Ludacris Turbo
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Registered: 28th May 04
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Just seen this job advertised on a local prestige car dealers site and enquired about it.
Seems a junior role so can't see it being great pay like the rest of the motor trade.
The role would be based in our brand new workshop/service department.
Currently there is just myself and another technician as the workshop is not completed yet. Once up and running we will need someone to help us with the day to day running, such as keeping the place clean and tidy, washing customer's cars when they have been through the workshop, possible collection and delivery of customer's cars, assisting myself and the other technician whilst working on the cars, help answering the phones and booking customers in etc.
As yet we do not have a salary set as that will depend on the experience and capabilities of the individual candidates.
Kind Regards
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3CorsaMeal
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£18k per annum or get Nic Barnes in as he accepts ginsters pastys as payment
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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id need double that to even consider getting out of bed and in to work on time.
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Ludacris Turbo
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I was thinking around £18k.
Nowhere near what I earn now.
Just liked the idea of driving a few decent cars.
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Nic Barnes
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if you earn millions like everyone else on cs, just rent a new super car per day and drive them about then give them back. saves earning a lower wage.
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whitter45
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I would be considering what your ambitions are and whether this will help your career
if you are lucky enough to have little out goings etc then a lower wage initially that will open doors will pay off long term
I don't know much about the motor trade but a few of my mates work in the trade as mechanics and job-breaks in terms of progression etc seem few and far between
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
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Is washing and driving cars plus answering the phone really paying 18K?
Sounds like a job for an apprentice with a driving license tbh, wouldn't expect more than 12k for a role with that description IMO.
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
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What Ian said.
It's not skilled work, but your problem will be getting them to do all sorts.
From collecting cars to getting dirty giving you's a hand, at that stage you need to be training the person.
Would you be aswell with an apprentice?
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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£18k for that sounds optimistic, the only real draw is that they will be working on flash motors although that may soon wear off.
Ditto the comments about furthering your career, your next employer isn't going to care that you didn't crash someone's Ferrari.
Also, incorrect use of the reflexive pronoun 'myself'. Which usually indicates they think they're more important than they are.
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--ToM--
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Iv just left my job, where I was a technician at a prestige/classic and race car prep business, working on the likes of Ferrari dinos 250 gtos countachs etc etc, the advice I can offer is don't be sucked in by thinking it's all glitz and glam and well paid because the cars are nice, to boss is 100000 times more of a bellend the customers are 1000000 times fussier and there's a lot more at stake to go wrong if u fuck up too! It's stressfull.
I was paid well but the stress and hassle that comes with the job isn't worth it, dead lines being brought forward customers changing their mind doing jobs 3 times over because people can't make a decision, I was there longest serving member untill I left last week! Iv left to run my own run of the mill mot and service garage lol there's more to life that fixing posh cars for bellends.
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Ian
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Why don't you tell it like it is Tom 
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SteveoBC
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In all fairness...i do prestige bodywork and Tom is not far off the mark at all
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MikeF86
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Job like that at my places pays £14k a year. Mad to think anyone would pay any more imo, it's a dead end job.
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BYRON
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Most of those individuals performing the job description in our retail centres are not even english speaking...
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--ToM--
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Haha just being honest mate don't get me wrong I loved it at first and have gained experience some people will never get the chance to get, but there comes a point where you have to make a decision as to weather you want to work to live or live to work, my boss wanted us all to live to work, couldn't grap the concept of us having young kids and families etc to go home to when we turned down overtime, overtime that wouldn't have needed to be done if he hadn't moved the goalposts last minute on the job, and you take it as a one off and let it go, then the next job comes and it happens again and again and so on, there really is a lot to be said for it, and Iv spoken to many lads at various events working for different organisations and the views are a lot the same as mine.
Don't get me wrong jobs do go good, there are sound customers and nice jobs and a lot of job satisfaction at the end of a massive project, but the negatives that come with it and the stress began to outweigh the positives for me so enoughs enough lol
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Kippers
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I worked for an Audi VW specialist independent garage doing front counter and was on 21k. They paid more because i had car knowledge.
Looking at the job description you've posted you'll pretty much be a dogs body doing all the shit jobs.
[Edited on 27-04-2015 by Kippers]
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Andrew
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12k - 15k i would imagine. Great if you are young with no commitments as it gets you a start in the trade.
Tom, best of luck with your new business!
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Marc
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
if you earn millions like everyone else on cs,
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micra_pete
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Also, incorrect use of the reflexive pronoun 'myself'.
winds me up too Ian.
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by --ToM--
Iv just left my job, where I was a technician at a prestige/classic and race car prep business, working on the likes of Ferrari dinos 250 gtos countachs etc etc, the advice I can offer is don't be sucked in by thinking it's all glitz and glam and well paid because the cars are nice, to boss is 100000 times more of a bellend the customers are 1000000 times fussier and there's a lot more at stake to go wrong if u fuck up too! It's stressfull.
I was paid well but the stress and hassle that comes with the job isn't worth it, dead lines being brought forward customers changing their mind doing jobs 3 times over because people can't make a decision, I was there longest serving member untill I left last week! Iv left to run my own run of the mill mot and service garage lol there's more to life that fixing posh cars for bellends.
Spot on Tom.
Did my apprenticeship at a small independent Porsche garage.
F*cking hated every moment of it.
Much better to work on more modest vehicles, or to specialise in one field/area of the industry.
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