Old Saying

“If you want to know your past life, look into your present condition; if you want to know your future, look into your present action”.

The auto collision industry of old is no different than the one of today, except for society evolutionary changes and advancements in technology.

Even though I’m seeing new initiatives and joint ventures emerging such as the newly PPG Accredited Training Program and the lean collision repair production system by DCR Systems. But, programs such as these can only make a sub par slash if the auto industry continues to ignore the demand for an industry wide human resource program infrastructure.

The hundreds and thousands of dollars that is spent on augmenting the managerial process of repair shops and their equipment flow would be better of allocated towards internal retention of production workers (Techs). The sort and long-term benefits of a thriving and joyous work force strengthens the industry’s total efforts. Initiatives that have true industry value and require the mental and physical presence of techs in order for their initiative to reach full blossom should invest in employment programs that reinforces techs enrollment.

I will continue to say this “we need to address the retention dilemma in the auto collision industry before launching side bar initiatives”.