I am looking for a qualified restoration mechanic - Page 2

**SS427** · #11 03-13-2016, 06:47 PM

I will do that and hope it goes better than the last time. Thanks Mark.

I recently hired a Wyotech graduate and doubt that will ever happen again. Looked great on paper but......

marxjunk · #12 03-13-2016, 06:59 PM

wyotech is over sold..Its a great resource..but..i dunno..ive never seen one live up to the reputation they like to flaunt..in my life..show me..dont tell me...and im not beating on them..i just dont think they have what ya need..you need some real world experience..

Ive heard a lot of good stuff about McPherson..a lot...real car people..they have young adults and old geesers trying to get in a better spot in life doing what they want to do..old cars

**njsteve** · #13 03-13-2016, 07:18 PM

Rick,

I have another 18 months before I am eligible for retirement and two years after that, I am mandatory.

You can always send me stuff here to work on and I'll send it back when I'm done. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Oh, and I graduated from Denver Automotive and Diesel College back in 1981. They were located at 460 South Lipan in Denver (I can't believe I still remember that address after all these years.)

**SS427** · #14 03-13-2016, 07:36 PM

Steve, I have seen your work. I think you qualify. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

**SS427** · #15 03-13-2016, 07:39 PM

Maybe I am biased but I graduated from Dunwoody Industrial Institute in 1981 and the only think I lacked upon graduation was real world experience but give me a broken car and I could fix it. Most of what I see today coming out of these and other Vo-tech type schools are wanna bees and they seem to only teach them the very basics. When I went to school they drove it into your head and not only taught you how to fix something but more importantly how to diagnose it and fix it correctly.

marxjunk · #16 03-13-2016, 08:06 PM

dude..tell me about it..i worked as a body many for 12 years before i actually felt like i made it...at that point i was able to fix anything....and i worked my whole young life away..to get there...i was dedicated..and worked every holiday and weekend i could..

every one wants to be Jesse James...they just dont want to pay the 20 years it takes to get there...with blood sweat and tears...sacrificing everything to be that guy...they just want a degree...and a 100k a year..because some unscrupulous guidance counselors say its possible..

**DW31S** · #17 03-13-2016, 08:12 PM

Rick, you are not alone in your search for the "right" employee. I think this country-wide problem originated when all little-leaguers received trophies; even the losers. Nobody in the "entitlement" generation that I know of (except one), knows the meaning of "a hard days work". I'm not trying to sound cynical, but it sure seems like the generation under us (I have no children so I can not refer to "my kid's" generation) is always looking for an easy way out of whatever predicament they face. Rarely do they pitch in without being asked, but they are first in line for their paycheck. Hell, they don't even care if they drive or not!

marxjunk · #18 03-13-2016, 08:27 PM

i know a 27 year old kid that has never had a drivers license..and he doesnt care if he ever gets one...

his mom and friends haul him around and its ok...all of them think its fine and not a problem

**DW31S** · #19 03-13-2016, 09:55 PM

I rest my case.

VintageMusclecar · #20 03-13-2016, 10:19 PM

If you ever decide to move operations to Ohio...

Just sayin' [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]