@curtisagardner: Flat rate is brutal. And working harder hasn’t fixed it. If you don’t understand where your hours are coming from, flat rate will always feel broken. Most techs don’t have an effort problem. They have a clarity problem. In Understanding where the hours come from, what they mean and how to build value in them. If flat rate feels confusing or you’re unsure where your value really is, I’ve built tools to help make sense of it. Link’s in my bio when you’re ready. #1percentbettereveryday #FlatRateLife #technicianmindset

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user17291342040
user17219332040 :
You can’t outwork a scam system. Being a tech is a 100% scam.
2025-12-15 20:51:45
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mattycakes2487
Mattycakes87 :
Been flat rate majority of my career been with a good dealership the last 6 years that has a good pay scale flat rate the production bonus are really obtainable. Also helps the work is there, we don’t slow down we’re busy all year round unlike other dealerships I’ve been at it’s dead from thanksgiving to tax season
2025-12-15 21:43:29
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davidw9710
davidw9710 :
not me I left 3 years ago after 30. let's the princesses of the dealership sale them and fix em
2025-12-16 01:54:43
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kevin.allin6
Kevin Allin :
It’s not for everyone. You have to be a very talented individual. I did it for a while. It was very inconsistent for me.
2025-12-16 01:38:21
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alex421630
Am123456 :
I work on average 72 hours every 2 weeks and make 160k a year you got to learn the system and how to flow cars and 3 bays help
2025-12-16 03:00:49
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thehomestead252
The Homestead on the Line🏎💨 :
You must be CONSTANTLY EVALUATING AND EVOLVING YOURSELF TO THE SYSTEM, NOT TRYING TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM TO FIT YOUR NEEDS!! Unfortunately ALOT of it is a mentality problem, rumination is a terrible problem in the shop, especially when you go hone and drink about it
2025-12-16 13:11:54
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jeffcompton7
The Jaded Mechanic Podcast :
yeah they lack clarity cause they still work for greedy sobs that pay flatrate and keep listening to others that advocate for it. work smarter. work flatrate if you want too, because it benefits you too.. not because its the only pay plan they offer. don't work for them. simple
2025-12-15 20:59:32
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lightningbolt2022
LightningBolt2022 :
remove free warranty work and then see what you actually make . The more you make the more warranty work you get so they can bring you down .
2025-12-18 11:17:07
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topanator6000
Alex :
Agree 100% I need to track my hours better cause this time of year I feel I put in more effort and more hours yet make less hours in the end rather than mid summer seems like I hardly try and can make the same.
2025-12-16 04:57:49
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flapper401
user69748146872 :
Yep I say we get 10% of tickets after tax
2025-12-15 20:41:25
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eljrmelendez97
jrmelendez97 :
Can’t relate
2025-12-16 01:19:26
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mymobilemechanic978
My Mobile Mechanic :
💯
2025-12-16 02:38:30
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migggy.c
miggy :
I've made 150K the last 4 years as a flat rate tech. it does suck some days tho, but make what's best of the situation
2025-12-20 21:52:08
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Brindy :
I swear this guy is paid by dealership management to make these videos
2025-12-15 23:23:51
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roadtripra
Roadtrip Ra :
It’s pole dancing with wrenches
2025-12-16 00:19:38
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hondaacura69
Me gustan gordas :
Product knowledge helps also you have to know how each system works if you don’t then your usually just wasting time and guessing at most diagnosis but it all comes with time don’t expect six figures your first year
2025-12-16 01:13:23
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cam198787
cam198787 :
Elite talking down to the rest
2025-12-16 02:23:11
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