the more reputable dealer will pay the tech for school and i was paid for
the
hotel
and food when i had to go out of state and they even gave me a car
when i went to i state training i was given gas money plus a full days
flat rate
pay at 8 hours
dealers are now finding techs are hard to come by get another job at
another
dealer
Nate Nagel wrote:
> Tegger wrote:
> > Don C <dc.nc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in news:0d979ed6-5307-4ff4-8da3-
> > a610d2bca86a@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >>I'm an apprentice tech at a Chevy dealer****p. They have had me take a
> >>bunch of on-line classes that I do after hours. It was implied that I
> >>would get paid for this time. I have completed all of the on-line
> >>training and now they want to send me to Phoenix for 2 days for my
> >>final hands on-diesel training. They have told me that I wont get
> >>paid for this time.
> >>
> >>Is it up to each dealer****p to decide whether or not they pay for on-
> >>line and hands-on training, or is there a standard GM policy on this?
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > Hmm. Bad sign here. You're looking at this as having to work for no
pay.
> > You're not a real professional, then.
> >
> > Let's investigate further: Assuming you're 25 and will work until 65,
> > working only 8 hour days the whole time, 50 paid weeks a year, you
will
> > work 80,000 hours in your life.
> >
> > You are being asked to give up 16 of those hours for no pay, or 0.02%
of
> > your lifetime total. How much more are those "bunch of on-line
classes"
> > eating up?
> >
> > Me, I'd be seeing this as a golden op****tunity to make myself more
saleable
> > for more money to prospective employers, even to your current
employer. GM
> > is throwing at you information that may be nearly impossible to come
by
> > once you're on the outside looking in.
> >
> > Information is priceless. It, plus work ethic, is what makes a worker
worth
> > more than his fellows. Those 16 "free" hours will pay for themselves
many
> > times over, provided you have the right attitude.
> >
>
> I agree, but as an apprentice he may need those 16 hours to pay the
> rent. It'd be one thing if it were a weekend but I would assume that
> these are weekdays that he won't be getting paid for working at the
> dealer****p.
>
> Maybe I'm out of touch, but that is a sign to me that this dealer****p is
> unconvinced that the OP is worth the investment. Whether that means
> that the OP has given the dealer****p reason to doubt him or if that
> means that the dealer****p is cheap and sees techs as replaceable I have
> no idea, but I don't think that this is a sign of a good
> employee/employer relation****p.
>
> nate
>
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