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Flat Rate Tech Podcast

Tech, Flat Rate Life Media™

If you are an Automotive Mechanic or in the industry this is the show for you! The #1 automotive mechanic podcast! We talk about the good and the bad.Flat rate is broken. We’re done staying quiet.The Flat Rate Tech Podcast is the raw, unfiltered voice of real dealership and independent shop technicians. Hosted by a working flat rate tech and the author of Flat Rate Life—the book that exposes what it’s really like to survive in this trade—this podcast pulls back the curtain on the automotive

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11:24

The Promotion That Never Comes

Flat Rate Tech Podcast ·

2025/12/22

Dealerships love to talk about “growth” and “training” for lube techs. What they don’t talk about is how many of them never leave the lube rack. In this episode, I explain why so many lube techs are promised a future that never shows up. How “just give it time” turns into years. Why moving you into the shop isn’t always in management’s best interest. And how this cycle keeps pay low and turnover high. Any lube techs watching BEWARE of the SCAM. Don't be a LIFER in the Lube Shop. Support the s...

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8:47

Starving in a Billion Dollar Building

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2025/12/15

Techs starving in a billion dollar building. No work. No hours. No pay. Meanwhile the dealership flexes its giant showroom, overpriced labor rate, and “look at us” bullshit while the guys in the bays are wondering how to pay bills on five hours a week. This episode is the truth about flat rate starvation, slow season panic, and how fast a dealership will forget you exist the second the cars stop rolling in. When it’s busy they grind you. When it’s slow they hide. Either way, we’re the ones ge...

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6:24

Super Tech Scammers and the Managers That Protect Them

Flat Rate Tech Podcast ·

2025/12/08

Every shop’s got that one “super tech” everybody’s supposed to worship. The guy who somehow turns 90 hours every week, never gets comebacks, and magically has every gravy job routed straight to his bay. Yeah. That guy. The one who games the system, steals hours, cuts corners, and leaves the rest of the shop buried in warranty comebacks he somehow never sees again. And the worst part? Management protects him. Every. Single. Time. In this episode, I break down how these scammers operate, why th...

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7:48

Dealer Techs Are Just Parts Changers?

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2025/12/01

People love saying dealer techs are “parts changers.” Cool story. Meanwhile we’re the ones dealing with new systems, nonstop software updates, warranty-time nonsense, manufacturer politics, and problems the independents don’t even see yet. This episode breaks down the whole myth and calls out exactly who’s spreading it washed-up ex-techs, YouTube University heroes, and shops that guess their way through a repair before sending the car to the dealer anyway. I go through: • Why dealer tec...

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8:35

The Real Reason New Techs Don't Last

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2025/11/24

Want to watch the episode? Subscribe to the YouTube channel. New techs keep quitting because they’re being lied to and set up to fail. No mentors, no support, no plan, just empty promises. This episode breaks down why shops can’t keep the new generation of mechanics longer than a year. LOOK IN THE MIRROR FATBODY! Support the show THE BOOK https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 Follow the Facebook page Follow the instagram page-- Flatratetech_podcast Check out the website Flatrate...

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13:37

They Don't Own You, They Just Think They Do

Flat Rate Tech Podcast ·

2025/11/17

They don’t pay you enough to control you. They don’t own you. They just think they do. In this episode, we’re talking about side jobs, shop control, and the unspoken truth every tech knows: the dealer doesn’t get a say in what you do after you clock out. They want your time, your loyalty, your weekends, your silence… without paying you anything close to what that’s worth. So here it is. The reality behind why techs take side work. Why shops hate it but can’t stop it. Why the rules only exist ...

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12:47

Shop Foreman Position Is it WORTH IT?

Flat Rate Tech Podcast ·

2025/11/10

Every shop’s got one the foreman stuck between techs and management, trying to keep the place running while catching heat from both sides. This episode digs into what that job really looks like the pressure, the politics, the burnout, and the bullshit that comes with being “the middle guy.” If you’ve ever been a foreman, wanted to be one, or dealt with one who forgot what it’s like to turn wrenches this one’s for you. WATCH THE EPISODES ON YOUTUBE! Subscribe to the channel DO IT OR ELSE Suppo...

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17:57

The Last Real Techs

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2025/11/03

You can feel it, can’t you? Every year, there’s fewer and fewer of us left. The real techs. The ones who actually know how to fix shit not just swap parts, not just follow flowcharts. We’re watching the trade fade in real time. The old heads are walking out. The next generation’s walking in blind. And the people running this industry still don’t get it. They call it a “technician shortage,” but it’s not a shortage it’s an extinction. Because when the last real te...

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16:55

The Flat Rate Trap: How AI Will Help The Industry Win

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2025/10/27

!! NEXT WEEKS EPISODE IS ONLY ON YOUTUBE, VIDEO EPISODE ONLY!!! This Episode was already out on Youtube days ago. Subscribe for the video episodes! AI’s coming for every white-collar job out there the office people, the analysts, the “safe” careers. And when that wave hits, guess who’s waiting with open arms? The same industry that’s been burning techs out for decades. This episode breaks down how the auto industry is about to win the AI war not by fixing flat rate, not by paying techs better...

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25:25

When the Techs Stick together, THEY PANIC!

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2025/10/20

SUBSCRIBE to the YOUTUbe channel. This episode was already out last week on there. VIDEO EPISODE. You’ve probably seen that Lizard Ford guy online the one always talking about the factory side of things. Strikes, contracts, solidarity… all that. The truth is, he only talks about that side because that side actually fights back. The union guys on the line have structure, leverage, and a voice. Meanwhile, the dealership techs the flat rate soldiers are the ones holding the brand together ...

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47:51

The REAL Reason There is a Tech Shortage

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2025/10/13

This episode was out last week on YouTube check it out there is you want. The Ford CEO’s out here crying about the “technician shortage” again.Talking about how hard it is to find and keep techs.Yeah, no $hit. We’ve been saying that for years. But here’s the truth: this shortage didn’t just happen.The industry created it. They cut pay. They slashed warranty times. They treated techs like disposable parts.And now that the bays are empty, they’re pointing fingers everywhere except the mir...

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16:21

RENTED PEACE

Flat Rate Tech Podcast ·

2025/10/06

Every tech knows that peace in this trade doesn’t last it’s rented. One good manager, one solid crew, one fair dispatch, and you start to believe you’ve finally found your forever shop. But all it takes is one meeting, one new face, one corporate signature and it’s gone. In this episode, I break down how fast stability disappears in this industry, why it’s designed that way, and the toll it takes on the people still showing up every morning. From pay plan flips to shop sales, it’s all part of...

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33:08

Weapon Words

Flat Rate Tech Podcast ·

2025/09/28

https://flatratetechpodcast.weebly.com/ https://tech-shop.fourthwall.com/ MERCH! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 THE BOOK! Fixed Ops Managers that want to actually fix your shops email flatrateconsulting@gmail.com This one’s all about the weapon words shops throw at us to squeeze more free labor. Mandatory. Budget. Efficiency.Opportunity. Team player. Professionalism. They make it sound like motivation, but every single one of those words is just a threat dressed...

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26:57

Why New Techs Don’t Last

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2025/09/22

GET THE BOOK HERE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 Videon on Patreon NEW MERCH https://tech-shop.fourthwall.com/ Managers love to ask why they can’t keep new hires but the answer’s right in front of them. In this episode, I break down what really happens when a motivated tech walks into a dealership and gets thrown into the bay with no support, no communication, and nothing but lies from the interview. From foremen being left out of the process to shops expecting techs to train their...

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26:38

Another Wave Of Techs Leaving

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2025/09/15

GET THE BOOK HERE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 Another wave of techs is walking out and it’s not slowing down. Shops keep scrambling to hire, but nobody’s asking why people are leaving in the first place. In this episode, we break down what’s driving techs out right now: unstable pay plans, broken promises, toxic management, and the burnout that comes with being treated like we’re disposable. It’s not just “a few bad shops.” This is a pattern across the industry, and it’s hitting ha...

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21:50

Career Growth: The Shop Will Pick Your Path if You Don’t

Flat Rate Tech Podcast ·

2025/09/08

GET THE BOOK HERE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 Career growth in the automotive industry isn’t as simple as climbing a ladder. Some techs want hours, some want titles, and some just want out. In this episode, I break down the real paths techs face—from grinding it out as a master tech, to getting trapped in leadership roles, to burning out and leaving the trade. No sugarcoating, no industry fluff—just hard truths, rants, and stories from 25 years in the bays. Because if you don’t defin...

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76:55

Ford Tech

Flat Rate Tech Podcast ·

2025/08/25

Get The BOOK HERE! Flat Rate Life https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 Today's guest is a Ford Tech, we talk about all kinds of stuff. Support the show Follow the Facebook page Follow the instagram page-- Flatratetech_podcast Check out the website Flatratetechpodcast.weebly.com FlatRateTechPodcast@gmail.com Don't Forget To Rate And Review! Thanks For Listening, and Thanks for your support! Tech

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42:13

Loyalty Isn’t Free — They’ll Still Lie to Get You Here

Flat Rate Tech Podcast ·

2025/08/18

The BOOK Flat Rate Life GET IT HERE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 First we talk about the true cost of loyalty — how giving a shop everything still leaves you with nothing when they’re done using you. Then we dive straight into the interview lies: the fake promises, the sales pitch, and the managers who convince techs to uproot their lives and move across the country… just to drop them in chaos and walk away when it goes bad. I wrap it up by reading real-world emails from techs who’ve ...

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38:15

The Death of Mentorship and the Short Life of Good Shops

Flat Rate Tech Podcast ·

2025/08/11

Flat Rate Life The Book Get it NOW! https://www.amazon.com/Flat-Rate-Life-Mechanic/dp/B0FK654G57/ Mechanic mentorship is disappearing fast in the automotive industry, leaving new techs to figure it out alone. In this episode I talk about why veteran technicians aren’t teaching like they used to, how to spot a bad auto repair shop before you get hired, and the signs you’ve found a good one. I also explain why even the best shops rarely stay that way, and what you can do to protect your caree...

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Flat Rate Life Is OUT NOW! Link Below

Flat Rate Tech Podcast ·

2025/08/05

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK654G57 Flat Rate Life is live on Amazon. I didn’t write this to be perfect—I wrote it to tell the truth. This book is for every tech who’s been underpaid, burned out, overworked, lied to, and still shows up. It’s not some motivational fluff. It’s what it actually feels like to survive in the bays. If you’ve ever thought about walking out, breaking down, or calling it quits—this one’s for you. Support the show Follow the Facebook page Follow the instagram page-- ...

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