u/EnvironmentalPoint85

hi, i’m a 20y/o tech at a classic car shop, i’ve been here for just over 2 years, and started as a shop b*tch with very little real experience on classics, as far as now, i’ve become the interior/upholstery guy for the shop, i do carpets dynomatt reupholstery/recovery on seats and headliners/ other trim pieces, i sometimes do wiring but am very fluent in all realms of working on cars besides suspension, i make $15 a hour with a base of 40 hours a week, so bassicly $500, and then $7 a flag hour, i clock anywhere from 10-50 depending on what jobs im doing for that week, anywho im starting to feel stuck, am i being paid to little for the work i produce?

i live in austin texas, i have no certifications or ASE’s

hi, i’m a 20y/o tech at a classic car shop, i’ve been here for just over 2 years, and started as a shop bitch with very little real experience on classics, as far as now, i’ve become the interior/upholstery guy for the shop, i do carpets dynomatt reupholstery/recovery on seats and headliners/ other trim pieces, i sometimes do wiring but am very fluent in all realms of working on cars besides suspension, i make $15 a hour with a base of 40 hours a week, so bassicly $500, and then $7 a flag hour, i clock anywhere from 10-50 depending on what jobs im doing for that week, anywho im starting to feel stuck, am i being paid to little for the work i produce?

im in austin texas, i have no certifications or ase’s shop rate is $167. $188 pre 1955

there’s 2 other kids my age who make the same amount, however they both still live at home, i have bills. other co workers make $1000 base and $15 a flag,