Well crap,,,

[MonzaRacer]

Ok so Monday customer brings in a 97 Chevy Venture Van for oil change, I noted SES light on, recommended diag, customer went for it and ran down a EGR flow code, so did the diag farther and recommended new EGR, it did have EGR issues so I was happy as EGR issues can be a bitch.
Well tuesday the van gets towed in crank/no start from a it dieing at stop light and no restart.
So had to use jump box , got it in shop , charged battery and tested alternator. It was bad.
Well white shirt up front asks me if the battery WAS really bad. Heck I had tested it 4 times, it was still bad.
Well come in this morning, customer comes in and decided to not fix van and is going to have it towed, she is out in shop unloading it and asked if I knew anyone who would buy it for $100 as she really didnt want to spend more cash towing it.
I called buddy, he said give her money I had for his computer parts I was to pick up.
Well I was going to do the deal after work, but she came down to give me a reciept for it and have me give her half the money till she found title.
Well I was going to give her all the cash, and did. She got in hurry to give reciept and put my name on it.
Well boss gets mad, said I couldnt do that it would get P-- ---- in trouble.
He gets all mad, tells me I should look for another job BUT didnt fire me, gives me lots of grief, all for helping 2 people.
Now he tells me that I shouldnt call any of his customers, so now I guess I cant deal with about 2/3s of Bloomington.
So would anyone here think me simply telling a friend a car was for sale and telling woman she didnt have to spend anymore money on van to get it moved is wrong.
I honestly have nothing in deal except I have to probably help guy fix van later after he finds alternator for it.
Well except I have been carrying his cash around for a week and gave it to person he told me too.
So I intend to keep under radar and see if it blows over, but gee I only help a customer who asked and my boss lost a feww hundered bucks as my friend will never buy there ever, and also my brother said it too.

[bigvegan]

Your boss is a jackass.

This isn't exactly vegan, but you oughta tape a handful of frozen shrimp next to his AC intake.

Summer's coming on, and that will make his car smell delightful.

[moreHP]

Thats messed up. Everyone who has been a dealer mechanic has bought a cheap car from a customer who no longer wanted to mess with it. I dont see why the bossman is getting all spooled up over.

[Chad-1stGen]

Didn't you just start this job recently and really like the place?

[TonyL]

Sounds like your boss is pissed he missed out on the deal. I cant think of why he would react that way otherwise.

[MonzaRacer]

Big thing I hate is 3 other people there said they wanted it too.
Heck I never had anything in the car, just helped a buddy out who is in my church,,, well got me into his church. I was a go between for a customer wanting to unload her old van she was done spending on and someone who wanted a cheap vehicle.
My buddies wife is stoked she wants to drive it as it has a CD player and her Toyota dont.
Now my buddy is selling his 91 Pathfinder(which I found broke at a different job, fixed, sold to him and then took a escort in trade on and sold to a guy I worked with at firestone)it has 240k but runs good and he hopes van makes good choice for now as he was a pressman at local newspaper, well state is going to help retrain him ,,,he is going into IT this time.
Well after all the row the boss tells me I HAVE to clean as I get a guaranteed minimum, well up till saturday then I go on "benefit rate.
Hate to rant but this company is so stupid, EVERY shopI have worked at you have technicians and GS or general service , the guys who bust tires and do oil changes. The GS did sweeping, take out trash etc. As they got hourly pay regardless ofwhat they do. And in most shops the Tech is flat rate but gets a stipend or minimum to stay alive but because he gets paid by flat rate he doesnt have to do the menial stuff.
AS a tech I try to clean my area, the equipment that I use and my tool box, heck this place I cant even change my own oil without paying the price, oh I get my 20percent discount, but if I need to install an alternator on my cavalier I have to pay.
so much for any benefits.
I came in and had hoped it would be a good job but now I wonder.
Cant have a grinding stone on bench grinder, the guys who talk to customers couldnt sell dirt nor do they actually know how to approach customers to sell.
ARRRRGGGGGG. Somebody kick me!

[Gearhead Dude]

Your boss is a jackass.

This isn't exactly vegan, but you oughta tape a handful of frozen shrimp next to his AC intake.

Summer's coming on, and that will make his car smell delightful.

Meat is good!:)

[68Formula]

Tuna.

[wedgehead]

I will say that in my shop the shop gets first shot at any deal that comes from the shop IE cars for sale cust doesn't want to repair. If I don't want to mess with, then up for grabs. Remember if it wasn't for the vehicle coming into my shop the deal wouldn't be there to begin with.

[paul67]

With the way the car market is over there,everybody is trying make a $,like what was said his probaly mad because a target cannot be reached so every job no matter what is needed ,I think I would get out of the auto bis or get into the elec side as thats where the next big move will be,so they will need tecs that know that side,ie batterys,generators etc setting up power outlets you might find gov grants to help

[MonzaRacer]

Well I have a job for now, manager went on vacation for week so maybe things will smooth over for now, hopefully the dealer and few other places I sent resume to will call. I just hate working for a shop that has idiots who dont even understand how to discuss the results of diagnostics with customer.