19 years, Gone... Boom

[Binky]

Thats when you demand documentation.

[78X]

Misconduct? They don't just pull that outta thin air. What did you do?

[Sleeper]

They dont put misconduct out there with no reason. If they do thats damn good grounds to have your lawyer send a nice letter.

[bcoop]

They dont put misconduct out there with no reason. If they do thats damn good grounds to have your lawyer send a nice letter.

Oh yes they do. All the damn time. An employer will put anything out there to get out of paying unemployment benefits. They figure most employees won't fight it. Fight it, it's up to them to prove it.

[Buick355]

A little late in the game for that li'l jewel don't you think? Why not minor in quantum mechanics while you're there. Not to say it's not possible should he/she/they had the drive and the mental faculty to go through with it.

I don't think 39 is too late to go back to school. Late, yes, but not too late. After getting fed up with the automotive industry I went back to school a couple of years ago and I'm currently about halfway through a Mechanical Engineering degree. I'll be 37 in June. I'll graduate when I'm about 39 and have 25+ years left to work before retiring.

[Forever_frost]

I have 60 year olds in class with me.

[saleen449]

If you want back into a dealership, let me know. We are always on the lookout for talent.

[ceyko]

Think I'd rather be a lower paid dishwasher than a high paid auto mechanic. Hard damned work, no one is ever happy and even though the customer pays high labor - the mechanic gets little of it.

[talisman]

Most mechanics I know that aren't spanking new in the job, hate it with a passion, but the pay keeps them doing it. When you're young it is fun, once you get deep into your 30s, all that bending, lifting, and contorting starts taking a toll.

[Lone Sailor]

Most mechanics I know that aren't spanking new in the job, hate it with a passion, but the pay keeps them doing it. When you're young it is fun, once you get deep into your 30s, all that bending, lifting, and contorting starts taking a toll.

I'd be throwing the seniority card and pass the clutch quadrant type work on to the young bucks.

[Rreemo]

I lived almost that exact same story...I did frontend at Park Cities for a couple years, then moved over to Plano Lincoln Mercury (Pre Huffines) as a Lead Tech on a team...after a year of that BS they finally collapsed the teams, and from there I did both frontend and AC/Electrical, and life was very good for several years....I was in my 20's and making a little over $80K a year. As time progressed they continued sending me for more & more training so that I could go L1...which I later found was a mistake. After I got to be one of the better techs in the shop...same story...I also got all the BS tickets along with all the dipshits re-checks. They eventually forced me over into auto-trans as well (the dirtiest job in the shop), where most days were spent busting ass 10-12 hours a day to flag 5-6. Within a year my annual pay dropped close $35K, then Ford started re-writing all the warranty books and things went further south.

Luckily I had taken a personal interest in computers and IT quiety on the side, and the .com boom was in full swing...I walked out the door on Jan 2nd 1998 and never looked back. Started a contract job in IT a couple months later, got a lot of experience in a short amount of time, and eventually hired into the biggest software company in the world...that was almost 14 years ago. It was a struggle for a few years, but looking back it was also SO worth it!!

I think my experience in the car business is partly in credit for how well I've done in my current job, because it taught me to bust my ass and be thankful for what I've got...and I continue to live and work by that motto, which over the years I've seen to be rare among many of my peers in the IT world.

[White_lightning]

If you want back into a dealership, let me know. We are always on the lookout for talent.

And that's how skip rolls

[Buick355]

If you want back into a dealership, let me know. We are always on the lookout for talent.

You better watch his CSI scores!!



I kid I kid......

[SC457A]

You better watch his CSI scores!!



I kid I kid......

Dang! I might have poor conduct!