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If you are an Automotive Mechanic or in the industry this is the show for you! The #1 automotive mechanic podcast! We talk about the good and the bad. Flat rate is broken. We’re done staying quiet. The Flat Rate Tech Podcast is the raw, unfiltered voice of real dealership and independent shop technicians. Hosted by a working flat rate tech and the author of Flat Rate Life—the book that exposes what it’s really like to survive in this trade—this podcast pulls back the curtain on the automotiv ...
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The BOOK Flat Rate Life GET IT HERE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 First we talk about the true cost of loyalty — how giving a shop everything still leaves you with nothing when they’re done using you. Then we dive straight into the interview lies: the fake promises, the sales pitch, and the managers who convince techs to uproot their lives a…
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Flat Rate Life The Book Get it NOW! https://www.amazon.com/Flat-Rate-Life-Mechanic/dp/B0FK654G57/ Mechanic mentorship is disappearing fast in the automotive industry, leaving new techs to figure it out alone. In this episode I talk about why veteran technicians aren’t teaching like they used to, how to spot a bad auto repair shop before you get hir…
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 Flat Rate Life is live on Amazon. I didn’t write this to be perfect—I wrote it to tell the truth. This book is for every tech who’s been underpaid, burned out, overworked, lied to, and still shows up. It’s not some motivational fluff. It’s what it actually feels like to survive in the bays. If you’ve ever though…
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book is available NOW! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 There’s a type of tech they never talk about. Doesn’t post, doesn’t brag, doesn’t suck up. Just shows up, keeps their head down, and sees everything. The one who doesn’t play politics, but knows who’s full of it. The one they underestimate—until they need him. This episode is about that te…
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Book is available NOW! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 The book will be live Tuesday august 5th. After years in the bays and years behind the mic, Flat Rate Life is finally here—and this episode is the raw, unfiltered sendoff. No marketing fluff, no corporate polish—just a pissed-off tech dropping the truth. Support the show Follow the Faceboo…
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My book "Flat Rate Life" order NOW. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 The truth about this industry—finally in print. Real stories. Real shops. Real techs. No filters. No sponsors. Just what they don’t want you to say out loud. This one’s for every tech who’s sick of watching shop owners turn failure into content. You ever notice how the same pe…
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Flat Rate Life The book order it here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 There was a time when being a mechanic meant something—when the job carried pride, respect, and purpose. But somewhere along the line, that got stripped away. In this episode, I talk about what changed: the loss of identity in the bays, the pressure to just “shut up and prod…
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In a trade full of broken pay plans, flat rate pressure, and corner-cutting techs, what does professionalism even mean anymore? This episode of Flat Rate Life goes straight into the bays—where real technicians are still showing up, doing it right, and trying to survive in a system that rewards the wrong things. Whether you're at a dealership, indy …
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This episode is a full takedown of the fake voices in the industry—YouTubers, TikTok techs, podcast guests, and influencer mascots who pretend they speak for working techs… while cashing in behind the scenes. They don’t turn hours. They don’t fight dispatch. But they’ll gladly sell you a torque wrench they got for free. We let these clowns become t…
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My Book "Flat Rate Life" is out available NOW! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 The industry loves to sell techs on training. “Level up,” they say. “Get certified. Build your value.” But out here in the real world? The more you train, the more shit work you get—and the less money you actually make. Shops don’t care what you know. They care how …
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Every 2 minutes, a mechanic quits the industry. That means by the time you finish this episode, 15 techs will have walked away from the trade — and I’m not surprised. In this one, I break down the real numbers, the reasons behind the mass exodus, and the daily pressure techs face that nobody outside the bays wants to talk about. From flat rate stre…
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Let’s talk about one of the biggest lies in the industry: overtime in flat rate doesn’t exist. You can work 55 hours, flag 60, bust your ass all week — and still walk out with zero extra for the extra time you were actually at work. That’s not just shady… it’s a straight-up scam. In this episode, I break down how shops and dealerships dodge overtim…
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The automotive industry isn’t just broken — it’s bleeding out. Shops can’t keep techs, nobody wants to enter the trade, and the ones who stay are getting burned out, disrespected, and underpaid. The system is eating itself alive, and management either can’t see it… or doesn’t care. In this episode, I lay it all out — the toxic pay structures, outda…
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You're not just trying to get hired- you're trying to get paid. In this episode, we flip the script on shop interviews and break down the REAL questions every tech needs to ask before taking a job. From flat rate traps and shady pay structures to bad bays and weekend shifts, I cover how to spot the red flags before they cost you time and money. Whe…
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NEW EPISODE!! 6/2/2025 Today I talk about stress. Join the Patreon Support the show Follow the Facebook page Follow the instagram page-- Flatratetech_podcast Check out the website Flatratetechpodcast.weebly.com [email protected] Don't Forget To Rate And Review! Thanks For Listening, and Thanks for your support! Tech…
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I answer email questions, I talk about a opportunity I passed on, and other stuff Support the show Follow the Facebook page Follow the instagram page-- Flatratetech_podcast Check out the website Flatratetechpodcast.weebly.com [email protected] Don't Forget To Rate And Review! Thanks For Listening, and Thanks for your support! Tech…
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This episode is all over the place. Alldata is ripping you off. The other crooked companies are probably doing the same thing, start a podcast, lizard people, prepping, and whatever else I talked about. Support the show Follow the Facebook page Follow the instagram page-- Flatratetech_podcast Check out the website Flatratetechpodcast.weebly.com Fla…
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Traveling hacks and the trucks they drive, your boss looses his legs to diabetes, some more top 5%er BS, And why you should get an electric bike. Support the show Follow the Facebook page Follow the instagram page-- Flatratetech_podcast Check out the website Flatratetechpodcast.weebly.com [email protected] Don't Forget To Rate And Revie…
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Today while I recorded this @ 6.57pm 7/13/24 I found out that Donald J TRUMP experienced an attempted assassination. Hopefully he is ok. Everyone be careful out there people are crazy. Today I talk about why you suck as a mechanic. Have a good day. Support the show Follow the Facebook page Follow the instagram page-- Flatratetech_podcast Check out …
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What to do when you can't turn wrenches any more, and tool prices are just F'ng stupid. Support the show Follow the Facebook page Follow the instagram page-- Flatratetech_podcast Check out the website Flatratetechpodcast.weebly.com [email protected] Don't Forget To Rate And Review! Thanks For Listening, and Thanks for your support! Tech…
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I had a chance to throw together an episode so here it is. If you are in the path of this bitch ass hurricane "Milton" Dorky ass name, Take it seriously those nerds can do some damage. On the next episode if it even happens, I will be offering a chance for shop owners, managers, and dealerships to advertise job ads on the podcast. I want to help ev…
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Just another episode I'm not going to type everything out that I said to try to get clicks. Support the show Follow the Facebook page Follow the instagram page-- Flatratetech_podcast Check out the website Flatratetechpodcast.weebly.com [email protected] Don't Forget To Rate And Review! Thanks For Listening, and Thanks for your support! …
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