Thread: Ever have one of those fabulous days?

Hey guys n gals,

So today started off about 3 hours ago (8am)....well i was having trouble lowering my gas tank so i could get the rear lowering kit on my truck done.

For some reason, i hit it with a soft little rubber mallet, and it fell onto the loosened gas tank straps (a good thing)...because then i could get my new leaf spring on the drivers side of my truck.

Well about 20min ago, i got a call from a local and fairly large family owned General Motors (chevy/gmc/buick/pontiac/hummer/etc) dealer. They have 3 stores, all in good, key locations.

Well the one closest to me, needs a new service underwriter (i'd work under the service manager, telling customers whats wrong with their car, how a part would fix that car, etc.....which is as natural as the english language to me (ive been working on cars since i was 12 with my brother building motors with him).


That pay is excellent if i do get the job, i know the entire staff at the dealership (in thepast year we've bought 1 car and 3 trucks from them). Anyway, ive applied there once before about a year ago when the previous service manager was hot, but a complete b*tch. Well she's pregnant now, and got a demotion to the parts department instead.

So i have a pretty good feeling about landing a solid job, that would allow me to farm on the side still, although my hours would be significantly later.

I'd start off at $10/hr, plus 10% commission i believe.....the current service manager, told me he's looking right around $45K this year, and its his first year. He never went to college, started off at the bottom and worked his way up, but he knows i don't really need to go through that cycle.

im super excited, cuz maybe, just maybe, i would be able to afford a new Crew cab shortbed duramax diesel by the end of feb. 07.

So basically, my dreams of an ag shop would be closed, except for weekends....since i'd be working 7am-5pm mon-fri, and 7am-noon on sat., but everyday afterwork in the spring/fall, i'd be working until about midnight or so in the field.

Dave

That doesnt sound like a bad day at all - but it sounds HELLA long -

Thats like 15, 16 hour days......and that takes it's toll after a few weeks - It's impossible to maintain IMHO full time - maybe a month or two.....and the money sounds pretty good....

Ever though about insurance sales?

Originally Posted by sjt17

That doesnt sound like a bad day at all - but it sounds HELLA long -

Thats like 15, 16 hour days......and that takes it's toll after a few weeks - It's impossible to maintain IMHO full time - maybe a month or two.....and the money sounds pretty good....

Ever though about insurance sales?

man, you would have to really be scraping bottom if you were to become an Insurance Sales Agent, i mean who in their right mind would do that piece of.... err... hold on.... what i really meant to say is that all Insurance Sales Agents are really cool and have no problem sniping enemy players at 400 yards with their eyes closed.....

Originally Posted by sjt17

That doesnt sound like a bad day at all - but it sounds HELLA long -

Thats like 15, 16 hour days......and that takes it's toll after a few weeks - It's impossible to maintain IMHO full time - maybe a month or two.....and the money sounds pretty good....

Ever though about insurance sales?

man, you would have to really be scraping bottom if you were to become an Insurance Sales Agent, i mean who in their right mind would do that piece of.... err... hold on.... what i really meant to say is that all Insurance Sales Agents are really cool and have no problem sniping enemy players at 400 yards with their eyes closed.....

Sounds a lot worse then my average days! I mean damn, and you think you got problem!

-Blackhawk

that's awesome, guilt. i started working at my uncle's garage when i was 13 so i know how bad-ass a job like that would be. I hope it all works out for you.

Go easy on the guys selling insurance. You never know when you might be surrounded by them. :mrgreen:

I nearly lost my shirt while trying to start my own agency. Probably would have made it if I hadn't spent 8 days in the hospital having my gallbladder removed and then 6 weeks recovering. But God had different plans for my family!

s3gulit, I thought that you were being sarcastic by calling today "fabulous". That's sounds like a good opportunity. Good Luck!

yeah man, today was a good day for me, lol.....went to the local chevy dealership, filled out the app, had the service manager give me a little info about the job and a little interview to get to know me a little bit. He said if the Underwriter job might fall through, he said he would gurantee me a job as a tech in the service bays....$15/hr is the starting wage as a service tech.

Also, just because ive wanted one for awhile, i believe (if my dad comes through with his promise of co-signing for me)....i bought a new 2007 Yamaha YFZ-450 ATV today, and talked the salesman into givin me free nerf bars, new bumper, slip on pipes, as well as an extra set or wheels/tires for the rear :dance:

Dave

sounds like fun...remember...EVERY day is fabulous...

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