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NEW YEAR. NOTHING CHANGED

05/01/2026 13 min
NEW YEAR. NOTHING CHANGED

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It’s a new year.Same shop. Same pressure. Same lies. Labor rates went up.Budgets went up.Expectations went up. Your pay didn’t.They changed the wording.They call managers “leaders” now.They hang balloons, push culture slogans, and talk about productivity.But nothing actually changed for the people in the bays.This episode breaks down how pressure flows downhill, why techs are still being squeezed harder every year, and why the industry keeps blaming technicians instead of fixing the system that’s breaking them.If you’re tired of hearing promises while watching the same bullshit repeat itself, Welcome to the club.Nothing changed.And that’s the problem.Support the showSPONSORED BY BAY DIAGNOSTICSYou've heard the problems on this podcast for years — technician turnover, broken communication, bad dispatch, lost productivity, pay-plan issues, and shop culture problems.Bay Diagnostics helps dealership managers find out what's actually happening inside their service department.Built from more than 30 years of firsthand dealership experience, Bay Diagnostics provides anonymous technician feedback, workflow analysis, and diagnostic reports designed to identify the problems that can cost a shop technicians, hours, repair orders, and profit.Truth from the bays. Solutions for the shop.Dealership managers: Want to find out what's really happening in your shop?Email: baydiagnosticsgroup@gmail.comTHE BOOKhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57Follow the Facebook pageFollow the instagram page-- Flatratetech_podcastCheck out the website Flatratetechpodcast.weebly.comFlatRateTechPodcast@gmail.comDon't Forget To Rate And Review!Thanks For Listening, and Thanks for your support!Tech

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