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You’re right, although the mechanic’s claim here was more complicated and interesting than just “we’re getting underpaid”.

• stavros 1y ago
  It was a good view into what exactly the car companies are doing, but essentially it was "we're getting underpaid" with extra steps. The car companies have basically set up a monopsony with cartels, squeezed the mechanics out, and are now complaining that they squeezed them out too much.
  • mcphage 1y ago
    > but essentially it was "we're getting underpaid" with extra steps Oh, yeah, it's definitely them getting underpaid—but in a way that I wasn't expecting and was surprised to learn about.
  • Schiendelman 1y ago
    I think part of this may be that some of the market is buying EVs now. The amount of car repair necessary per person is decreasing overtime.