So I talked to a muffler shop owner yesterday while my car was on the lift

Lmbo.

Way over his head. Which made it more laughable.

there's no one who can do the work

it takes a while of practice of trial and error to get good at welding/exhaust fab

no one is willing to teach it either

maybe if his shop offered an apprenticeship

no they aren't willing to do that are they?

they only want someone who is already trained with years of experience and all their own tools

right?

Another pipe dream...

yeah his career is headed down the tubes

You could work for Firestone or Goodyear, but I hear the job is tiresome.

Sorry I missed the dick sucker's convention where you learned all these terms...

God bless you, Brief

Hahaha!!!

A gynecologist who had lost interest in his medical practice decided to change careers and enrolled in auto mechanic school.
He performed well in the course but was still shocked when he got an off-the-chart 200 on his final exam. He asked the instructor to explain the grade.
"I gave you 50 points for taking the engine apart correctly," the teacher said, "50 points for putting it back together correctly -- and an extra 100 points for doing it all through the muffler."

I think he would hire anyone who would consistently show up, be willing to learn, I check those boxes all day long.

Nobody respects mechanics. Everyone wants it done now for free. Fuk working on cars and I am an expert with all the tools. No way everyone is a pain in the ass in those shops esp the bosses. ASSHOLES.

It's an extremely tiring and grueling job as well. One you are on the assembly line there is no stopping it. They want you at that shop YOUR ENTIRE WAKING LIFE. It's not worth the commitment. Long time pro mechanic here. I do video production now. If it was like 3 days a week I would do it but no they insist you be there every waking second.

you are delusional

first off you have 0 experience

its going to take time for you to learn

the audacity of you to think you can just waltz in and start doing that kind of work

You said you do IT, well i can just show up to work consistently and be willing to learn, so where's the IT firm that's going to hire me with no experience?

holy crap the ego on you

but i would be entertained to watch you actually tell him you would like the job

I would love to watch your face as he explains how he needs someone who can start work right away , not someone that will spend weeks to months learning, and then years perfecting the art

holy shit

"first off you have 0 experience"
WTF do you know about me? other than I work in IT now.

Are you blowing smoke up our ass?

did he try to sell you bitcoin from the sidelines ?

You literally admitted to having no experience

The premise of this thread is OP wants to come in and claim everyone is lazy today and no one wants to work.

he wants to use this muffler shop as his example, but of course this backfired

the reason the owner is backed up on work is because he won't hire and train someone who has no experience

he only wants people who can come in and start working right away

now OP having realized how stupid he is, enters a strong defensive stance

I like working but I'm lazy too. The 5 days working 2 days off to me seems good in that you have a balance. If it's true that the muffler places are not allowing that, it's to their own detriment.

I do feel for small businesses, they are being zapped by the vultures.

IT is equally exhausting, just in a different way. Go for it OP. I quit IT 2 years ago and work at an specialist auto repair shop, never been happier.

Exhaust work is the worst. Your working over your head all day, burning your hands daily. Getting rust in your eyes. Doing custom exhausts for punk kids who planned it themselves, So you do what they want and it sounds like shit. They love it, Im like dont tell anyone I made that stupid drone machine.

Agreed is tough work, and some can't stand the heat...I designed systems that people loved...I would build their ideas if feasible and legal, but they usually accepted my system...I knew what sounds good on what vehicle so I just had to determine what sound they were looking for...Flow Master has a site where you can hear different systems...

Many years of Ford pickups don't need mufflers if you want it to sound cool...The converters kill enough sound, so even putting a Flow Master or other performance muffler on it, just kills the sound...

Those without a sense of humour are manifold .

it can be life if you love the work

YEAH..THAT'S GREAT..BUT YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT THEY'RE GONNUH CROAK SHOON!....KINDUH JOKING...KINDUH TRUE...KNOW WHAT I MEAN?!..

Muffler shops

Radiator shops

Specialized automotive repairmen are a dying breed

It took brains and skill to weld round pipe and solder brass

I remember the days when I would lay under my cars and replace those old pipes. Those days are over.

The future belongs to people that can fix things and know how to survive. Young people today stare at their phones all day and never bother to even check their oil.

I've got people offering me work left and right and telling me to name my price.

Landscaping, construction, garage door installation, culinary work, bar tending, cannabis cultivation...

I'm in Vermont. Plenty of people are just fine sitting on their ass collection unemployment and gov bennies. A large portion of the younger population is hooked on fentanyl, pills, heroin, and coke which they are too stupid and too poor to realize is actually meth.

Weird times we live in.