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Richard wrote:

> 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.

In this case, I believe it was GM that set the rate, not the union or employee.

> 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.

If you double the GM rate during your 8 hour shift, shouldn't you get double
pay?

> I bet
> he'll tell me I'm worth it and let me take my pick of either time off or
> double pay.

I think GM said, "no" to either/both.  By basing pay on parts produced instead
of hours spent, the union got parts and a half pay for the second half of the
shift.  (Right?)

> What did you decide to do with your time? Play or double pay?
> >
> >No, you should be paid the same amount of money per word.
> >Flat-rate.  Auto mechanics do it all the time.
> >Paid by the "job-hour", not the actual hour.
> >The good will automatically be paid better, and
> >the not-so-good either get better or get used to
> >peanut butter sandwiches for dinner.
> >
> >>In the late sixties I worked with an ex UAW member.  He complained about
> >>how the union would tell him to slow down.  I don't think he was a piece
> >>worker
> >>so he earned no more money by being twice as productive.
> >
> >Exactly the sort of behavior that flat-rating is meant to kill.
> >
> >
> >--
> >
> > "he wants to be me, and that scares him"
> >