The Lucky Kid

oldkimmer said

At the start of the school year in 2018 we had a high school kid come to the shop for the work program. Seemed ambitious and a decent worker. I took him under my wing and tried to teach him about the ins and outs of automotive mechanics. He was a quick learner and had a good grasp on the subject. I seen him last fall and he told me he is apprenticing to become a journeyman automotive technician. He told me that I am the reason he became a mechanic. That made my day right there. I told him I really enjoyed teaching him and that I was very proud of him. Kim

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I had kind of the same thing happen.
I was the mechanic at a car lot and got hurt pretty badly, to where I couldn’t walk or bend.

I made a deal with the owner that I wouldn’t claim workers comp if they kept paying me the normal wage if I instructed the young car wash kid on what to do and how.

Years later that kid showed up at my house married with a kid and told me he was the lead mechanic at some large shop, and that he was able to make a decent living because of that time we spent together.

I apologized for helping commit him to being a mechanic for a living. :D