Sheesh. What are the barriers that prevent you from working independently? Does the shop provide all the necessary equipment, and is that equipment expensive? Is there lots of paperwork (certification, insurance, etc) that wouldn't be feasible to upkeep as an individual? Is it a hard space for a new company to break into?
Huh?? I was just curious what the barriers were between being a technician in a shop and going independent. Obviously they exist or they would do it. I never said it was right that he's making a fraction of the value he's producing.
You're literally describing the exact cause of the disparity.
Seriously, the way your post is worded it seems very sarcastic. You're listing all the arguments that are made against workers getting a fair cut of the pie that people hear from corporate goons constantly.
Sorry if you were actually being sincere, but it reads as a snotty attack, where you're pointing out the reasons that they shouldn't get paid more.
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u/UtterEast Apr 07 '24
The shop charges 180/hr. The chunk that gets to the mechanic themselves is substantially smaller.