Starting work as a Flat Rate Tech this week

Good luck with the new job! I worked flat rate at a motorcycle stealership before and when they'd get mad at me, they'd slide my all the warranty work which paid almost nothing. Two and a half hours to replace the engine cases on a Voyager full dresser? Bogus. I took my time and did it right.

Anyway, you won't have to worry about warranty work at a Firestone for the most part. Take your time and do the job right the first time as so many here have already said. Watch the pnuematic tools as broken bolts can really wreck your day. The speed will come in time and you will develop a feel for the metal and an efficiency of motion that's almost impossible to teach.

Good luck on the new job and congratz! Be sure to pay your Mom back for helping you out too.