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« on: August 17, 2022, 02:30:08 PM »
I just turned 65 and have been in car dealerships my whole career since 1978. I work in the parts dept in a Cadillac store and parts availability has been an ongoing nightmare for 3 years for a variety of reasons (IT problems at GM, UAW strike, COVID) and it is getting worse rather than better, I agree that many of my generation have left or are leaving their fields ASAP and our replacements are not up to the task. We are constantly needing techs, the young guys we get are just not experienced enough or hungry enough or something enough to get it done. The brain drain in our store has been dramatic, we have aged out all the veterans in all areas and it is a mess now. I have so many cars down and waiting for sometimes months for a part that kills our business is so many ways. Heck, we can barely get any new inventory to sell on the New Car showroom. Ugh!