Re: Word of advice for new guy
Well you may lose the friendship, but if your set on repair then go to your friend and talk!! If he is a good tech you can work around each other. I have 4 or 5 techs in my area and we don't overlap very much. Just work it out. Having a 15 year tech to lean on should give you an atvantage. Just start a dialog and set some ground rules (agreed to) and you will find plenty to stay busy on if you work out the area between you. I don't have an issue finding work! Oh, and you can talk about your "hard spots" too (believe me they will alway be there) if you have a rolling dialog. The fact is there is plenty of work available. Survey the passing motorist on your local freeway (drive 5mph under the traffic flow), I find 40 percent have repairable damage. So can you sell them is the question?
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My best mentor one said " be fair with your priceing but never too low, be honest with your customer/competition, when the day is done be sure you have done "good works", and always leave something of value on the barganing table!!
While my friend and trainer/ mentor Ray has moved on, his words live.
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