Flat Rate Tech Podcast

Dealerships love to talk about “growth” and “training” for lube techs. What they don’t talk about is how many of them never leave the lube rack. In this episode, I explain why so many lube techs are promised a future that never shows up. How “just give it time” turns into years. Why moving you into the shop isn’t always in management’s best interest. And how this cycle keeps pay low and turnover h...

Techs starving in a billion dollar building. No work. No hours. No pay. Meanwhile the dealership flexes its giant showroom, overpriced labor rate, and “look at us” bullshit while the guys in the bays are wondering how to pay bills on five hours a week. This episode is the truth about flat rate starvation, slow season panic, and how fast a dealership will forget you exist the second the cars stop r...

Every shop’s got that one “super tech” everybody’s supposed to worship. The guy who somehow turns 90 hours every week, never gets comebacks, and magically has every gravy job routed straight to his bay. Yeah. That guy. The one who games the system, steals hours, cuts corners, and leaves the rest of the shop buried in warranty comebacks he somehow never sees again. And the worst part? Management pr...

People love saying dealer techs are “parts changers.” Cool story. Meanwhile we’re the ones dealing with new systems, nonstop software updates, warranty-time nonsense, manufacturer politics, and problems the independents don’t even see yet. This episode breaks down the whole myth and calls out exactly who’s spreading it  washed-up ex-techs, YouTube University heroes, and shops that guess their way...

Want to watch the episode? Subscribe to the YouTube channel.  New techs keep quitting because they’re being lied to and set up to fail. No mentors, no support, no plan, just empty promises. This episode breaks down why shops can’t keep the new generation of  mechanics longer than a year. LOOK IN THE MIRROR FATBODY! Support the show THE BOOK https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 Follow the Facebook...

They don’t pay you enough to control you. They don’t own you. They just think they do. In this episode, we’re talking about side jobs, shop control, and the unspoken truth every tech knows: the dealer doesn’t get a say in what you do after you clock out. They want your time, your loyalty, your weekends, your silence… without paying you anything close to what that’s worth. So here it is. The realit...

Every shop’s got one the foreman stuck between techs and management, trying to keep the place running while catching heat from both sides. This episode digs into what that job really looks like the pressure, the politics, the burnout, and the bullshit that comes with being “the middle guy.” If you’ve ever been a foreman, wanted to be one, or dealt with one who forgot what it’s like to turn wrenche...

You can feel it, can’t you?  Every year, there’s fewer and fewer of us left. The real techs.  The ones who actually know how to fix shit not just swap parts, not just follow flowcharts. We’re watching the trade fade in real time. The old heads are walking out.  The next generation’s walking in blind.  And the people running this industry still don’t get it. They call it a “technician shortage,” bu...

!! NEXT WEEKS EPISODE IS ONLY ON YOUTUBE, VIDEO EPISODE ONLY!!! This Episode was already out on Youtube days ago. Subscribe for the video episodes! AI’s coming for every white-collar job out there the office people, the analysts, the “safe” careers. And when that wave hits, guess who’s waiting with open arms? The same industry that’s been burning techs out for decades. This episode breaks down how...

SUBSCRIBE to the YOUTUbe channel. This episode was already out last week on there. VIDEO EPISODE.  You’ve probably seen that Lizard Ford guy online the one always talking about the factory side of things. Strikes, contracts, solidarity… all that. The truth is, he only talks about that side because that side actually fights back. The union guys on the line have structure, leverage, and a voice. Mea...

This episode was out last week on YouTube check it out there is you want.  The Ford CEO’s out here crying about the “technician shortage” again. Talking about how hard it is to find and keep techs. Yeah, no $hit. We’ve been saying that for years. But here’s the truth: this shortage didn’t just happen. The industry created it. They cut pay. They slashed warranty times. They treated techs like dispo...

Every tech knows that peace in this trade doesn’t last it’s rented. One good manager, one solid crew, one fair dispatch, and you start to believe you’ve finally found your forever shop. But all it takes is one meeting, one new face, one corporate signature and it’s gone. In this episode, I break down how fast stability disappears in this industry, why it’s designed that way, and the toll it takes...

https://flatratetechpodcast.weebly.com/ https://tech-shop.fourthwall.com/     MERCH! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57   THE BOOK! Fixed Ops Managers that want to actually fix your shops email flatrateconsulting@gmail.com  This one’s all about the weapon words shops throw at us to squeeze more free labor. Mandatory. Budget. Efficiency. Opportunity. Team player. Professionalism. They make it sou...

GET THE BOOK HERE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 Videon on Patreon NEW MERCH  https://tech-shop.fourthwall.com/ Managers love to ask why they can’t keep new hires but the answer’s right in front of them. In this episode, I break down what really happens when a motivated tech walks into a dealership and gets thrown into the bay with no support, no communication, and nothing but lies from the...

GET THE BOOK HERE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 NEW MERCH  https://tech-shop.fourthwall.com/ Another wave of techs is walking out and it’s not slowing down. Shops keep scrambling to hire, but nobody’s asking why people are leaving in the first place. In this episode, we break down what’s driving techs out right now: unstable pay plans, broken promises, toxic management, and the burnout that...

GET THE BOOK HERE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 NEW MERCH  https://tech-shop.fourthwall.com/ Career growth in the automotive industry isn’t as simple as climbing a ladder. Some techs want hours, some want titles, and some just want out. In this episode, I break down the real paths techs face—from grinding it out as a master tech, to getting trapped in leadership roles, to burning out and le...

Get The BOOK HERE! Flat Rate Life https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 NEW MERCH  https://tech-shop.fourthwall.com/ Today's guest is a Ford Tech, we talk about all kinds of stuff.  Support the show THE BOOK https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 Follow the Facebook page Follow the instagram page-- Flatratetech_podcast Check out the website  Flatratetechpodcast.weebly.com FlatRateTechPodcast@gma...

The BOOK Flat Rate Life GET IT HERE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 NEW MERCH  https://tech-shop.fourthwall.com/ First we talk about the true cost of loyalty — how giving a shop everything still leaves you with nothing when they’re done using you. Then we dive straight into the interview lies: the fake promises, the sales pitch, and the managers who convince techs to uproot their lives and mo...

Flat Rate Life The Book Get it NOW! https://www.amazon.com/Flat-Rate-Life-Mechanic/dp/B0FK654G57/ NEW MERCH  https://tech-shop.fourthwall.com/ Mechanic mentorship is disappearing fast in the automotive industry, leaving new techs to figure it out alone. In this episode I talk about why veteran technicians aren’t teaching like they used to, how to spot a bad auto repair shop before you get hired, a...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 Flat Rate Life is live on Amazon. I didn’t write this to be perfect—I wrote it to tell the truth. This book is for every tech who’s been underpaid, burned out, overworked, lied to, and still shows up. It’s not some motivational fluff. It’s what it actually feels like to survive in the bays. If you’ve ever thought about walking out, breaking down, or calling it...

book is available NOW! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 There’s a type of tech they never talk about. Doesn’t post, doesn’t brag, doesn’t suck up. Just shows up, keeps their head down, and sees everything. The one who doesn’t play politics, but knows who’s full of it. The one they underestimate—until they need him. This episode is about that tech. The one who lives in the grey. If you’ve ever...

Book is available NOW! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 The book will be live Tuesday august 5th.  After years in the bays and years behind the mic, Flat Rate Life is finally here—and this episode is the raw, unfiltered sendoff. No marketing fluff, no corporate polish—just a pissed-off tech dropping the truth.  Support the show THE BOOK https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 Follow the Facebook...

My book "Flat Rate Life"  order NOW. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 The truth about this industry—finally in print. Real stories. Real shops. Real techs. No filters. No sponsors. Just what they don’t want you to say out loud. This one’s for every tech who’s sick of watching shop owners turn failure into content. You ever notice how the same people who grew up in the trade, who used...

Flat Rate Life The book order it here  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 There was a time when being a mechanic meant something—when the job carried pride, respect, and purpose. But somewhere along the line, that got stripped away. In this episode, I talk about what changed: the loss of identity in the bays, the pressure to just “shut up and produce,” and how the trade went from a skilled profe...

In a trade full of broken pay plans, flat rate pressure, and corner-cutting techs, what does professionalism even mean anymore? This episode of Flat Rate Life goes straight into the bays—where real technicians are still showing up, doing it right, and trying to survive in a system that rewards the wrong things. Whether you're at a dealership, indy shop, or looking to leave the auto industry a...