Hey Son, how about a career in Auto Body?

[Joe Marconi]

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[skm]

Here's a short article in Body Shop Business about introducing your child to the Auto Body Business as a career. What are your thoughts?

 

http://www.bodyshopbusiness.com/editors-notes/?eid=284835314&bid=1165152

 

My thoughts are that if I had a son I would steer him in a totally different direction. Maybe an owner of a shop in one thing but actually doing all the hard work and enduring all the crap that comes with the career ( working in shops with no ac in the summers ) you are always in one way or another subjected to the outside conditions. You work very very hard, have to buy a ton of tools, all the nasty stuff you are exposed too, tend not to get the respect you deserve , and all this for a little pay compared to what you do and what you are worth in relation to other jobs. That being said it actually may be a good thing if he is willing to do it properly and really learn the trade, since so many now a days are just shade tree guys / parts changers etc. so there may be a demand in the future for good guys and gals and the pay may reflect what they are really worth down the road.

[Mario]

I have never recommended being a mechanic or body man to any of my relatives. It is not a lucrative career for the amount of knowledge and expertise required to be proficient in this field.