Flat Rate Tech Podcast
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 industry.
Every week, we call out the truth behind flat rate pay, toxic shop politics, unpaid diagnostic time, tool debt, burnout, and the constant pressure to “just hit your hours.”
If you're a tech, mechanic, or service advisor who's tired of the lies, this one's for you.
No sponsors. No filters. No corporate polish. Just the truth.
Disclaimer:
This podcast reflects personal opinions based on real-life experience in the automotive repair industry. All names, locations, and identifying details have been changed or omitted to protect privacy. The views expressed do not reflect those of any current or former employer, coworker, dealership, or manufacturer. This content is for informational and entertainment purposes only and does not constitute legal or professional advice.
If you recognize yourself in this podcast… ask yourself why.
Produced By Flat Rate Life Media™
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 178
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
What To Expect 6/2/24
Today I answer a email question, What to expect starting out in a dealership.
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Sad Industry 5/19/24
SAD SAD industry we work in.
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The System 3/24/24
Today I answer an email, Talk a little about how the system work and more.
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I’m a Shop Owner now 3/27/25
Recording this from my boat in the Gulf Of AMERICA
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Pros and Cons Being a Mechanic 11/4/24
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Shop Around Again 8/19/24
Quit that shop and find a better one.
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Why You SUCK! 7/15/24
Today while I recorded this @ 6.57pm 7/13/24 I found out that Donald J TRUMP experienced an attempted assassination. Hopefully he is ok.
Everyone be careful out there people are crazy.
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Job Ads #2 4/29/24
Today I read some job ads and shit on them.
And I bitch about stuff pretty much.
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My Hero, What is success, email questions 3/16/24
I answer email questions, I talk about a opportunity I passed on, and other stuff
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Training SUCKS. 2/25/24
THE BEST TECHNICIAN. Email questions, Training sucks, Shit talking, F1, Putin, Baseball and whatever else I talked about.
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It’s Business 2/12/24
Out of town podcast but at least I did one.
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Sign on bonus 10/15/23
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All About BAGS! 9/9/23
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The Reality Of Being A Technician. 10/9/22
So much talk from so many industry people about how to fix the technician shortage, They talk on podcasts, pay to have there ghost written articles to be put on the front page of automotive websites …
6 Day Work Weeks!?! Bikes, And Beer. 9/25/22
I watched a video on Youtube about hiring technicians and they talked about working 6 days a week like it was mandatory. GET A LIFE DUDE
Bike talk thats custom bicycle talk
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ClickBait, You are the problem, FIX IT 7/8/22
Back from a little break with a new episode I talk about how you are the problem, Managers, how to fix your shop, Numbers, and so on.
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So You Want To Be A Shop Foreman? 5/21/22
Today I talk about what you don't know about being a Shop Foreman.
Some of it a brief portion.
How the circle of hope happens in a shop with no change
When a tech thinks a team leader isn't doing what …
Email 11/19/23
Today I read an. email from a Father of a tech. And I talk about other stuff.
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Send it 10/22/23
I talk about an online training course that one of the instructors was DRUNK. Video available on the Patreon
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What do I do with my tools? 7/3/23
I answer a few email questions. What do I do with my tools, why there is a technician shortage, if you work at a shop and don't get paid diag you should quit, why I haven't had any guests on lately.
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