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Richard wrote in message ...
>You must be joking. A flat rate charge is the biggest scam in the auto
>repair industry. Charging 4 hours of labor for 2 hours actual labor? Either
>you're an auto tech or one dumb sucker. This is the reason I work on my own
>cars.
>
>Imagine this. I go to my mgr tomorrow and tell him that it takes the
average
>person to perform my work load in 8 hrs. I am fast, however, and can do the
>same job in 4 hrs. Therefore I can take the rest of the afternoon off with
>pay or you can pay me double time for the rest of the 8 hr work day. I bet
>he'll tell me I'm worth it and let me take my pick of either time off or
>double pay. What did you decide to do with your time? Play or double pay?


I'm not sure what you are trying to say.  Do you believe people should be
paid
the same independent of productivity?

I know what you mean about the auto repair industry.  In the late sixties I
worked
for a service station.  Things were sold based upon parts and labor.  I
thought it
wrong to charge an hour and a half labor when the owner knew it was a
fifteen
minute job.  Heck, if people wanted it faster they could pay for faster
labor and
get the same service for more money.

I've somewhat changed my mind.  I think the practice is okay but should be
reported
in dollars rather than hours.  I like knowing how much my oil change is
going to cost
irrespective of the time it takes.  I like knowing how much replacing the
radiator is
going to cost irrespective of the time it takes.  Maybe labor could be
stated in
"standardized hours."