tbimm Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 I work at a small independent auto repair shop in New Orleans and we are changing our hours starting next week. We have been open from 730am to 530pm Monday through Friday for the last 18 years ( I have been there 13 of them ). Starting next week our official hours will be 7 am to 6 pm Monday through Thursday! I will be going in between 530 and 6 am to get things rolling and probably be there till 630 or so each night. Seems like a small price to pay to have a 3 day weekend every single week of the year! Tomorrow will be the best Friday I have had in a long time! It will be the last! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 (edited) Enjoy it man...we went to 4/10s not too long ago, and it is definitely nice having Fridays off. The longer days took a couple of weeks getting used to, but it's worth it. Edited March 28, 2008 by Hitman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Judging by the posting patterns of many of our regulars, they haven't worked Fridays in years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Judging by the posting patterns of many of our regulars, they haven't worked Fridays weekdays in years. fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 I work at a small independent auto repair shop in New Orleans and we are changing our hours starting next week. We have been open from 730am to 530pm Monday through Friday for the last 18 years ( I have been there 13 of them ). Starting next week our official hours will be 7 am to 6 pm Monday through Thursday! I will be going in between 530 and 6 am to get things rolling and probably be there till 630 or so each night. Seems like a small price to pay to have a 3 day weekend every single week of the year! Tomorrow will be the best Friday I have had in a long time! It will be the last! Nice. Is this shop open to the public? Joe Public hates it when places are closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 weird. I almost always get my car fixed on the weekend. Still... it's nice for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbimm Posted March 28, 2008 Author Share Posted March 28, 2008 Nice. Is this shop open to the public? Joe Public hates it when places are closed. This is something we have looked at very closely over the last few months. We have a very loyal customer base and far more work than we need. We have spoken to every customer we have seen about this decision and they all feel, that while it will take an adjustment, it will work out fine for them. We dont advertise as we really just cant handle any more work. Another shop in town went to the same schedule. They have a few more employees than we do. The owner said that not only has he not lost any customers, he is also finding his techs are far more productive. The biggest benefit for us will be during the summer months when the heat down here just zaps the life out of you. The extra day to recover coupled with getting half your day in before the oppressive heat sets in will be very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbimm Posted March 28, 2008 Author Share Posted March 28, 2008 weird. I almost always get my car fixed on the weekend. Still... it's nice for you. We have never been open on Saturday or Sunday so chances are we would not have had you as a customer. Well at least not until Pepboys screws your car up and you have it towed to me Monday morning to figure out what went wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSULions Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Congrats. I would be pretty stoked about having a 3 day weekend every week! Enjoy it as it sounds like you have earned it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 We have never been open on Saturday or Sunday so chances are we would not have had you as a customer. Well at least not until Pepboys screws your car up and you have it towed to me Monday morning to figure out what went wrong. My last car repair I went from the local carwash/oil change place to the dealership. I'm an idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 I think I would be pissed if my mechanic is closed monday - saturday but i live in nyc where we expect 24/7 service on the plus side that is a awesome schedule. i would love to do 4 long days to get 3 off. i currently do 5 long day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 I think I would be pissed if my mechanic is closed monday - saturday Sunday-only service? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Sunday-only service? whoops meant if they were closed any 1 of those days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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