Ex Customer Service Advisors (motor trade)
25-11-2007, 10:08 PM
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Ex Customer Service Advisors (motor trade)
What jobs are you doing now?
I want to get out of it and would like some inspiration
I want to get out of it and would like some inspiration
26-11-2007, 11:44 AM
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Andy Ive just been made redundant from Renault Head Office Customer services and trying to get into a dealership now onto service reception, you wouldn't believe how hard it is
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26-11-2007, 12:00 PM
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I should think if you've worked in service/repairs for Peugeot and the attached aggravation that you get from customers on account of your technicians being useless and the product being overtly shite, that you could get a job as a negotiator in the army on the frontline in Afghanistan.
Failing that, if you want to stay in the Motor Industry, have a look here:
http://www.changeautomotive.co.uk/index.html
Failing that, if you want to stay in the Motor Industry, have a look here:
http://www.changeautomotive.co.uk/index.html
26-11-2007, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by MrBroadside
I work for peugeot in sales, i f*cking hate it, i'm looking to jump ship...
Dan and Paddy, I want to get out of the motor trade to be honest.
26-11-2007, 01:08 PM
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Andy, i currently work as a parts advisor not far from you in bromley (at a guess)
worked as a vw service advisor, and personally found it the worst job ive done, just beeing a front from the workshop, that in my case you coultn rely on, and took the abuse from customers for something that i had no direct controll over
back in part, in a brillaint dealership and like the motortrade again
my suggestion if you want to stay in the trade would be to get a non customer facing role, done that as well and was the easiest job ibe done (admin )or speak to dancossie, as his job/contacts are pretty usefull iirc 
worked as a vw service advisor, and personally found it the worst job ive done, just beeing a front from the workshop, that in my case you coultn rely on, and took the abuse from customers for something that i had no direct controll over
back in part, in a brillaint dealership and like the motortrade again
my suggestion if you want to stay in the trade would be to get a non customer facing role, done that as well and was the easiest job ibe done (admin
)or speak to dancossie, as his job/contacts are pretty usefull iirc
26-11-2007, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by jr
Andy, i currently work as a parts advisor not far from you in bromley (at a guess)
worked as a vw service advisor, and personally found it the worst job ive done, just beeing a front from the workshop, that in my case you coultn rely on, and took the abuse from customers for something that i had no direct controll over
back in part, in a brillaint dealership and like the motortrade again
my suggestion if you want to stay in the trade would be to get a non customer facing role, done that as well and was the easiest job ibe done (admin )or speak to dancossie, as his job/contacts are pretty usefull iirc
worked as a vw service advisor, and personally found it the worst job ive done, just beeing a front from the workshop, that in my case you coultn rely on, and took the abuse from customers for something that i had no direct controll over
back in part, in a brillaint dealership and like the motortrade again
my suggestion if you want to stay in the trade would be to get a non customer facing role, done that as well and was the easiest job ibe done (admin
)or speak to dancossie, as his job/contacts are pretty usefull iirc If ya want me to have a look for ya let me know i can see what i can do
26-11-2007, 01:15 PM
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Re: Ex Customer Service Advisors (motor trade)
Originally Posted by AndyNo1
What jobs are you doing now?
I want to get out of it and would like some inspiration
I want to get out of it and would like some inspiration
Fucking hated that job! Was for Honda. Taking the stick for shit youve got no control over.
Id rather stack shelves than do that shit again
26-11-2007, 01:44 PM
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Sales is too many hours. I use to work 8am till silly o'clock and most weekends but I was Sales and Business Manager so I could duck out of the ones I didn't want to do. Didn't mind the job itself but fuck going back to those kind of hours again.
Most dealerships are now run by Accountants so grasping the reality of the industry as it is, for what it is ...well it doesn't make the job any easier than what it could be!
I was offered a job back in but sod going from Management to showroom floor and getting told what to do by some numb nuts with a swede for a brain ...just doesn't hit the spot for me after 16 years of been in it
Most dealerships are now run by Accountants so grasping the reality of the industry as it is, for what it is ...well it doesn't make the job any easier than what it could be!
I was offered a job back in but sod going from Management to showroom floor and getting told what to do by some numb nuts with a swede for a brain ...just doesn't hit the spot for me after 16 years of been in it
26-11-2007, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by DanCossie
If ya want me to have a look for ya let me know i can see what i can do
He's nearly 60, worked for my dad for 18 years and he's a total cunt.
I'll give him a good reference though if it gets him out of my life.
26-11-2007, 02:49 PM
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I really want to come out of it all together and possibly even start as a trainee somewhere (if the money is ok to live on.
They do say being on front desk is one of the hardest jobs to do in a dealership......
I need to have my weekends free again and less hours. 8-6 is a long day. Dont get me wrong if the job was really rewarding I wouldnt mind one bit.
They do say being on front desk is one of the hardest jobs to do in a dealership......
I need to have my weekends free again and less hours. 8-6 is a long day. Dont get me wrong if the job was really rewarding I wouldnt mind one bit.
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Originally Posted by Paddy
Originally Posted by DanCossie
If ya want me to have a look for ya let me know i can see what i can do
He's nearly 60, worked for my dad for 18 years and he's a total cunt.
I'll give him a good reference though if it gets him out of my life.
Andy - There is so many different routes you can take in the motor trade........but you will find that alot of people who leave the trade normally go back
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Andy,
whats happenin bruv, have to admit you stayed there a hell of a lot longer than I thought you would !
Listen to Dan tho, he's ya man ! ! !
I did that job for Renault in Weybridge - couldn't stand it ! Now a Service Manager for a Daf dealership, love it !
jb
whats happenin bruv, have to admit you stayed there a hell of a lot longer than I thought you would !
Listen to Dan tho, he's ya man ! ! !
I did that job for Renault in Weybridge - couldn't stand it ! Now a Service Manager for a Daf dealership, love it !
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26-11-2007, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jb fletch
Andy,
whats happenin bruv, have to admit you stayed there a hell of a lot longer than I thought you would !
Listen to Dan tho, he's ya man ! ! !
I did that job for Renault in Weybridge - couldn't stand it ! Now a Service Manager for a Daf dealership, love it !
jb
whats happenin bruv, have to admit you stayed there a hell of a lot longer than I thought you would !
Listen to Dan tho, he's ya man ! ! !
I did that job for Renault in Weybridge - couldn't stand it ! Now a Service Manager for a Daf dealership, love it !
jb
26-11-2007, 08:09 PM
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I was a service advisor at Lipscomb Volvo then went to Perrys Volvo,then Perrys Vauxhall & finished up at BMW main dealer, kept moving around to get more money. Did it for 8yrs, in the end i really hated working in the motortrade (although cars are my hobby) as the hrs were far too long 08.00-6.00pm & every other Sat 08.00-1.00pm tbh i found it made me quite ill in the last yr of working at BMW & thought of every excuse i could to go off sick or say i had to look after my kids etc. Luckily for me my wife was the main earner & still is 
i was ready to jack it in without finding another job but i ended up getting a job as a BT engineer & at the age of 30yrs had to take a 7k pay cut to start traning in my new career. Still a BT engineer 7yrs later & earning more than i did as Service advisor,plus i only do 36hrs a week over a 4 day week & have a van i can jump in right outside my front door so it doesn't cost me to travel to work. I could never go back to working indoors going to the same place of work everyday, everyday my job is different
Simon.
i was ready to jack it in without finding another job but i ended up getting a job as a BT engineer & at the age of 30yrs had to take a 7k pay cut to start traning in my new career. Still a BT engineer 7yrs later & earning more than i did as Service advisor,plus i only do 36hrs a week over a 4 day week & have a van i can jump in right outside my front door so it doesn't cost me to travel to work. I could never go back to working indoors going to the same place of work everyday, everyday my job is different Simon.
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I'm sacking it all of sales to go work back in a warehouse, carnt be arsed with stuck up pricks buying cars, working till daft a clock for nowt..dont get me started on weekends!!
F*uck it handing notice in now
F*uck it handing notice in now
27-11-2007, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by MrBroadside
carnt be arsed with stuck up pricks buying cars
The only solice at this time of year is that there's not so many of them around
27-11-2007, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by MrBroadside
I'm sacking it all of sales to go work back in a warehouse, carnt be arsed with stuck up pricks buying cars, working till daft a clock for nowt..dont get me started on weekends!!
F*uck it handing notice in now
F*uck it handing notice in now
27-11-2007, 07:44 PM
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Working in parts is pretty good if you can find a compnay that actually lets you get on with actually selling and not a load of complete bollox with tons of paperwork and all sorts of other drivel..... I'm a salesman and imo a fucking good 1 but I get sooo weighed down with bullshit it's unbeleiveable 
Good luck with whatever you choose
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Good luck with whatever you choose
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sales?? parts??
do my job. all about money.
I dont even see 99% of the parts i sell.
Iv got clean fingernails, start at 8, walk out the door at 5.30, sit at a desk most of the day answering calls
I cant complain. Im good at what i do, iv , i get some perks (ie race of champoins for free) and i get bonused on what i sell
www.eurocarparts.com, look @ jobs section.
Long as ur worldly wise, u can do it.
Im not from a parts background (retail mainly) but am one of the top salesmen in my branch (better than blokes doin my job for 10 or 20 years)
do my job. all about money.
I dont even see 99% of the parts i sell.
Iv got clean fingernails, start at 8, walk out the door at 5.30, sit at a desk most of the day answering calls
I cant complain. Im good at what i do, iv , i get some perks (ie race of champoins for free) and i get bonused on what i sell
www.eurocarparts.com, look @ jobs section.
Long as ur worldly wise, u can do it.
Im not from a parts background (retail mainly) but am one of the top salesmen in my branch (better than blokes doin my job for 10 or 20 years)
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