Been offered a new job not sure what to do

[Marty]

A local tuning company to me has today offered me a Job it has facilities including , Rolling road , digital alignment exhaust system making facilities ect here is there site http://www.sca-racerally.co.uk/


They are looking for a good mechanic and someone to run the rolling road and tuning side of things there will be some training involved and to also undertake mechanical repairs and engine building and manage the workshop. Its has great potential in me to further my career in the tuning industry but there is a down side initially i will be taking a pay cut to go there to the sum of around £4000 a year but they have said with the increase in the type of work they could take on would mean they could re-asses the salary in the near future im not sure what to do to be honest what would you do

[tonyrally]

fook that you climb the ladder mate not fall down it an maybes are no good cant u get them to rethink there wages before u start?

[mg-richard]

What is your current industry/job position/experience level?

Its quite a complex problem, I dont think they will find recruiting someone easy for that role

[Marty]

Im a fully qualified mechanic and a class IV and VII MOT tester i have good experience in all aspects of the motor trade

My present position is Senior Tec / Assistant manger

[Din]

4k is a big pay cut are they well established ? if it is you would have thought they could get abit closer to your current pay !

[1994 BRG Coupe]

Depends on the Job you have now. How much do you enjoy it? what are the prospects? How secure is it? 4 Grand is a massive amount to loose, nearly £400 a month. Thats a lot of beer and petrol possibly even a mortgage payment. If you live at home with your parents then it might be a great opportunity, If you have a wife and kids then they're not going to be too happy when you tell them the summer holiday next year is cancelled.

[Rizzy]

This is a tough call, and in away its a blessing in disguise, following your posts lately i no your looking at broadening your knowledge on mapping and tuning and the opportunity has come with a small penality to take a pay cut. personally i would do it as at the min your testing cars from what i have gathered and there is always a demand for tester so realistically you will never be out of work.

I would discuss more as to when the increase may come and how much, you may be working there years before they may want to give you an increase. To find a decent tuner is not easy and if you have a door to learn from someone good in the long term the benefits are endless.

[Marty]

4k is a big pay cut are they well established ? if it is you would have thought they could get abit closer to your current pay !

Yes they are a well established company the reason they want someone like me is they have been unable to do any form of tuning or engine building and stopped advertising that part of the service the company offeres a few years ago and would take a while to re advertise and get that sort of work back in the door also forgot to mention i presently work a 5 day week then a 6 day week and then a 5 day week and so on there it would be a 5 day week all the time

[mg-richard]

I think your in a very good position to get another job should the new company not suit for whatever reason (you might spend a few months unemployed but it sounds like you have excellent transferable skills)

I would be negotiating a better deal even if it takes a while for the pay increase/bonus to come

They will know what qualified labour costs

hth

[Marty]

This is a tough call, and in away its a blessing in disguise, following your posts lately i no your looking at broadening your knowledge on mapping and tuning and the opportunity has come with a small penality to take a pay cut. personally i would do it as at the min your testing cars from what i have gathered and there is always a demand for tester so realistically you will never be out of work.

I would discuss more as to when the increase may come and how much, you may be working there years before they may want to give you an increase. To find a decent tuner is not easy and if you have a door to learn from someone good in the long term the benefits are endless.

I now only do around 2 mot's a month to keep my license active im mainly mending cars and running the workshop and branch im in

Depends on the Job you have now. How much do you enjoy it? what are the prospects? How secure is it? 4 Grand is a massive amount to loose, nearly £400 a month. Thats a lot of beer and petrol possibly even a mortgage payment. If you live at home with your parents then it might be a great opportunity, If you have a wife and kids then they're not going to be too happy when you tell them the summer holiday next year is cancelled.

I like the job and the company i work for presently and my job is 1000% secure with them but i feel like im not being stretched to my full potential if you get what i mean and working there is no longer a challenge and my heart it with the tuning side of things ever since the age of 16 i have been building engines for performance. The everyday jobs like servicing and repairs i find sooooo boring and mundane

[Rizzy]

This is a tough call, and in away its a blessing in disguise, following your posts lately i no your looking at broadening your knowledge on mapping and tuning and the opportunity has come with a small penality to take a pay cut. personally i would do it as at the min your testing cars from what i have gathered and there is always a demand for tester so realistically you will never be out of work.

I would discuss more as to when the increase may come and how much, you may be working there years before they may want to give you an increase. To find a decent tuner is not easy and if you have a door to learn from someone good in the long term the benefits are endless.

I now only do around 2 mot's a month to keep my license active im mainly mending cars and running the workshop and branch im in

Depends on the Job you have now. How much do you enjoy it? what are the prospects? How secure is it? 4 Grand is a massive amount to loose, nearly £400 a month. Thats a lot of beer and petrol possibly even a mortgage payment. If you live at home with your parents then it might be a great opportunity, If you have a wife and kids then they're not going to be too happy when you tell them the summer holiday next year is cancelled.

I like the job and the company i work for presently and my job is 1000% secure with them but i feel like im not being stretched to my full potential if you get what i mean and working there is no longer a challenge and my heart it with the tuning side of things ever since the age of 16 i have been building engines for performance. The everyday jobs like servicing and repairs i find sooooo boring and mundane

it looks as tho you have made your mind up and answered your own question.

[Din]

The everyday jobs like servicing and repairs i find sooooo boring and mundane

Totally agree, Mots and brakes , i like you would much prefere to be playing with engines so i get where your comeing from !
Its just 4k if it was say 2k then that wouldnt be sooo bad, i think you should try and negotiate

[Marty]

I think your in a very good position to get another job should the new company not suit for whatever reason (you might spend a few months unemployed but it sounds like you have excellent transferable skills)

I would be negotiating a better deal even if it takes a while for the pay increase/bonus to come

They will know what qualified labour costs

hth

My skills and qualifications are as follows

Qualified mechanic
Qualified MOT tester
Use to be a coded welder ( mig ) can read cad drawings and fabricate to drawings or from own initiative
Grp laminator ( fibreglass )
Experience in building and setting up engines
ECU Systems / Tuning( i have come on leaps with this side of things )
People management skills
Experience in building race cars from full cages to outright track cars
Experience with geometry
Have my own tools around £12k Worth
Full understanding of diagnostics systems form re-programming injectors and fault finding
Experience with vehicle electronics

probably some things i have forgotten

So i do have a fair bit to offer a company

[Marty]

The everyday jobs like servicing and repairs i find sooooo boring and mundane

Totally agree, Mots and brakes , i like you would much prefere to be playing with engines so i get where your comeing from !
Its just 4k if it was say 2k then that wouldnt be sooo bad, i think you should try and negotiate

where i am now i do a 6 day week then a 5 day week then a 6 day week and so on

The new place is just a 5 day week so i will in be working less days in the year

[Din]

where i am now i do a 6 day week then a 5 day week then a 6 day week and so on

The new place is just a 5 day week so i will in be working less days in the year

Imo, that makes little difference to your basic salery, i do a 5 day week, but do 1 in 4 saturday mornings, but thats just overtime (time and a half).

I suppose at the end of the day if you can afford it, and your happy to give a go then hell, why not, in my position though i wouldnt

[Marty]

where i am now i do a 6 day week then a 5 day week then a 6 day week and so on

The new place is just a 5 day week so i will in be working less days in the year

Imo, that makes little difference to your basic salery, i do a 5 day week, but do 1 in 4 saturday mornings, but thats just overtime (time and a half).

I suppose at the end of the day if you can afford it, and your happy to give a go then hell, why not, in my position though i wouldnt

I have spoken to the other half about it and all i got was if thats what you want to do go do it thats about as useful as a chocolate fireguard

[Marty]

Here is the company that has offered me the vacancy

http://www.sca-racerally.co.uk/

[NoobCannon]

tbh a 4k paycut on a 50k salary i doubt youd notice

[Pinkie15]

I have spoken to the other half about it and all i got was if thats what you want to do go do it thats about as useful as a chocolate fireguard

That sounds like woman speak for no to me

Seriously previous posts make it sound like you'd far rather have this job than your current one. However, 4k is a big drop, so you've got to decide what impact that'll have on the household finances and whether you can afford to actually go to work for this new salary.

I don't know how pay works in the motor trade, but don't forget to total up what your total job package is worth, e.g. regular overtime, pension, No. days holiday, nominal working hours etc...

Certainly in the drugs industry I'm in it's not necessarily the headline salary that counts, got to consider the total package and what the new position offers you for your career development.

[Marty]

tbh a 4k paycut on a 50k salary i doubt youd notice

i wish i was on 50K

[NoobCannon]

tbh a 4k paycut on a 50k salary i doubt youd notice

i wish i was on 50K

i must be close for a qualified mot tester with experience..... 49k?

[Marty]

I have spoken to the other half about it and all i got was if thats what you want to do go do it thats about as useful as a chocolate fireguard

That sounds like woman speak for no to me

Seriously previous posts make it sound like you'd far rather have this job than your current one. However, 4k is a big drop, so you've got to decide what impact that'll have on the household finances and whether you can afford to actually go to work for this new salary.

I don't know how pay works in the motor trade, but don't forget to total up what your total job package is worth, e.g. regular overtime, pension, No. days holiday, nominal working hours etc...

Certainly in the drugs industry I'm in it's not necessarily the headline salary that counts, got to consider the total package and what the new position offers you for your career development.

All it will mean is less mods for the car really and its a 5 min drive up the road from mine could walk it easy enough in about 10 mins as you can cut through to it. It will further my career in the tuning industry in my opinion and could lead to bigger things thats how im thinking but you never know

[Marty]

tbh a 4k paycut on a 50k salary i doubt youd notice

i wish i was on 50K

i must be close for a qualified mot tester with experience..... 49k?

No not at all its in the 20's if i went for my master tec then yes i could be upto that sort of money but again thats just everyday servicing and repairs and im getting to the point where im getting fed up with working on logger boxes at least with performance cars / people with them look after them and you get satisfaction out of the end result

[NoobCannon]

tbh a 4k paycut on a 50k salary i doubt youd notice

i wish i was on 50K

i must be close for a qualified mot tester with experience..... 49k?

No not at all its in the 20's if i went for my master tec then yes i could be upto that sort of money but again thats just everyday servicing and repairs and im getting to the point where im getting fed up with working on logger boxes at least with performance cars / people with them look after them and you get satisfaction out of the end result

id say go for it anyway, i took a lower paid job just because it had more opertunitys to progress and now on more than twice the money i was on thru advancement.

you sound like your in a similar position, definatly go for it and good luck to ya

[Din]

i must be close for a qualified mot tester with experience..... 49k?

i bloody wish

[bjrespect]

go for it buddy 100%

as long as you can hold out with the pay cut

[roverdave]

find out if they will let you do private work if they will its defently worth it

[Marty]

find out if they will let you do private work if they will its defently worth it

they will let you work on your own car in your own time

[carl747]

I'd go for it but i would see if they can offer you abit more money

[Marty]

I'd go for it but i would see if they can offer you abit more money

I think i may say ill start at the salary you are offering but say once i have proved myself in say 3-6mths i would like X amount and see what they say to that. As at the moment they have no one for the technical engine builds and repairs and a rolling road sitting there doing nothing

[Geo_coupe]

I'd go for it but i would see if they can offer you abit more money

I think i may say ill start at the salary you are offering but say once i have proved myself in say 3-6mths i would like X amount and see what they say to that. As at the moment they have no one for the technical engine builds and repairs and a rolling road sitting there doing nothing

that sounds like a plan, or try and push them to up the starting wage by a few k per year so its not such a big drop from your current wage

[Scott]

Money isnt everything. I just gave up a recent new job because the job sucked, and took an 8k drop on a similar salary. Was unemployed for a week and then went back to the place i had only just left.

I went for the new job initially because i wanted to 'expand' etc, but turns out in a bigger company, you end up doing less, not more!

I guess working in a garage is different, but there are lots of other factors to consider like travel time and the people you work with etc.

All considered, if its a small place, good people, and you will be doing what you want, and thats will ACTUALLY happen, then id say go for it. You could make up the drop some other way...

[Marty]

Yes the motor traded is one trade you can do things in your own time to earn some extra £££

[evolotion]

heres a wee thought from the other side of the fence, in my work i purely did tuning, fitting of ecu's, wiring looms, fabrication, engine builds. with all there hold ups and niggles they get unbelievably frustrating, deadlines like you wouldnt believe. from a buisness perspective, massive outlay on time and parts before the money comes back in. We now have an MOT bay, now i love the tuning stuff but this year for example, i have so many work projects to complete i cant be arsed working on my mini, am even going to miss the drag racing this year.. But. quite often i'd like to just spend the day doing clutches and brakes, yeah its not challenging, but sometimes its nice if work isnt lol leaves your mind and energy free for your own stuff!

Just pointing out its not all roses, but it certainly is a challenge, and one you will enjoy! i have to say, all the mechanics i know who have been looking for work, even in these poor times, havnt had an issue, especially with an MOT ticket. so probably worth the risk if you can stomach the 4k

[Marty]

I will still do a general mix of things like i explained i did not want to be tied to one thing and one thing only so will be a nice mix including fabricating exhausts