quit my job cause it was getting in the way of school and I now have an interview with dodge/jeep!chysler for a porter position. How many hours were you working as a part-time porter?
Been a few years but prolly starting This job in a couple of weeks. Just wondering the perks. Also if you wanted to lease a car from there is there a discount?
Honestly I don't think I could answer your questions. Every dealership is different so employee benefits might differ. I would hate to tell you one thing and have it be wrong when you go ask about it. I have never leased a car so I wouldn't be able to answer that question either. That being said employee discounts can be perks if you work for a good dealership AND if you know how to negotiate. I got to drive a lot of different cars and had minimal to almost no supervision once I learned to do the job right, which didn't take long. I love driving so all three of these things were perks for me, others might not necessarily consider these things perks. I hope you get the job you want or need and I hope it leads to greater things!!! :)
Ik it's been a few years since upload, but for Hyundai to get the porter job which section do you apply at? Unless it's different per dealership but for my area it says things like Sales Careers | Service Careers etc. So, would it be a service career or? Currently in college and trying to get some work in.
Ashley & Sashely hi! I filmed everything on a combination of a Canon 70D, GoPro Hero 3+ Black, Canon Rebel t3i, Canon Vixia and my old Samsung Galaxy S3. :)
I actually just uploaded another video from the job as Car Dealership Photographer I did for 3 years after this job. Check it out here: th-cam.com/video/wUN08o-0lLY/w-d-xo.html
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I was not expecting for such high quality, informative video I'm blown away great job
Wow, thank you for you kind words and for watching the video! :)
Been a lot tech/porter for over 15 years. Love it till this day. Luckily it's a lot higher pay here, if not I would've left a long time ago. The satisfaction of a straight lot knowing every car has gas, keys not missing, safety checks and registrations all valid, is only something we porters can truly appreciate. Great video. Aloha from Hawaii 🤙
That's awesome, man! It's cool knowing you enjoy your job as much as you do! I hope your employer appreciates what you do just as much as you love doing what you do. It was fun times getting a box full of keys and just heading out to the lot to straighten out and organize 60+ vehicles on my own.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
I just moved from Hawaii to Washington and have an interview for Porter. Good hearing people love it. 🤙🏽
I going in for this job in 30 min and you made me feel a bit confident about starting my first porter job
Wow, thank you for your kind words!
I hope your first job as a porter is a fun one and that it treats you well! :)
You still work there?
I’m going for my interview tomorrow 😇
Just had my interview today let’s go
Having my interview next week🤘🏽
I have an interview for a Kia dealership today and this video helped a ton. Well edited, nicely put together and friendly. That's a 10/10
I do this and honestly the work is completely stress free and I like it. I highly recommend this for highschool and college students
Agreed! It's an easy job once you know what to do.
I was a porter for a bit then got another temporary job, but my time at that job ran out. Thankfully the dealership got back with me and I start tomorrow. Great video.
That's good stuff! I hope your old job treats you well! : ) and thank you for watching the video, it means a lot!
This dude can make edits for Hollywood !!!
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I just started my new job as a dealership porter last friday! Im so glad I found your channel! I look forward to more videos to help me out! i'm very nervous about working with this many people and having to drive very expensive cars!
LiberalismFTW you have nothing to be nervous about! : ) Before you know it you'll be driving around the lot like a pro and getting along with everybody else who works there!
How was it if your still there?
Just got hired as a porter/detailer, and now I know a little about what I'm going to be dealing with. Great video!
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I'm glad this video could be of service!
Have you started yet?
@@joelcosita Not yet, but I'll probably be starting later this week. Looking forward to something new! 👍
@@DarthVorace that's an awesome attitude you got there!
I don't even know you but I'm happy for you!!! :)
@@DarthVorace is it going well?🙃
Mean this in the most respectful way, why tf is the video/editing quality so nice 🤣
Thank you for your kind words and for watching the video. I made this at a point in time when all I wanted to do was make videos, so I poured a lot of thought into it. :)
Ending is really mesmerizing and nostalgic. I am sure you made some great memories working there! I am starting work at BMW dealer here in Calgary. Thanks for the video!
Why thank you! I tried my best to give it that feel. After almost three years in that place I did have some great memories. :)
Good luck on your new position!!!!
bro u are in the wrong business . u should be working for a video editing company or u should be advertising for dealers
Juancarlos Mendoza. Thank you so much for your words!!! and actually, I do make videos for a living now and I also work part time as a vehicle
inventory photographer at a car dealership. :)
This is a suuuuuuuuuuuuuuper short snippet of the professional work I did as a videographer while my family and I lived in California. There is so much more to tell but I just need to make time to make a video of it all.
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Bro your video quality is so good.
Tom's Shenanigans thank you!!! :D
I was a porter at ford in michigan, i had to wash cars (not detail), make sure the lot was gassed up and squared away, Ran customers around while the vehicle got serviced, cleaned up around the shop and ran the bank run everyday (few other small errands aswell. Within the 5 years of doing this i learned a hell of alot about detailing vehicles. I went to 2 classes of detail trainings in chicago and became certified. Now im a detailer at a Mercedes dealership making double what i made and have side job details i do sometimes on the weekends. Being a porter gave me a path in life and i thank that!
Wow! That is so good to know! Thank you for sharing you experience! I had no idea one can be a certified in detailing but it sure is nice to know that it is treating you well! I really hope it only keeps getting better for you! :)
@@joelcosita appreciate the regards! I hope the same for you man :)
Quality content, thanks for uploading. Your compensation in that position for value created is rather insane. Thank you for documenting your insights.
@@DeuceDeuce80 I put this video together about a year after I stopped working there. Thankfully, I no longer have to work there.
I used to really be into shooting and editing videos. The footage from this video was all taken over the course of the 2 years I worked there.
I created this video for the love of editing. :)
No one asked me to do it.
I’ve been in sales forever and applied to a sales position with a dealer. Got the job but I realized I needed a break from sales. Saw a posting for a porter position at one of their other locations and applied and took it. Small dealer 60-70 cars. Looking forward to just going to work and not stress about having to make a lot of money. May be a good fit in this stage of my life.
I imagine it's going to be night and day. When I was a porter I could never imagine being in sales. Some of the sales guys I worked with made some good money but they practically lived at the dealership!!! I was asked several times during my 2-3 years as a porter to go to sales by the managers but I always said no.
I hope it's a good change of pace for you for a while. :) Good luck, man! :)
joelcosita thanks. Great job with the video.
I'm starting as a porter at a Ford dealership in a few days and found this video pretty helpful as to what I would be seeing, Thank you!
Nicc, thank you for watching the video!!! 😊
And good luck in your new job!!!!!!! :D
Nicc How have you liked it and are you still there?
@@mat11trick I loved it for a while. Especially since I was the only one trusted with the manual transmission cars. But, I was also the ONLY person the sales manager went to for the front lot to be reorganized. Whether it was 95 degrees, or 35 degrees, I was forced outside to move over 220 cars on my own at least once a week, sometimes twice. I'm no longer there as that situation caused a heated argument with me and said sales manager. I got a call shortly after from the owner of the dealership apologizing for the managers behavior, and he said if I would like to return there for employment, I was more than welcome.
@@Little_Skyz I understand. I quit my last job because it was so poorly managed and there was no accountability at all, leaving me to feel like the only one working.
So here I go trying something totally different and hoping the best.Thanks for your response!
I’ve been looking into this job. Happy to know you didn’t have to wash/detail the cars. This made me miss living in the hill country, what beautiful video! Thanks for the insight.
Jessica Hill thank you for your kind words and for watching the video! :)
I actually have a playlist of Texas Hill Country videos if you would like to watch them. :)
Of course I am looking for a porter job. I recently worked at a Carmax in San Antonio and I remember going to NW Hyundai many times. it’s ironic and fantastic that I found your video. Thank you brother, hope all is well in Cali
Duuuuude, I apologize for taking so long to comment!
How are you doing one year later? :)
im 18 and have an interview for this job tomorrow, thanks for the video! This actually looks really fun
Aw man, I hope your interview goes great!!!
I am a porter down by Corpus Christi! I do a wide variety of things. Some parts of the job i love, others i hate! Great video! Thanks for sharing!
It's amazing how such a simple title and position still holds a variety of responsibilities! Same for me asl well, there were plenty of things that I loved about the job and others not so much.
Thank you for watching the video and commenting! :)
Thank you for this video bro... I start as a Porter at Honda on Monday and was doing some research on what the job could entails and this helped a lot thanks.
Man, I'm sorry I missed your comment.
I'm glad this video helped you! :)
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment.
I hope all is going well for you.
that compilation was something else man i love the clouds and sky too no one understands why i’m always taking pictures of it
Thank you for your words and for watching the video. I agree, it is something nice to always be taking pictures and video of, the sky and clouds. I never thought I would make a video with all those cloud timelapses but it all worked out alright in the video. :)
I'm thinking of doing this because I love the mornings that are the best in my opinion and have a huge passion for cars and dont mind doing a job that requires you driving cars here and there.
If you end up giving it a shot I hope you enjoy it just as much as you think you will! For the long run, if you are really into cars then this job should only be a stepping stone for something greater in the future. :)
This video along with the rest of your channel is extraordinary content. I will definitely be watching more
as a porter at a watersports store/ boat dealership for 2 years now i love seeing your perspective!
Thank you! I tried my best to put my perspective about the job in the video using the music and editing. :)
It was a fun job while I had to do it.
@@joelcosita it is a fun job but i’m tired of doing everybody’s scut work. Soon i am getting promoted to retail sales, which i’ve been working very hard for. It’s all worth it in the end!
@@tanyonderrick168 I hope you end up where you want to!
Hey Adolfo. This is a fabulous video and so well produced. I'm consulting for a dealership in the UK, trying to help them solve their parking flow problems - its a real issue for customers. Looks like you nailed it! Keep in touch. Looking forward to your next production of 'story of my life working at ?'. Absolutely brilliant! You deserve a lot more views.
Konrad Thomasson hey thank you so much for your words!!!!!! They mean a lot! :)
I'm glad people are enjoying this video. :)
My dream is to become a salesman, I got hired on the spot and the manager is telling me when my first day is. On Monday. I got the porter position.
Michael Pilibosian so you want to work your way up? :) If I may ask, why do you want to become a salesman? :)
Michael Pilibosian and congratulations on your hire!!!!!! :D
joelcosita I like helping people out and I think I would be decent at selling products to customers.
why didnt you apply for the salesmen position you'd get it since they dont pay you unless u sell
This video is amazing quality u deserve a lot of subs bro your really good at this I start the same job for dodge paying 13 a hour
Thank you for watching the video and for your kind words!!! I actually got a job making videos while I started editing this video. :)
Congratulations on getting the job!!! What part of the country do you live in? :)
Here is a clip from my old job as a food videographer:
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I'm the one walking around with the camera. :P
Currently a lot Porter at an exotic dealership in Tampa Florida and your absolutely right about the sunrise aspect the calmness and beauty is almost mesmerizing
dro Drodro probably the single best part of the job!!! 😁😁😁
Do you get to watch the sunrise over the ocean?
joelcosita unfortunately no lol but that's asking to much
dro Drodro I see. 😂
There's a Honda dealership in my town with an opening for a porter. I'm thinking of applying. I have a very basic knowledge of cars, but there is two problems: I don't know how to drive stick and I don't know how to jump start cars. I know every dealership is different, but are these things that they'd be willing to teach me?
lightningbolt99999 I'm sure they'll be willing to teach you. Jumping cars is actually easier than it sounds, after 4-5 times you'll have it down.
They also didn't care that I couldn't drive manual, all they wanted was someone with a clean driving record.
I hope you get it! It can be a fun job if you are up for it. : )
Driving a stick is easy to learn with practice. It’s mainly getting a feel for the clutch and it’s grip point (usually about halfway when releasing the pedal) so you don’t stall the engine. It took me about a week to learn to drive my GTI. Each car feels a little different and you’ll shift smoother with practice.
You made this job look beautiful! And keep up with them cloud videos! Virginia doesn’t have amazing clouds like you have! 💕
Thank you for watching and commenting! :)
This job definitely had it's beautiful moments. :)
How did you come across my video?
Was a car porter for 2 weeks then got into a fist fight, can't stand having 10 different bosses
Sheesh why
LMAO
damn this comment went from 0-60 in under a second
Joe G didn’t see that coming
@@cloroxbleach885 bruh they call me for an interview. Watching this and looking at the pay
Nice video skills bro glad to see you went on to use your skills to a job you actually like. I work at Avondale Toyota been there for 4 years every dealership seems to run different the Toyota I’m at has a huge lot & inventory. We all gotta start somewhere right
I’m gonna start tomorrow, only to learn the detailing business
Then hopefully start my own mobile detailing business
I love how you roll, going in with a plan! I hope it all works out for you. :)
@@joelcosita thank you!
Everyone should have a plan, it’s the only way to keep us moving in life, god bless brodie!
wow nice video man! I might become a porter soon and this video is making me feel more confident about it
Albert Huanosta it's a fun job for the right person! It was definitely fun for me. :)
Bro, i love these kind of vids. Giving viewers an overview of how reality works. This vid is high definition, editing is so good. Maybe you should try out youtube like vlogs or whatever :)
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment, it means a lot to me!
I tried vlogging but I felt it wasn't right for me. I'm thinking more along the lines of instructional/how-to videos but I just need to sit down and make them! :P
I actually make food videos for a loving full time! I freaking love my job! 😊
I worked at a Toyota dealer ship for a year and half I loved that Job I got a uniform that looked like a mechanic uniform got close with a a lot of people there my manger was a great mentor and friend still say In touch with him. I was like second In charge there when my manger wasn’t around they came to me sadly I had to leave because of our service manger I didn’t care much for him and another issue I had there but It was the best Job I ever had and I miss It a lot but I found a better Job.
Thank you for sharing your experience and for taking the time to watch my video. :) It's nice to know others had a good experience working this type of job. I'm glad you found a better place as well too! :)
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I just got hired yesterday for this job.. pretty excited. Just have to get back on my manual game.
Christian Franky you got this!
How did it go?
hey man, are you still with that job?
Great video! Thanks 👏🏾🔥
You put a lot of work into this. Thanks!
Thank you!!!!!!! :)
As a Canadian, I'm not familiar with the term porter, I do the same thing as you at a VW dealership but I'm called a lot attendant. I like the name car porter better!
Brian Hardy Lot Attendant is used quite a bit in the states as well. :) I no longer work as a Lot Attendant. :D
Brian Hardy what part of Canada are you in? If I may ask. :)
I'm in a place called Peterborough, about a 90 minute drive north-east of Toronto - I use to do the same job back in the eighties, we were called car jockeys or lot jockeys. I don't hear that term anymore (thankfully!)
joelcosita joelcosita hi my friend, I’m interested in working with car dealerships. However, I have no skills as I’m still a college student. If I may ask you, what qualifications/requirements I’m required to have for lot attendant/car porter and vehicle sales representative positions and how’s vehicle sales representative is differ from car porter? Thank you in advance
@@princeishan2220 a porter is basically a groundskeeper, you do a lot of the underling tasks in order for the rest of the staff to be able to focus on their work. A sales rep is literally what it is, if you are good at communicating with people and have an uncanny ability to convince people to buy stuff, that's the job for you. Porter is an easy job, only thing you're often required to know is how to drive. Sales is a million dollar skill, and often that position is commissioned based pay.
That was nice. Now I understand what do lot attendant does I work at many different companies of dealership as auto detail . And I wanna try different things to work at a dealership thank you. And god bless you greetings from California
Not all porters do the same thing, different dealerships sometimes have different job duties for their porters. :) Greetings from California as well!!! :D
Start my job at South Bay Lexus as a porter tomorrow super nervous 😭 this vid helped a lot !
Congratulations on getting the job, man!
Hopefully you'll enjoy it as much as I did while I worked there. :)
Good luck! How did your first day go?
hows it going?
Update: pretty easy everything in this video is what I do ! Great vid
@@Joven2x that's awesome, man!!!!!! I hope you learn from it and grow with time! This is just a stepping stone to something bigger and I'm happy knowing it's working out for you. :)
I start a job like this on Tuesday thank you for the information
Heeey congratulations! I hope you are able to enjoy the job as much as I did while I worked there. :)
joelcosita it sounds like I’m moving cars and washing them
It’s a Kia dealership
@@dakotamcaleer9414 are you looking forward to starting? :)
joelcosita yes I’m a lot porter and a detailer I have experience detailing since my dad has his own business
I was just layed off work (and pretty much fired) so I decided to continue my job search in the field I went to school for (Welding) but not many jobs are available locally.
There is an opening for a porter at a BMW/MINI Dealer and Volvo dealer so I decided to apply as I have my full license and the job requires no experience.
Nervous to get out of my field but if the pay is there I'd be happy to learn. Thank you for the awesome upload! :)
Hi!!!!! How are you doing 2 years later?!?!?!
This is probably the one comment that I didn't catch for this long.
@joelcosita I ended up working a dead-end job in a welding shop for a couple years.
Back in July of last year I got the heck out of that shop and began my apprenticeship as a Sheet Metal worker! Things have been absolutely fantastic ever since. I get up early, work hard all day and come home happier than any day at that shop.
Didn't end up hearing from that dealership but I guess it's a blessing!
@@davethescrub858 dang, that's awesome!!!!! I hope it all works out even better than you want it to!!!!
@@joelcosita thank you very much! Best wishes to you as well 🤟
im thinking of applying it seems easy and it seems like your by yourself most of the time which i like. i would love to drive different cars and im only 18 so i think i can learn about cars (like learning Manuel, oil changes, and things around that) might give it a shot tbh
If you end up finding a job like this I hope it's truly enjoyable for you the way it was for me. :) just use it as a stepping stone to something bigger when you do decide to move on.
Good luck!
I got hired as a used car porter from a Hyundai in California, I'm going to be opening a lot so I'm just trying to learn as much as I can.
I just applied to be a porter too to save up for a car, do you know if porters get discounts from the dealerships?
@@jmacsins1204 I didn't think I would get that answer on my first day. Lol. The Hyundai that I just started working for said they could give me a 1-2k discount on a new car, I just heard that from one of the porters there too so I guess so. Lol
I just bought a used Lexus, so I don't think imma be needing one anymore.
Congratulations on getting the job! Are you excited?
@@hagaras82030 I've learned over the years that salesman and the finance office people always try to get more money out of you one way or another, regardless of whether you work for the dealership or not.
Don't forget to do your research and never be afrain to say no or walk away from a deal if you think it isn't right for you.
Let us know how it goes! :)
@@joelcosita I figured that as well! Lol
Thank you. I'll Def let you know!
I kind of want to move into doing photography for cars since I have more experience in that field if Given the opportunity.
I start tomorrow at the Lexus dealership in town, I am excited to get right into it because I am a huge car fanatic but I am a little anxious about it.
BravesandReds91 there's no reason to be anxious! As long as you are enthusiastic about it at work you'll be good to go! :)
BravesandReds91 and good luck on your first day!!!
joelcosita It’s been really great so far, I am having a blast here. The cars are great and the people are also. Thanks for the advice!!
BravesandReds91 wow thank you for your update!!!!! It's good to hear that you're enjoying It! Maybe you can make a video too! :P
Great insight I just got hired as a porter at Clairemont Ford and Kia and start this week.
HX Re good luck to you! I truly hope you enjoy it!!!! :D
still working there?
Is this a good job for someone who doesn't know anything about cars but wants to learn? I have a interview for a jaguar Range Rover dealership
Adolfo Flores it would be an awesome job for you!!!
I'm no car enthusiast by any means I honestly enjoyed the amount of driving I got to do as well as the variety of cars that I drove.
Cadillacs, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Corvettes, Toyota.. Pretty much any car except high end cars since it was a Hyundai dealership. Those were all used though, even then, they were fairly new cars.
They didn't require any real experience as far as car handling, all they required was a clean driving record.
Just as long as you are enthusiastic and honest during your interview then you'll be golden!
hey man, did you get the job? :P
Dodge told me to come for an interview I hope I get it and it’s a good experience I love cars especially Dodge 😃😃😃😃👍👍👍👍
What was your method for lining up the cars perfectly straight? Or did you bother with that? I've always had that struggle when I don't have a line of reference.
Josh I did it every day! :P
When it was just me I would get it as close as possible and then I would get in and out of the car to check how the license plate of the car would line up with that of the car next to it. Sometimes I would get in and out (moving the car back and forth as well) as many as 6-7 times before it would line up. But it was the uniformity that I loved to see which is why I would be so meticulous. When I had a co-worker we would guide each other, one would guide while the other lines up the cars. : )
I'm 51 and going for a interview on Monday at a used car dealer. The ad said $700 cash so they better be telling the truth. I'm on disability and this job would help me alot financially. They'll probably make me do detailing and everything else that you did I'm sure. The hours are 6 days a week 10am - 7pm but I'm gonna ask them if I could only work 5 days at less pay but I won't take less than $600 a week though.
Thanks for some info. Good video too. 👍
Thank you for taking the time to watch the video and for commenting! :)
Being a car porter was the easiest and funnest jobs because of my coworkers but yes the pay does suck lol
Are you still working as a porter? :)
@@joelcosita no, the pay is ass I changed job a while ago but it was fun while it lasted
Good stuff bro !!
Chris Carrera thank you! :)
Love the clouds❤️
:)
I do this job currently, I work from 7 am to 9 pm 3 days a week, and it's the best job I have ever worked.
Oh wow, I'm glad to hear you really enjoy your job! I think the best part about it for me was the fact that 99.999% of the time I was self-managed. I mean, I had a manager but I got so good at the job that i almost NEVER got told what to do and I drove a lot too!
James West how old do you have to be and what are requirement
I think it varies by dealership, honestly. I could be wrong. The main requirement is a clean driving record since a lot of cars are being handled. I was 26 when i first got the job back in 2014 and the issue of ages wasn't even brought up. Now that i work as a part time vehicle inventory photographer in a car dealership here in Cali I actually asked (on someone else's behalf) and for a porter all they ask is that you're over 18, have a valid driver's license and a clean driving record. :)
love the video man
Jacobi Richmond thank you!!!
At any point. Did you feel a bit overwhelmed? I was thinking about applying for a job, but Idk if there will be cars where it is stick shift. I have no clue how to drive a stick shift.
Iman Cullom I dont ever remember feeling overwhelmed in any sense of the word. There was a point in time when i was the only porter on the lot but it wasn't too bad for me. I genuinely enjoyed the job as a temporary job. It was fun to learn how to drive manual on the job as well.
I dont know about other dealerships but it wasn't a requirement to know how to drive manual before starting.
This is a totally awesome video, such good production quality but so few views! Thanks so much.
P.S. I'm thinking about working at a job like this, do you think they would hire a 17 year old?
I have my licence and can drive stick.
Millermacs ah thank you! I tried my best to put this video together. : )
You know, every place is different. At the Hyundai dealership I used to work at I know they required any potential employees to be at least 21 years old.
You never know though, they might allow you to work for them under 18 years old. All you have to do is ask them and find out. : )
I wish you the best! :D
Thanks a lot!
Millermacs I don't know if you're still interested, but from what I know you have to legally be 18 to drive anything in the lot. I work for them and I applied when I was 17 and I had to wait until I was 18, but as soon as I called back they got me in super fast. Started working 2 days after I called to see if that position was available! Hope that helps!!
Amazing as always bud
Paul B thank you, sir! : )
I’m curious, you started at around 7, what time would you leave at? And how many hours would you say a full time Lot Porter puts in a week?
Also, do lot porter have different shifts, like morning or evening?
Sorry for all the questions, great video!!
Hi! I would normally leave around 3-4 pm every day. I realize the sales personnel and some managers would leave very late but that was not the case for me. I was a lot porter. The porters that worked in the detail shop (washing/detailing cars) would also leave late on a regular basis depending if a sale was made late in the day and the car had to be cleaned for the customer.
Some stores do have different porter positions. I was lucky in the sense that I landed the position which didn't require me to be there after 4 pm. It was also a small dealership compared to most toyota or ford stores.
If you work in the detail department chances are you might have to work late on occasion.
I would usually do 40 hours a week. :)
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how many days did you have off?
Had to search what a service porter does. I just accepted this job at a dealership, but damn I'm getting paid over 18 an hour.. this is why I jumped on this position cause I Used to work same pay but warehouse labor.. no more physical work for me
How it go? I start my first day tmr 19 a hour
@@pdxxmatthey bro how’s the job going so far?
@@THECANDYISGONE not gonna lie i quit that shi. Shoulda labeld job at detailer.
Hey! In your time as a porter did you have any accidents or big oops? Thanks for the detailed video!
Hi! I can honestly tell you that I never had any kind of accident on the job. :)
Thank you for taking the time to watch the video! :)
Do you get a discount if you want purchase car from them ?
yeah like a 1% discount or idk low shit lol
I was a porter for hyundai. my porter manager always having power trips and getting mad for no reason. Ended up getting fired for working there for too long. 1.5 years. easiest funnest job i had but lowest paying ive ever had. I regret ever taking the job since i cut my left thumb tip off on accident after putting a razor blade under the car factory sticker and pulling it off slipped…
I work as a porter for chevy i've been working their for 5 month now and I love my job all I do is park cars and take costumers home im enjoying it a lot
Angel A Plug?!?! I'm glad you enjoy your job!!! It really does have it's perks!!!
What's your favorite part about it? :P
+joelcosita it's easy tbh,, im getting payed to do notting just stand around when it's not busy,, my job is just to park cars fun part of orb is driving the corvettes and the cameros and doing the shuttle lol
I work for a used car dealership as a detailer. But I also do all this stuff you do 😤
About to apply for a job like this. Ot seems kinda fun actually
It can be a very fun job! I hope it is for you. :)
Do you just walk in the dealership and ask for a porter postion?
@@Ali-yy5ow it never hurts to try! I've gotten jobs that way in the past.
Even if you get a no the first time, go to a different location and keep trying.
Good luck, man!
joelcosita I filled out an application today. This said they’ll call me back for an interview. Any tips?
@@Ali-yy5ow did you have your interview yet? 😬
@7:55 happy holidays. I have my interview Tuesday??and need this job. I was a custodian prior
I hope you get it!!!! Good luck!
And HAPPY HOLIDAYS to you too!!!😁
I used to be a service lot attendant for a BMW dealership. Now I'm a Detailer at a Honda-Acura dealership.
SpencerLowe2014 how's the difference for you? :)
joelcosita
It suits me better because I am more of a Detail person. I love it. There was too much crazy customers (particularly the ones that cannot or barely afford it) and drama at BMW. Honda-Acura is alot more chill. But it was a good learning experience for me.
SpencerLowe2014 wow that's awesome! I'm glad you like it more than your previous position! :)
Interesting, I will be working as a porter for toyota in my town and I will be making 13.50 an hour. Not to brag but wonder what they will make me do 😓😓😓
disasianguy_ if I may ask, what state do you live in? $13.50 is not bad for a position as a porter. :)
They may have you do a number of things, it varies by dealership so it's difficult to say.
joelcosita I live in Massachusetts and the service manager said I'd guide cars into the shop, take down info on the car and take them to a service member. I'm sure they'll have me doing other errands as well
disasianguy_ dont you get paid 14/15$ per hour
Who? :PWhen I was a porter my pay was $9.50 an hour. This was in South Texas though.
I'm gonna start working at a Nissan dealership and pretty excited. But I have little to no experience driving stick because I never owned one or ever had a friend have the time to teach me the basics. Would the car dealership try and teach me or would they let other people drive the stick cars until I eventually learned?
Every place is different. They knew when they hired me that I couldn't drive manual but my coworker sat in with me once and I learned on my own from then on. I just made it a point to drive manual cars around the lot and they were ok with it.
At first I tried to let my coworker handle the manual cars but eventually I had to learn because he wasn't gonna move all of those cars for me. :P
I am 18 years old. I graduate high school in May if this year and I was wondering if this would be a suitable summer job. I have an extensive knowledge of cars and I love them more than anything in the world. It seems like from what you said that this is a fun job and that you get to do a lot with the driving of the cars. Is this a suitable Summer job for a recent high school grad?
Jack bron if you really want to do it all you really need is a driver's license and a clean record. I don't know if the dealerships in your area have a certain age requirement (18 or 21) but I would go ask we'll before you graduate just so you can know. I would also start applying ahead of time so that you can have a job lined up. It might not matter to some people but it also wouldn't hurt to go to the dealership in person and ask if they have any job openings for the position you want. :)
I hope you get what you want and good luck!!!! Don't forget to come back and tell us all you've graduated as well so we can congratulate you! :)
Do you need another type of experience? I am interested cuz it looks like fun I love driving! And as a way to pay for my college classes and hopefully they have hours in the night as well? Or afternoon?
Honestly, I couldn't give you a straight answer. It really depends on each dealership. They hired me without any experience. And shoot, if you don't have any other bills to pay and if they're (the dealership) willing to work with your school schedule, this isn't a bad way to go. It's an easy job to learn real quick and if you aren't used to driving in tight spaces you'll learn real quick to back into tight spots and drive around a lot of cars. It's a good learning experience, especially for beginner drivers, which I'm not saying you are, but this is a good experience non the less.
Good luck and please. let us know how it turns out!
@@joelcosita I will definitely keep this mind I just have to search for a dealership that hiring and so far haven’t found any but I will keep on searching. And that would totally be good if they can work with my school schedule. It been two years since I have my driver license now so I kind of have experience in driving lol and I always want to learn new thing! Plus it would be a easy job
@@Arlylife hopefully you find what you want! :)
They hired me without any prior dealership experience. :P
@@joelcosita thank you!!
4:12 nooooo pressure at aall
Chase :D
I’m having a porter interview at Ford and starting is 15.60 I currently make $16 as night worker so I’ll lose .40 cents for some more sleep haha
I hope you get what you are after my dude!!!
Let us know how it turns out. :)
I just applied to a Porsche Dealership in Long Beach for Porter Position. I'm 24 with no college degree just a lot of driving work experience. I didn't apply for sales position because I have a big scar on the cheek of my face.
great video, very well done. wonder if the degree you mentioned in the comments is related to film.
Alejandro Alvarez Wow, thank you for your words!!! I've actually never taken a single film class, I've just watched too many TH-cam videos and I'm still learning about editing!!!! :)
Got a job interview tomorrow, well the secondary interview. In this pandemic I'm looking for a job that minimizes my indoors time even though it is COLD right now lol.
That's dedication! I worked through 2 winters on this job but they were Texas winters. Not always very cold.
I hope you get the job you need! Good luck on your interview!!!
What part of the country are you at?
@@joelcosita hey buddy! I'm near Omaha Nebraska and it is getting cold haha. Good thing I grew up in alaska
@@aliceallen7581 my wife grew up there, she said it gets COLD!
Texas winters are probably a joke compared to Nebraska winters. :P
From the time that you were there did the dealership ever offer you the chance to move up? I’m starting soon and I’m willing to put up with the bad pay as long as there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.
Unstoppable the answer is YES!!!!!! They offered me the chance many times!!! Well to go from Porter to Salesman at least. I always turned it down though because every day I saw just how many hours the sales personnel worked. Don't get me wrong, being in sales can be extremely rewarding!!!! Once you are established, have a good reputation and keep up the hard work you can make a lot of money!!!! One of the salesmen at this particular store made $7,000-$12,000 a MONTH!!!!! He also sold 20-30 cars a month, he also practically lived at the dealership. :( I only took the job as Porter because they said they would be flexible with my college course hours and they kept their word, they were EXTREMELY flexible and always super nice to me! After working there a few months they offered me a position in sales but I turned it down simply because of all of the hours they all worked. No amount of money would be worth all those long hours in a job which I didn't truly enjoy. That's just me though. Now I make videos for a living and take pictures of cars part time at a car dealership here in California. Please forgive me if my response is way too long. 😂😂😂
All I know is, if you are an excellent worker and you are naturally super friendly it will get noticed. :) So good luck and I hope you get what you want!!!!! :D
joelcosita thanks for the response :)
Unstoppable :)
joelcosita Can u make the same video about u being an inventory photographer at the dealership?
@@jorkygonzalez720 I actually did make it, I posted it a while back. :)
Hey buddy I been a car porter for 10 years, I'm a union porter at Tinley park Illinois Apple Chevy and I love my job keep it up great video Teamsters 731
Lupillo Gonzalez 4 milpas wow, that is amazing! I'm so glad to hear that you love your job!
Thank you for your kind words! :)
Did they offer discounts on brand-named vehicles from the lot? Curious
They supposedly give employees "house deals" but the guys in the finance office would ALWAYS try to take advantage of you with ridiculous warranties and other things.
I never once dealt with those particular individuals because I saw and heard how the sales managers and sales guys would talk about customers and how they would basically fool 80% of them and make them unknowingly pay more.
With the exception of 2-3 guys, they were downright repulsive individuals!!!
I have orientation at Buick/GMC in an hour and I'm nervous. My last job had me delivering heavy car parts all over the state, 150 miles a day, so I feel like this shouldn't be hard for me, but you never know!
GT6SuzukaTimeTrials this job will be a piece of cake! I think you have nothing to worry about. :)
I’m starting Monday!!!!
@freddyfreddy42 good luck! :)
Was there a certain dress code ?
MrFerrer10 there was but they never had me get the uniform since I started off as part time.
I still wore khaki pants every day along with collared shirts just to be a bit more formal.
Question. Does every dealership have the automotive porter position? I’ve been looking online to apply but I’ve been having a hard time. So I’m thinking I might just have to go up to dealerships and ask personally?
Hello! Hmm, that's a good question and one I wouldn't be able to answer for you. I'd like to say yes but every place is different.
I got a job as a front desk attendant at a hotel simply by walking in and asking if they were hiring! I was wearing a short sleeve shirt and some very old jeans with holes in them!
It never hurts to go in and ask.
Good luck! :)
Let us know what happens what ever you decide to do!
I got interviewed for a "car valet" I'm guessing it's the same thing, but I have no clue how to drive manual I'm guessing they need someone bad because they called me twice to see if I was done with the paperwork I wasn't sure I wanted to go with it because it's minimum wage but at the same time I don't have to do heavy lifting , just check customers in, drive cars, sometimes go to different dealerships.
Hey do you think this is a good job for a College student? Im interested in this job but i dont want it to interfere with school
I was a college student when I started working as a porter. It didn't interfere with school at all. They were really accommodating when it came to my classes. At least where I worked. :)
What do you do now?. Are dealerships willing to work around a school schedule?
Jovani Huerta I make videos for a living now! :D. For a company called "Amoretti." When I first started working as a porter I started off as part time because I was going to school. They were extremely considerate of my school schedule. :)
Jovani Huerta here is a montage video I put together for Amoretti for our end of 2017 video: th-cam.com/video/IuzkrvjOioQ/w-d-xo.html.
joelcosita oh okay, cause I recently quit my job cause it was getting in the way of school and I now have an interview with dodge/jeep!chysler for a porter position. How many hours were you working as a part-time porter?
joelcosita that was a real put together video dude!! Great job!! I'm looking into making it in photography. I do it as a hobby right now.
Jovani Huerta I was doing 20-30 hours a week. Didn't work weekends. Usually 30 hours a week.
Been a few years but prolly starting This job in a couple of weeks. Just wondering the perks. Also if you wanted to lease a car from there is there a discount?
Honestly I don't think I could answer your questions. Every dealership is different so employee benefits might differ. I would hate to tell you one thing and have it be wrong when you go ask about it.
I have never leased a car so I wouldn't be able to answer that question either.
That being said employee discounts can be perks if you work for a good dealership AND if you know how to negotiate.
I got to drive a lot of different cars and had minimal to almost no supervision once I learned to do the job right, which didn't take long. I love driving so all three of these things were perks for me, others might not necessarily consider these things perks.
I hope you get the job you want or need and I hope it leads to greater things!!! :)
Are you having the Tacoma meet again this year?
MrRedskins0021 yes, sir we are! It's this month on the 27th!
We'll be meeting at 10:30 at the Wal-Mart parking lot in Port Isabel.
Thanks!!!
There is a opening for car Porter/carwasher for a used car dealership paying 650 a week should I take it?
If you think it'll be worth it then I say go for it! : )
I am starting a job at a Acura Dealer as a lot porter
Ik it's been a few years since upload, but for Hyundai to get the porter job which section do you apply at? Unless it's different per dealership but for my area it says things like Sales Careers | Service Careers etc. So, would it be a service career or? Currently in college and trying to get some work in.
I applied for a porter positions but I'm not sure if other dealerships use different names for porter.
Salea career would more than likely be selling cars.
What are you filmimg on ?? ( what camera)
Ashley & Sashely hi! I filmed everything on a combination of a Canon 70D, GoPro Hero 3+ Black, Canon Rebel t3i, Canon Vixia and my old Samsung Galaxy S3. :)
Got an interview for detailing for toyota monday..only thing is I just recently stop smoking and idk if they drug test..so wish me luck 🙏
They drug tested me just before I first started. All the best to you! Let us know if you get it! :)
@@joelcosita got the job! 🙏
@@atltrvpz2452 heck yea!!!!