Great first job, but thats about as far as it goes.
Pros
No experience required, paid training, you become extremely knowledgeable in tires and how to analyze them, employee discount is nice. good first job but I'd start looking after a while
Cons
Depending on the location, coworkers can be very cliquey. Lots of shop talk and trash talking, the amount of times i could have filed a report to human reaources is absurd, i never did because I'm not "that guy," but eventually someone that doesn't like whats being said will. Insane bay times (time vehicles are needed in and out, 15 minutes max..) put a lot of physical stress on techs and mental on Service coordinators/ crew chief, many customers can become sour and heated when the store gets slammed with cars which happened quite often and results in late closing times.. the Carson location is by far the busiest you'll ever witness. Assistant managers and SC's can be very unfriendly about taking your mandatory breaks or lunches.. They'll watch time you and watch you like a hawk so you can get back to slaving asap. Management expects you to move fast and with "urgency" as I've been told. Tahoes and larger vehicles with big chrome/heavy rims or duallys are a pain and strain you physically. These vehicles need appropriate bay times. The balancing machines either dont have the lift assist or it doesn't work. And if you decide to use a working one. Your lovley coworkers may deem you as "weak" or call you a female dog for using it rather than hurting your back like they want you to. Dress code is absurd. Anything more than a 5 o' clock shadow and you'll either be sent home or forced to shave before you can clock in, always tuck in your shirt and make sure they're clean. I had my manager tell me to replace my shirts because the little logo was grey instead of white from normal use; yet they were just washed. If you can't hang with their high level speedy standards, you'll be fired within a month. Be careful of coming in late. Managers have no pity for you even if you work another job and go to school nearly full time. They don't care to be flexible with you even if you have an extreme schedule like i once did. For this reason i was denied 3 possible pay raises during my 3/4 month review. My performance started to slow a little due to fatigue from work, school, and another job, but management didn't care.
