How long have you been in the business?

[JeepGuy]

41 years this year. Been with GM since 1999, Jeep Dodge, Chrysler before that. I have never seen a company so poorly ran as the "New GM". Left hand doesn't even know the right hand exists!!! I actually enjoyed this job up until about 10 years ago, now retirement cannot come fast enough!!!

[Zep33]

Been in the business since 1990. Started with Toyota, spent 20+ years with Saab and then GM. Been back with Toyota for the past 2 and half years.

I started at the bottom: lot lizard,driver, recon, lube tech, regular tech, parts counter, parts manager and that's as far as I want to go

[LOKI1]

Too long...
Since the late 70's. Management since 2003. It is as bad as I have ever seen it, GM is just hard to deal with.

[MucketMan]

I'm with bentwrench. 30 years of this stuff and gets worse each year. stagnant pay and bad attitudes. I have other skills I am going to try out.

[X476]

32 years first 6 with GM ( when it was fun) next 20 with Chrysler (10 as manager) now a counterman with GM. Chrysler wasn't perfect but they where a damn site better then GM is. I do not know about them since Fiat but I cannot image anyone as bad as GM. Sorry to say my resume is posted on job sites and I check others daily, because I like the dealership I am at just not GM's bull$hit.

[Marv]

1970-1972 Used car jockey
1972-1980 GM ware house, wholsale phones, parts counter
1980-1986 NAPA store counter/Manager
1986-1992 Assistant Manager GM front and back counters
1992-2003 Mopar and Nissan parts manager
2003 to present GM/Toyota parts manager
All for the same family until they sold out in 2016.

It's been fun and it's been real but not always real fun!

[bentwrench54]

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[Partsbuddy]

Started in May 1973 at a Chevrolet store for 3 years an Oldsmobile Cadillac GMC Nissan Acura Volkwagen Honda and Lincoln Mercury store for 17 years and a Chevrolet GMC Buick Toyota Chrysler Jeep and Ram store for 25 years. I have been the parts manager and director at every store. I worked with Reynolds & Reynolds Vim III and ERA as well as ADP . It's been interesting but this is my last year . I don't see GM wanting anyone who has done things correctly over the years staying at one of their dealerships.

[tmundal]

Started washing cars in 1996. Delivering parts in '99 and working the counter in about '02. Have done a couple stints as manager at smaller dealerships, and am now working the counter at a large dealer and perfectly content to not deal with the politics anymore.

Most of my years have been with GM, but have also done Honda and Toyota.

[Denise Trimble]

28 years with GM. Parts driver, office clerical, cashier, warranty admin, as well as parts manager. The last 5 years have been the most brutal. I have gratefully accepted a GM counter person position less than 4 miles from home, fewer hours, and same pay.
I see the path GM is taking, and I wonder just how long it will be sustainable; let alone begin to implode. I have done my share of termination returns through both buyouts and attrition. It is truly a shame......shame on GM!