im 19 years old and going to college for a psych degree. its really hard to get up in the morning and drag through class. im doing psych because i have two major passions in life: people and engines. i plan on having my own practice in counseling psychology.

i wait tables for money right now and the money is decent but i want to do something more involved with what i love. i cant sacrifice my degree and go to tech school, thats completely out of the question... im on a plan to get my doctrine in psych. PhD = meal ticket.

anyways, are there any shops around east texas who are looking for an extra hand? i had an incredible job offer at my buddy's shop in flint but he closed up. he was either gonna hire some one else (he worked alone) or begin work as a dispatcher. his dad opened the shop a long time ago and i hated to see him close up, but thats the decision he made, so im back to square one.

i wanna really get involved in the automotive tech scene and have been doing my homework to the best of my ability so far... here's what my desk at home usually looks like:



i just wanna get involved more. i eat, sleep, and breathe GMT-800 trucks and gen-III small blocks. problem is, ive only been in the game since august. anyone wanna sort of take me under their wing and pass down some of their knowledge? i can only learn so much from reading and wrenching on my own, so whats up???

--aaron

 

i was an automotive tech for just about 5 years. i love working on cars and i still do, but doing it for a living takes all the fun out of it. the only suggestion i can make, is look for an independant or performance shop with a GOOD rep. also if the employees there arent happy or friendly, move on to the next place. i wish i wouldve listened to all the things other guys were telling me when i was getting into the business.

 

Ive been working on vehicles now for 10 years but in the past 4 years i started working on big rigs and i can tell im not as stressed when i go home and work on the performance stuff at the house.......

 

If you don't like getting up in the morning and going to class then you are going to hate the road you are on to get to having your own practice.

 

I did fleet maint from 14 years old to 21 including lots of tractor maint.

Make sure you find good people to work for and work with. I worked for my family and with a jerk (shop manger) I hated what I did but always loved working on my own truck because I got to do things my way.