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Good evening all!

Just looking to get a good reality check from some of you intelligent folk.

Going on year 4 of being a one man band at an 8 tech Chevrolet dealership. I became manager at the end of April 2013. Had a rough patch end of 2015...loss of motivation/interest/etc...back on track again however. Last time I got some "motivation" was some commission every month off of sales. I'm hourly still (10/hr.), I put in 55-60 hours/week (Mon-Sat). Commission usually falls in the $500-600 mark when it comes.

Am I nuts?

I love the place, don't get me wrong. I've been with the company since November 2009 as an ASEP apprentice from the local GM ASEP program in the shop. Headed to parts April 2011 as a counterman. Both the owners are great, most of the people I work with are great, yet...I don't know...some days I just don't want to be there. When I had my rough patch back in 2015, I had applied at a dealer other side of the city we are east of. More $$, same drive distance...but the position was not really what I was interested in (wholesale manager). Plus (no offense to the manager there) he came off as if I didn't know much. Kind of irritated me.

All opinions are much welcome.

Let me get this straight... you're a one man show working six days a week? Don't know where you are located, but it doesn't matter.. you deserve more than $10/hr. If you are working 55-60 hours a week, are they paying you 60+ hours of overtime every month?

Yeah, maybe you are nuts, but some people love their jobs so much they do nutty things; but I agree, you sound underpaid.

You are definitely being taken advantage of. My guess is mainly because it's where you started and you're still being treated financially as if you owe them for hiring you.

Sometimes, the only way to get past that is to move on. You could always return later, but there's no doubt you are being severely underpaid for what you are doing.

Been there....

tmundal wrote:Let me get this straight... you're a one man show working six days a week? Don't know where you are located, but it doesn't matter.. you deserve more than $10/hr. If you are working 55-60 hours a week, are they paying you 60+ hours of overtime every month?

It is hourly + overtime yes.

Are you the only person in the parts department?

Do you get paid a commission off of gross profit or sales?

Do you get a commission check every month?

TimK wrote:Are you the only person in the parts department?

Do you get paid a commission off of gross profit or sales?

Do you get a commission check every month?

Yes one man band.

I think its off of sales.

Once a month yes.

I am still surprised at how many parts people do not know how they are paid, I guess you just look at your check and go with it.

Newdude wrote:

TimK wrote:Are you the only person in the parts department?

Do you get paid a commission off of gross profit or sales?

Do you get a commission check every month?

Yes one man band.

I think its off of sales.

Once a month yes.

You are underpaid.

You should get a salary and a cut of the gross profit.

Do/how you get vacation time?