mechanic subcontracter

[Guest]

does any one know about subcontracting as a mechanic any info would be

helpful

[Master Tech Dude]

Hey gypsy!

That's technically how I've been working for seven years now. I knew a local business man working alone with more business than he could handle so I asked if he could use some full time help. We talked about it a couple of times and he offered to pay me a certain percentage of what we were both able to turn out. Like being on commission at a dealership but having someone to work with you instead of constantly against you. If you are a good team you can make a decent living this way. The down side is that basically you are self employed so there's no health insurance, no holiday pay, no vacation pay, or retirement pension, unless you are a better negotiator than I was.
Being a tech at a dealership strictly on commission or "flat rate" is sort of like sub contracting your labor, with some added benifits, but you have to answer to a boss all the time and often end up jerked around a lot over the way the work gets distributed among the technicians. Nobody is ever happy all the time with this system, but a lot of shops do things differently, so you just have to inquire about their pay structure.
I think the military and US government contracts out lots of mechanics to different types of service, but I think you would need to contact your local employment office to learn how to apply for these jobs.
I hope these were the type of answers you were looking for and I'll keep looking on the internet for links to post here for more info.
Good luck and let us know what you find!
Dude