horrible pay for experience

I worked in the auto service centre at a CT store and it was the worst job of my life.
I've 25 years experience as a qualified tech and was lured there by talk of big money to be made.
When I was working there you spent a lot of time standing around and not earning anything as the pay was flat rate and the shop was so mismanaged and had such a bad reputation that there was no work coming through the door.
The talk of big money was of course complete fabrication and the other guys just laughed when we were chatting and said they were told the same thing.
The store owner didn't care about the shop conditions and the managers were only in it for themselves.
The guys I worked with were really nice and all highly experienced techs but the system sucked.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

was hired right after I quit high school for below minimum wage with promises of appretiship. I did brakes with little or no supervision and a lot of tires and exhausts. I was talked into buying a shit-load of tools which would come off of my pay. I worked every Saterday while mechanic went home and if there wasn't any brakes or tires to do I was expected to unload, by hand, trucks or paint or other meanial tasks, for less than minimum. Got fed up and went back to school.

Dropped out of high school, and they had you working "menial" (that's how it's spelled by the way) tasks?! No, what a travesty! Also it's spelled "Saturday" (but that's a hard one)... You should probably be thanking them for getting you back to school, my god...

why paint C.T.C. with such a broad brush, isn't each store individualy owned so what your saying is that that owner is a bad employer not the corparation

Originally Posted by Unregistered

why paint C.T.C. with such a broad brush, isn't each store individualy owned so what your saying is that that owner is a bad employer not the corparation

nop, its just the way of canadian tire owners...well for the most part..it seems been in one store..2 owner so far in 1.5 year their and but were like that..sadly to say its not the corparation...but 99% of them have these type of store owners and if your that 1% you are very lucky

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Nah they too stupid to be managers.... even at CT. THey better go back to Mr. Lube were the rest of the wannabe mechanics are

listen to this tool, going on about how he is on his knees with the ass kissers knee pads on, im thinken if he is on his knees all the time maybe he should gab a corner to stand on. probably thinks he is a real mechanic because he fixes a few BIKES.