A shop closing :(, Effecting anyone here? Options

[Dr Evil]

Always sad to see a member of the classing Porsche support chain close. I don’t personally know this shop, but can imagine if I had a project there how much this would suck. Hopefully, us vendors and shops can help out with the newly derelict projects.

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[technicalninja]

Good technicians used to be 10 out of 100
Now it is 2 out of 1000...

I need two technicians BAD!!!

By the time you're good enough to work for me you are a lead tech (A-class) at a dealership OR you own your own shop.

My 32-year-old son Bryan is an AWESOME tech!
He's got 20 hours left on a Mechanical engineering degree.

He DESTROYS projects in his classes.
All of his projects set new records which will not be broken soon.
His instructors often confiscate his projects to use as class tools.

He built a bridge that spanned 3 feet out of cardboard.
These are tested to destruction.
In 14 years of destructive testing Bryan's bridge is the ONLY one they could not destroy.
Ended up with 900 lbs and two big male students jumping on it before the instructor said "enough, someone's going to get hurt".

His was the last one tested and by the time it came up the entire school was watching the circus in the quad, Deans and all.

We had to use a chain saw to put it in the dumpster.

The GOOD technicians are heading into better jobs than a normal "technician" jobs.

Bryan works for Level 3 simulator company as a facilities guy.
He's one of their most relied on employees.
He constantly tells the "real" engineers why their shit doesn't work and how to fix it so it does...

He will kick ass as long as he's allowed to actively put engineering ideas to work.
He's a shop dog.
Stuck behind a computer screen he will shrivel and die...

The best "technicians" I know are not in the car fixing world.
Engineers that can wrench are usually better than 99.5% of the automotive techs out there.
They will not be as fast but their work will be of better quality and last longer...

[flyer86d]

Good technicians used to be 10 out of 100
Now it is 2 out of 1000...

I need two technicians BAD!!!

By the time you're good enough to work for me you are a lead tech (A-class) at a dealership OR you own your own shop.

My 32-year-old son Bryan is an AWESOME tech!
He's got 20 hours left on a Mechanical engineering degree.

He DESTROYS projects in his classes.
All of his projects set new records which will not be broken soon.
His instructors often confiscate his projects to use as class tools.

He built a bridge that spanned 3 feet out of cardboard.
These are tested to destruction.
In 14 years of destructive testing Bryan's bridge is the ONLY one they could not destroy.
Ended up with 900 lbs and two big male students jumping on it before the instructor said "enough, someone's going to get hurt".

His was the last one tested and by the time it came up the entire school was watching the circus in the quad, Deans and all.

We had to use a chain saw to put it in the dumpster.

The GOOD technicians are heading into better jobs than a normal "technician" jobs.

Bryan works for Level 3 simulator company as a facilities guy.
He's one of their most relied on employees.
He constantly tells the "real" engineers why their shit doesn't work and how to fix it so it does...

He will kick ass as long as he's allowed to actively put engineering ideas to work.
He's a shop dog.
Stuck behind a computer screen he will shrivel and die...

The best "technicians" I know are not in the car fixing world.
Engineers that can wrench are usually better than 99.5% of the automotive techs out there.
They will not be as fast but their work will be of better quality and last longer...

Interesting! I am a Mechanical Engineer and hold PE licenses ( or did before I retired) in New York and New Jersey and spent 25 years in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries Managing plant maintenance departments and ultimately Facility Manager. I left that life 23 years ago and for 10.5 of those years, owned my own shop. Frankly, I loved the business and the challenges. I found that fixing cars and solving problems is basically the same thought process as engineering problems. Customers would ask what certifications I had and would point to my degree a licenses on the office wall and the general reaction was OH! I was lucky and found a buyer as I owned both the business and the property. A bout of Cancer sparked my thoughts of selling and I’m glad I did as none of my kids were interested enough in picking it up. It was the favorite of all of my jobs as I had great customers and found it a challenge every day. Now retired, I can work on my own stuff.

Charlie