What I’ve decided to do with my blogging is post some of my responses I’ve sent to authors of articles of interest to me concerning the auto collision industry.
My response was to an article written by, Sam Piercey Thursday, 11 October 2007
Titled: Tool Time
Hi Sam, It’s nice to here a person talking and even taking the time out of their busy schedule to write about future techs and their finical plight entering the auto collision industry.
Your comments and before I say what I’m about to say …I’ll let you know I’m a tech that has worked for 25yrs in the collision industry. Okay, your First comment, “offer them (apprentice) a deal”. “Tell the apprentice that you will provide them with basic tools. When they ask what the catch is, whip out a contract that basically says that they will work for you for at least five years. If they serve out their hitch, the tools are theirs to keep.
It’s a good suggestion but there is a lot of litigation concerns that pop up for me and if an apprentice was to ask me on my opinion of this deal I would tell them “ let your boss know you appreciate their offer and you would like to take them up on it but, maybe we can structure the contract differently. For example, we go to a tool suppler such as Mac or Snap On etc and sign a contract with them as you as my co-signer.
This way if the apprentice and repair fall out of contention (the real world) the supplier can settle a fair tool buyout agreement with the apprentice, while the repair takes him self off the contract. This makes it a win, win, win for all parties involved.
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