out of the tire game for now...

sorry i won't be able to help you guys out with tire products in the indefinite future. i wasn't happy and had to make a change. i had a good run of 15 years with the company and have many friends there though. somehow i ended up being the guy they sent to try and fix workflow issues at under-performing shops. that meant i was always knee deep in bullshit, working the longest hours, and i was stuck in that role. put in my 2 weeks notice on the 15th and i started my new job today.

on the plus side i will be able to go to wayyy more cruise nights and a lot more Saturday events now.

Congrats, Jon! A little light on the details of the new job.

Congrats. It's good to be happy. It takes a lot to stand up for what you deserve, and actually walk if you aren't satisfied with the response.

Congrats bro, takes some balls to leave somewhere after 15 years. So did you go back to HVAC?

I should get a set of those black spindle lug nuts for my Jeep before you go.

HiPwr wrote:

Congrats, Jon!  A little light on the details of the new job.

Shawn1112 wrote:

Congrats bro, takes some balls to leave somewhere after 15 years. So did you go back to HVAC?

Yes Shawn i went back to HVAC. Midwest Comfort Solutions. my brother in laws company. he has been wanting me to come work for him for a few years now. my family has been wanting me to make this change for a while now. i had been putting it off because i try not to mix friends or family with work (unless they started out as co workers in the first place. lol). me and him have never had anything but a good relationship. he knows if work ever effects our family situation i'm gonna find something else to do as i value him as family first. a couple of my friends from Highschool already work for him so i felt kind of at home even the first day. i got home at 3:30 today and i am used to getting home at 9pm with the same start time. crazy what we let ourselves put up with and consider normal. i have no idea what to do with all this free time. i feel like i have been home too long without going to bed yet and it is still before i would get home from my old job...

the other job offer i had was from an ex-coworker who wanted me to manage an auto shop at a Costco store.

we are mulling around the idea of building a second garage at my parents house to store the Charger, Miata, and my dads building supplies that are currently in a storage unit year round. if we do that i am going to pick up a used tire machine and maybe a balancer to work on my own stuff. maybe then i can do side jobs or something.

Congrats Jon, after seeing the chaos first hand on a "slow day" I'm happy for you.

Less stress equals a better life

That's cool like others said takes cujones to make a move after being somewhere for that long. I've been getting whooped for 7 + years and I'm not gonna do 15 or even 8 if I can help it.

james, you ain't lying. That tire shop was a fucking nuthouse when I was there. Jon said that was about average day.

Congrats Jon so glad you made the change!

Congrats on the change. Hope you will be happy at the new job.

Congratulations on the new gig. Sounds like a great. Opportunity.

Doh, I haven't logged in in a while, I need 2 sets of tires before spring hits! Now what do I do.. lol

Congrats! Sounds like you will be much happier now & can now hit all the mopar shows with us!

moparmarc wrote:

Congrats! Sounds like you will be much happier now & can now hit all the mopar shows with us!

thanks. i for sure want to go to more stuff, so that is the plan.

Congrats Jon, I'm happy for you!

thanks Joe!

Sounds like you made a wise choice. Good luck with your new direction..