Posted by MARK R on July 20, 2009 at 17:27:31 from (98.19.74.234):
In Reply to: Mechanic Jobs posted by TimIN on July 20, 2009 at 04:37:29:
I HAVE BEEN A TRUCK DIESEL MECHANIC FOR 34 YRS.IT WAS MORE FUN WHEN I WAS YOUNGER,BUT MAYBE SO WERE A LOT OF THINGS!I AM VERY TIRED, AND ALSO TIRED OF MY COMPANY'S RULES AND SO ON.I ACTUALLY WOULD NOT RECOMEND THIS PROFESSION TO ANYONE EVER.IT IS HARD ON YOUR BODY:CONSTANTLY ON YOUR FEET ON HARD COLD CONCRETE; SOMETIMES OUTSIDE IN WINTER;CLIMBING UP AND DOWN;TWISTING YOUR BODY AND STRAINING YOUR SHOULDERS.(MINE ARE WORE OUT)AND NOW I REALLY ONLY HAVE ONE MAIN JOB SKILL.AND AROUND HERE,GREATER CINCINNATI AREA, MECHANICS/TECHNICIANS ARE BETTER PAID THAN TRUCK DRIVERS.THERE IS A NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF GOOD TECHNICIANS, HOWEVER, AND THAT DOES MAKE THE LIKELY-HOOD OF ALWAYS HAVING A JOB GOOD.I SAID TECHNICIANS,BECAUSE THE JOB IS 100 TIMES MORE TECHNICAL THAN WHEN I STARTED INTO IT;ENGINES LAST A MILLION MILES, SO WE ALMOST NEVER REBUILD THEM ANYMORE, WHICH WAS ONCE THE STANDARD OF A GOOD MECHANIC. BUT NOW THEY HAVE EGR VALVES,VARIABLE VANE TURBOS,ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTORS,MULTIPLEX WIRING, COMPUTOR CONTROLED DASHES ,CAB COMPONENTS,ABS BRAKES, ALL COMPUTOR CONTROLED.COMPUTORS ARE CALLED ECMS,ESCS,PCMS AND SO ON;ALL OF WHICH CAUSE NEW, HARDER TO FIX PROBLEMS,STRANGE SOMETIMES PROBLEMS. THE REASON I'M TELLING YOU THIS IS IF YOU ARE A GOOD TECH,ESPECIALLY IN ELECTRICS,AND DRIVEABILITY, YOU WILL BE IN HIGH DEMAND.NO ONE WANTS TO LEARN OR DO THIS JOB ANYMORE.YOU HAVE TO BE COMPUTOR SAVY;LEARN TO TYPE IF YOU CAN'T ALSO.ALL MANUALS ARE ON THE SHOP COMPUTOR NOW;NO MORE BOOKS. AND YOU NEED THEM MUCH MORE OFTEN.GOOD LUCK,MARK
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