well, this time of year is really hurting the body shops, especially since the mild winter we had. its soo slow right now i can barely put in a full day at work.

last pay cheque wasnt so great and i can see the upcoming months not so good either, but then again, i get to take off to the beach or come home and work on some of my own vehicles!

free time = good, lousey cheques = bad

 

Well aint that bummer but what can you do hopefully it gets better for you

 

That's always a problem. I'm scheduled for 2 overtime shifts this summer which is pretty sparce, but on the other hand, I have most of my summer free. Besides my regular shifts that is.
How long have you been at the body shop?

 

Yesterday I asked at my favorite body shop that does mostly restorations and they are months behind. I would like to get my 67 Mustang redone and possibly the 65 as well, it will be a while.

 

That sucks 93 I hate not getting any ot. Its funny too, It seems like only guys from the prairies complain they dont get to work alot haha

 

yeeaah it sucks, cant really do much about it so you kinda have to try and enjoy the slackness of it haha.

restoration shops will always be behind... i used to work at one, very little sgi work since it wasnt busy enough and lots of resto work.. i got laid off from them because resto jobs take a long time and dont pay well enough.

ive been at this particular shop for about 7 months... its permanent tho, big dealerships dont do lay offs, so unless i quit or get fired ill be here for a while! better than bouncing around body shops...

 

It is nice to not get bounced around. Do you have auto body education at all?

 

yep, got my 2nd year and going for my 3rd year in september

 

Thats really cool, nice to have a trade behind you.