Happenings 

"Khalbali" (khalbali2) 07/26/2017 at 22:35 • Filed to: None

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So having moved back to the chicago area at the beginning of the month I’ve been finally offered a job, it’s an entry level line tech position at a Honda dealer, I was an apprentice mazda tech in Denver. The pay sucks but it seems like the manager has a decent plan-both for me and the shop as a whole- so I’m thinking I’ll take it as it was my first call back and me and my wife are running out of funds fast. However I have another interview scheduled for Monday for a better position at a Kia dealer as an actual tech, and i like Kia more than I like Honda although Honda was still relatively high on my list. What has me worried is that it’s a union dealership which I have no experience with and have only heard bad things about, there were no mechanic unions in Colorado. Should I consider this at all? Or have i heard correctly that unions just take cash out of your pocket and pigeonhole you into a title/wage when maybe you could subjectively argue for more? For some context I wasn’t quite done with my apprenticeship, I’ve done some heavy line but not a lot of diag and while I would be nervous about stepping up to a real tech position the pay for the lube tech position is under 10 bucks an hour for at least 4 months and I was making 14 in denver. Any advice is appreciated as I don’t have any union experience at all.

MyJeepGetsStuckInTheSnow > Khalbali 07/26/2017 at 22:49

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Never turn down a growth opportunity unless you are confident you are in over your head. Take the tech job and learn your butt off.

brianbrannon > Khalbali 07/27/2017 at 11:05

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Techs are in really high demand right now. No need to take a low paying job. More money in nondealer shops if you don’t mind working on any car