Being a mechanic always seemed like an incredibly miserable job to me

Huddled over in a car footwell removing 24 different plastic components to replace an air filter and then putting it all back together again. Your back is sore, your knees are sore, your hands are sore, everything is greasy and none of your screwdrivers are the right size and someone stole your tools and the person you're doing the job for is literally never grateful - they're just annoyed that you charged them for your time. And with every year cars become less easy to work on and your job moves away from the hands on craft you thought you were getting into and more of a tech support parts salesman.

Whenever I think "I'm going to just do that myself and save some time", and I look up how to replace literally anything on a car, my soul slowly dies with each passing minute.

That said I know a lot of people glaze over in seconds at my job so it's horses for courses I guess?

That's how my dad ruined his back and developed a lifelong dependency on alcohol. I guess at his peak he made pretty good money, so he could buy lots of alcohol.

Lube techs make the least money

My buddy was a truck mechanic and was told in his late 30s by doctors that both his knees need replaced and he can't be a mechanic anymore. He's also an alcoholic and drug addict.

oof

Anony1125 posted...

That's how my dad ruined his back and developed a lifelong dependency on alcohol. I guess at his peak he made pretty good money, so he could buy lots of alcohol.

They pay good, it's like a set wage for changing different parts, harder stuff pays more.

My friend had his neighbor mechanic take his car in to work to fix, there were 2-3 empty 40s in the back seat from his lunch break. And this guy was like a head mechanic at a Honda place.