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1d ago
inUpdate: my sister said my new go-to phrase "that's a you problem" is already dead and now I can't tell if she's right
Your sister is 24, she just thinks everything you do is lame.
3d ago
inFound out a brake job on a 2018 F-150 pays the same as one on a 2005 Corolla, and I can't stop thinking about it
Ran into this exact thing at a shop I worked at in Toledo. We had a service writer who would pull the book time and then tack on extra for trucks if he knew the job was gonna fight us, but that was his call and it varied by who was at the desk. Some guys got the bump, some didn't, and it caused a lot of bad blood on the floor. What actually helped was keeping a log of every truck job that ran over, with photos of the rusted bolts and the extra time it ate, then showing the owner a month of it. Once he saw the pattern in black and white he started adding .3 or .4 to the heavier stuff. The labor guide companies won't change anything for one shop, but the guy signing your check can.
4d ago
inI switched from weekly spreads to daily logs after 8 months and I'm not going back
The daily log switch worked for me too once I stopped trying to make every page pretty. What helped was keeping a tiny running task list at the top and then just dumping notes below it as the day went. Eight months is a long time to test something, so good on you for actually sticking with it long enough to know.