Customer Drives Into An Auto Repair Shop And Says He Doesn’t Want A “Chick” Touching His Car, Makes A Fool Of Himself
Now and again women are forced to combat sexist stereotypes about their car knowledge. A recent study showed that 3 in 4 women do their own research on pricing and repairs before entering an automotive shop to make sure they receive fair prices.
But for those women who work in the ‘male-centric’ business, the challenge is even greater. Dealing with sexist comments, male clients’ distrust and second-guesses on a daily basis can be truly overwhelming.
So this great story comes from the redditor @Unlimitedpatience, who worked as the only licensed mechanic in a car dealership. The author is also a female and she would occasionally get issues with male customers who’d be very suspicious of her skills and abilities. But one customer was particularly unhappy with a woman fixing his car.
“Who is that chick? Is she going to be working on my car? I don’t want her working on my car,” the male told the advisor, who replied that in this case, he’d have to wait for quite a while. Let’s see how this whole story escalated below, and I’m telling you, karma has been served.
This woman who worked as the only licensed mechanic in a car dealership has recently shared a story of how a male customer refused to let her touch his car
Image credits: dragana991 (not the actual photo)
And this is what people had to comment on this whole incident
Yes I'm an engineer - 20 years of mathematical modeling experience and use software in ways that I need to explain to the developer. Last week a male engineer flatly refused to accept my explanation of how a flash train worked. He rolled his eyes, huffed and puffed. I was about to explain it for the 3rd time and a male colleague stepped in and offered to explain what I was saying. Basically said what I said, and the idiot accepted his explanation. It happens all the time
Kudos to you and all the more power. I couldn't deal with that malarkey on a day-to-day basis. That's why I chose not to go into engineering, even though I had the highest marks of anyone in my class, excelled at physics and calculus, and would have done well. I chose instead to pursue computer programming, which has a higher ratio of women to men than other tech fields. We are not immune to sexism on the job. I was passed over for promotion twice in my career. Both times I had trained male colleagues in my specialized programming language. After a year on the job, they were both given plum leading edge projects with less experience and knowledge than I. Meanwhile, I was left behind to work on crappy legacy systems. Apparently I was good enough to train them but not good enough to promote or code those systems. Back then I was angry, but now, I'm glad for it. I know these legacy systems like the back of my hand. I'll be 60yo next month. In a couple of years, I'm throwing in the towel.
Load More Replies...@Millar if women are worse drivers, why is their insurance so much cheaper than men's? LMAO.
Hes in a bad mood after losing an argument in a spectacular fashion: i think his is baiting people to try and makes others angry, so he can feel better. Let him impotently rage his frustrations, he's harmless. Hes likely to respond to me saying this, but I don't really mind. He's just making a fool of himself
Load More Replies...Man, Woman, Gay, Black, White, Trans...... I don't mind as long as they can do the job. Why does gender have to be an issue?
Not sure why "Bill" was downvoted. I thought that was both funny and accurate.
Load More Replies...I encounter this daily. I work in a Ford parts department for a Quick lane. Only Ford Quicklane that can actually do warranty work in the USA. I am the ONLY Parts Person here. The amount of calls and walk ins that want parts and when I answer the phone or they are directed to my Parts window the first words out of there mouth are,"Yeah, can I talk to the parts person," You're talking to HER SIR!! No I want a man. Sorry not going to find one in MY department. Just me. Grumbling as they walk away or hang up saying I'll just go to the Dealer. Guess who's at the Dealer??? Yup female parts manager. Check reply
So 99% of the time I get a call or they show back up the next day with their tail between their legs looking to order from me. I say ok, fine. With a smile and then the price is increased by half no matter what it is. Here's a Secret for all the men who think this way..... women are sometimes more capable to do a mans job the the men themselves. And if you cross us we never forget and you will pay one way or another. We are more then tits and a vagina. To bad we have bigger balls then men who behave like this
Load More Replies...The other side of the coin here is when a woman can do the job usually held by a man, the job suddenly has less respect and is now considered less important or needing less expertise.
We've seen that happen with secretaries, bank tellers, sales clerks, etc. Even though women proved they could perform many manufacturing jobs as well as the men during WWII, they were forced to relinquish those jobs to the men returning from the front after the war. They went back to being the Mrs. Cleavers of their suburbs and dealing with the female stereotypes of the day. I like to think that taste of freedom spurred the women's movement.
Load More Replies...Insecure bastard. He would gladly allow a manly man who out mans him to work on his car but not a woman who "out mans" him in a field that is considered manly. get a life.
She's probably more qualified and capable than half the men he would be happy to have working on his car, this kind of douchebaggery is beyond comprehension, if the tech is qualified then they're qualified, who cares what's between their legs.
The general assumption is that if you have to use your genitalia to do a job, you're using the wrong tools
Load More Replies...Sorry...my sister bought an old 71 Duster, dropped a new engine in it herself, sent the tranny out to be rebuilt and put it back in herself, then got the car painted and sent the bumper and trim out for chrome...also reinstalling everything herself. When she took that car anywhere, guys would ask her who she got to do the work. When she said "I did it myself," jaws dropped and guys were following her around. She also wrecked a Dodge Colt in a roll over accident, but since the engine was ok, she found another Dodge Colt and swapped out the engines. I've replaced my own brakes, done my own tune ups and oil changes. Just because we are women doesn't mean we don't know anything about cars.
And the other way around. Just because a woman might not know anything about cars doesnt mean that its because of her genitals. I lived most of my life in a city where i would simply walk or take the bus everywhere. I didnt have a licence until I was 23yo and a car until 31 (this year). Yeah. I am a bad driver because I am relearning. It has nothing to do with my ovaries.
Load More Replies...This makes me appreciate my husband more than ever. It would never occur to him to ask for a man to do the work if a woman was given the assignment.
I'm an engineer. Structural aviation. Some of the best engineers that I know are women. Also, I see 2 doctors...both women. That wasn't an accident or coincidence, I prefer it that way. Women are (usually) more empathic than men. Makes for a better doctor
Oh and by the way, both of these industries women are paid far less. I work for myself so set my own rates which typically cuts out 2/3rds of the clients. The other 1/3rd think I'm great and are happy to pay me what I'm worth, keeping me very busy!
Load More Replies...I'm a Black woman. I worked in the parts department of a Harley-Davidson shop. That type of thing happened to me constantly when I first started. My manager was a really kool redneck, who stood up for me and with me on every incident. My friend had it worse though. She's a mechanic at the Indian cycle lot across the street.
She should have come to work with you. Sounds like you had a great boss who would have welcomed her into the shop. I always liked those creampuffy kind of guys: crusty on the outside, soft and gooey on the inside.
Load More Replies...SMH. I’ve had a female mechanic fix my car before. She was licensed and certified just like all the male mechanics who worked there and that’s all that mattered.
If someone is good at their job it doesn't matter WHAT body parts they have (or haven't, come to think of it). Give me competentancy over stupidity or educated over entitlement anyday...
I am truly sorry that women must endure this CRAP! I have called out other men on this, yet for some I think it is purely driven by their fragile egos - that somehow they will lose their man card if they find a woman much more competent than they are at anything
My wife was definitely a victim of sexism in her old work. She was the hardest worker in our team. A good day for me would be completing HALF of the work she did. Yet two men in our team, who did the bare minimum on a good day, both got promotions over her. Thank god she's not there anymore!
I'm the only MACS certified mechanic in my shop, and the only one with extensive A/C experience. I had one guy refuse to let me work on his car, so my foreman did the work while I stood next to the car and walked him through step by step. He had me double check everything and asked all the stupid questions. All while the customer watched from the bay door.
a mechanic i used to go to was a woman, trained to take over the business by her dad. neither me nor my husband ever questioned her ability.
I used to ba an assistant manager at GameStop and I would have boys come in and ask to speak to a male employee. 9 out of 10 times they had to come ask me and I lived for those moments.
When we immigrated from Sweden to Canada in mid 60's my mom was a welder and she couldnt get work here because she was a woman. She retrained in construction and started her own business doing the work herself since no one would hire her in construction either. Men would call the house and ask if my father was home. I learned to say, if it's about construction, it's my mom you want to talk to.
I do the same - if I have no other criteria, I tend to choose women & minorities since I figure they had to work harder & be better to get where they are. It hasn't failed me yet.
My sister was programming director for a television station. An irate viewer came in demanding to see the manager. He was sent to my sister, said he didn't want to talk to a woman, asked to see her boss. Who was a woman. Asked to see her boss, who was also a woman. He'd gone up about five levels before he stormed off, muttering how it was obvious that it was a sh/t station because it was "runned by a bunch of wimmin!"
I run an estate sale company with another woman. We are 60(me) and 66 years old. We have a ton of related experience. We've run the company about 6 years. We still get men who ask if there's a man here they can talk to about stuff in the garage. Stuff we organized, looked up and priced. argh. Yup, that's a hammer for $3. Even with my ladybits, I can sell you that hammer...and your manlybits won't even fall off.
one of my friends was amazed wen i fixed his 1969 shelby mustang. im not a mechanic or anything i just love classic cars and my grandpa taught me all i need to kno so wen his car broke down i told him which parts he needed to order and once he got them i fixed his car for him. he said his car ran better then wen he took it to an actual mechanic. since then any time he had a problem with his car he has called me. not only is fixing his car expensive but he likes my work better. i find it offensive wen men think women cant work on cars. anyone can do the job if they have the knoledge its as simple as that
I've worked in car dealerships for years. The best service Director/manager I worked for was a woman. The men who worked for her respected her. I could have saved a lot of friends and family time money on their car purchases but that would take trusting a woman talking about manufacturers rebates, loans, finances and trade in values.
I work in a male-dominated field. For years, I was really intimidated about speaking up, because the men would always talk to each other in technical jargon. They'd talk about all sorts of technical measurements, refer to obscure specialized equipment by model number, etc. And I was embarrassed because I thought I must really be lacking in technical literacy about my job, because I didn't understand most of what they said. It took a few years of rushing home to research things before I realized that very little of what they were talking about was relevant to the task at hand, and quite often it wasn't even correct. They just liked trying to impress each other using a lot of big words.
Omg!!! That is soooooo true! I don't correct them, just let them go unless they are actually going to DO something wrong. They can knock themselves out discussing the wrong things, I just continue working
Load More Replies...I'm a retired ASE Master. I'm old, tired, body damaged, and will not even do my own oil changes now. It just isn't worth it to me. If I actually HAVE the choice between a man or woman working on my vehicle, I will ALWAYS choose the woman. Why? Firstly: She was/is regularly forced to prove herself as an equal (fracking stupid) so the fact she is there tells me she has succeeded repeatedly. Secondly: Women tend not to have ridiculous egos that get in the way of complicated or baffling situations. Men (not all but many) will serve up an A-level side of manure when they are stumped or even wrong. As far as being wrong? I swear, some men have a graduate degree in Justification to explain why they fracked up the diagnosis and why you still have to pay! I worked alongside them, so, I know. The aforementioned is why I still keep my ASE Master card in my wallet. When I know I'm being conned I pull it out and slam it down on the counter. Service advisors hate that.
Stereotypes like this still exist! I'm an engineer. I've worked with both male and female engineers who are outstanding! Let me share an experience I had with a "male" mechanic. I do most of my own auto repair work to save money, but there are some things I'm not equipped to do or I don't have the technical expertise to do. The muffler and exhaust system on my Honda needed replacement. I took it to a well known muffler replacement shop here in the USA. They raised my Honda on a jack for inspection. After about 5 minutes in the waiting room, the male manager came out and asked for me to come out and look at something. He pointed out the brake pads on my front brakes and told me these are really worn down. He told me they could also do the brake work while they had my car. But here's the thing. I had replaced both the brake pads and rotors just two weeks before myself! Took my car to another shop where a female mechanic performed the work perfectly! I gave her a tip just for being honest
When I was in high school, there was a girl who was a better mechanic than most of the boys. They would take their cars to her instead of working on them themselves.
I was 10 when I did my first oil change, 13 first shock absorber switch-out, but yes, as a female, I'm looked at askance for doing these things as an adult. My husband is generally open-minded, but he flat out refused to let me touch *our* car when we were newlyweds. Well, eff that, a-hat, I'm not spending money when I can do this myself. He finally shut up when I replaced the muffler and exhaust, but geez, the drama... Like, he couldn't do it, so why shouldn't I? He never learned, but I wasn't allowed? Yes, this one still festers a little. I did quit doing my own when I broke my arm (got out of habit what with all the rehab and needing my arm put together) but.... nearly 40 years I was fixing/maintaining/etc., and still got the "oh but..." (Note: And if you touch my socket/ratchet set and mess it up, there will be trouble.)....
When I was a teenager, I would get up early on Sunday mornings and walk around our apartment complex. It was always quiet and cool, so I got to just be outside with myself. --------- One Sunday, I passed a woman working on her car. I said "Hi" to her, she said "Hi" back to me. I asked what was wrong with the car and she said she was just giving it a quick tune up (spark plugs needed changing, which is pretty simple really), and checking on all the fluids and air pressure in the tires. I asked why she was doing all the work on the car. She said her husband was useless when it came to anything mechanical. She did the repairs, mechanical upkeeps, and even putting gas in the car...as well as paying the bills. Her husband cleaned house, did the laundry, did the shopping, and cooked...................it was my first introduction to a modern marriage that wasn't stipulated by gender bias or sexism. I still miss those guys, they were awesome people.
They sound a bit like my parents ❤️ Mum and dad were born in the 1920’s but they always said it’s just jobs that need doing , no gender was applied . The were an amazing couple.
Load More Replies...My Dad worked for NASA, my mom was an OB-GYN. If you wanted a space shot, talk to dad, if you wanted someone to save you ass... well, you talked to mom! After all... OB-GYN or not... she was still a trained doctor.
Actually, women make great mechanics because they tend to have smaller hands that fit into tighter spaces while doing engine work.
This also happens the other way around. I work as a domestic helper. I clean houses for mostly elderly people. I once had a man fill in for me when I was on vacation. When I came back, a few of my clients complained " they send a man to do your work. Can you believe that" . I asked if he did a bad job and they said "no,but it's a man. Men doing housework. That's strange". I told them I don't see the problem. I work on cars with my husband sometimes. He taught me everything so we could work together. If someone does a good job ,it doesn't matter if its a man or a woman doing it.
The daily dose of why do men…I go to any place for any service I could careless the gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation of the person as long as they know what they’re doing.
There are a lot of sexist jerks in the world that are still stuck in the Dark Ages. I wouldn't care if my mechanic was male or female as long as they can do the job. I used to be the only female delivery driver and I did have to prove myself to show that I knew what I was doing. One time, a delivery was overdue and my manager had me take it because she knew that I would go straight to the delivery and straight back to the store. All my male coworkers didn't do that. A person's gender doesn't determine their ability to do something. Their training determines that.
Customer attempts to voir dire the lady mechanic: "What would be the correct ignition timing be on a 1955 Chevrolet Bellaire with a 327-cubic foot engine and a 4-barrel carburetor?" Lady mechanic responds, "You can't trick me with that question. Chevy didn't make a 327 in '55. The 327 didn't come out til '62. And it wasn't offered in the Bellaire with the 4-barrel carburetor til '64. However, in 1964 the correct ignition timing would be 4 degrees before top dead center."
Due to my experience with male technicians so far I would absolutely trust a woman or girl with that. She cannot be possibly worse!
On several occasions I've brought cars in knowing exactly what the problem was - once it was a leaking radiator hose that happened on my way to work. I'd found the problem, explained the problem - got the yeah, sure, we'll check it out. Spend a couple hours having them check out the car and "oh, we found the problem, it was a leaking radiator hose." And when I tell them that's what I said, "well, you're a girl."
I have to say that this bias is not only on men. There was a study done where it was something like an older woman and younger man came into a meeting, with the woman making first introductions, just as if she were in charge. A huge percentage of people - BOTH MEN AND WOMEN - would direct their communication to the younger man. I myself (a woman) have fallen victim to this. I am a software developer. I've been a single mother most of my life and have done a lot of work on my house (refinishing kitchen cabinets, replacing toilet tank, cleaning gutters, repairs, etc.) And when I had my AC replaced, two women showed up to the job, and I was taken aback for a moment and still remember it because of my reaction. I admit, I had about a 40 millisecond alarm about it. I'm ashamed. I've thought about it a lot since, But after those 40ms, I never had a thought that they couldn't do the job; I was 99.999% just surprised. They did a great job.
I took my car in to one of those quick lube places to get the oil changed. The mechanic called me out to the bay to show me something in the engine compartment. He pointed to a belt and said that the belt ran everything and that it needed to be replaced. I looked at him and asked him if it was still called the serpentine belt. He laughed and said 'I guess you know something about cars'. Just a little, I was in the Army 20 years and while I wasn't a mechanic we were required to regular checks and maintenance.
Ive been in the car business in the service department for over 10 years, I am a woman. I do not work on cars but I write. I get men at times asking to speak to a man instead. The man they speak with will say the same thing I said yet the customer listens to him and agrees. I dont understand why some men think that women can not learn about cars, can not work on cars, can not weld, can not work on a pipeline, etc etc. Its so frustrating.
It's amazing how fragile the male ego can be, especially when considering it was men who often describe women as, "the weaker sex."
Many years ago I had a female intern working for me at a civil engineering office. She was having problems finding a solution to a problem. I explained that boys and girls seemed to visualize differently and she should try another approach.. Being sensitive about her gender in a male dominated business, she took offence and went ballistic. I explained that I did not give a hoot in hell about her being a girl and that gender, race, creed having nothing to do with proficiency. I also noted that she was going to leave most men in the dust because of her talent. After she left the firm she became a first rate engineer and the last time I saw her I got a big hug. Nice profit.
I don't know how much I believe these little anecdotes . Yeah there are sexist and stupid people out there. I just don't see so many of them being so outright and conveniently rude , as everyone learns a valuable lesson , high fives , and rides off into the sunset.
Personally I think it's prefer a woman. When I have to take my car in I always take one of my adult sons who do minor repairs). The mechanic always ends up talking to them not me and I'm less likely to get screwed cause "I'm just a woman". Would be nice not to be talked down to for once.
I had this problem with computer sales, build, and service work. My males colleagues used to deliberately defer to me when customers like this were around. It wasn't just men either. Women considered a female computer technician to be second-rate as well.
My dad was a mechanic and my female cousin is a mechanic. She's amazing, and I m so proud of her breaking into a field that she is truly skilled at.
I am a professional driver. I have had a CDL for 20 years. At least 50% of my coworkers where I am at now do NOT have CDLs but love to tell passengers that they are professional drivers. So now all passengers expect me to slam on my breaks, take break neck turns, fly through rail road crossings, and run the speed sign. Every time someone rides with me they are shocked at how a REAL driver is, and I get calls and comments all the time about how great of a driver I am. I just started at this place 2 months ago, and am already a top tier driver. Oh, and I am a female who has been driving for over 30 years, but still look like I am in my early 30's.
Not a car repair but nearly 50 years ago I was abused by a client on the phone for a mistake that a male workmate made. He went on a bout women so I said would you like to speak to my manager. He said yes, what's his name, very sweetly I said her name is Mrs X. Didn't wait to hear what she said but he would have copped it.
Sounds like a religious thing. Some kind of sin. Definitely sexist and misogynistic
I would love a female mechanic. I think being a women , the mechanics see me coming. I feel ripped off everytime.
I was a taxi driver in an all male workforce. I got a lot of crap in the early days and more was expected of me than was expected of the men. I wouldn't play along with this either, I did exactly the same job as the men did and I ignored their prejudice. Most of them were fine but some were absolute a/holes. Some customers would chance their arm and insist the fare had to be lower because I was a woman driver. I told them either pay up or get out.
Yep, one of the reasons I don't work in the auto industry anymore. I was service advisor/service manager for 10 years and the amount sexism I dealt with on a daily basis was disgusting.
Ahh yes that good ole women get in the kitchen and men get the f**k out of the house and into the garage where you belong fixing stuff and s**t
Why do you need to show a woman clearly not dressed to work on a car, but ready for a night out. I realise it's not the actual photo but pick a real example not this. BTW woman are more than capable engineers often better than many of the men I have worked with.
I retired from being a Communications Tech, got tired of setting around, went to work with a company who would train you as a Hazmat Semi Truck driver, very dangerous job. I became a trainer, the last test they had to do was back their trailer into a slot with no less or more then 4 inches on either side. They were given 3 weeks to practice doing this. 20% never could, they were not passed and let go. Except if the were a female, the boss would override the test and pass them, due to they liked having a % of female drivers as there core drivers. I found they were no better or no worse then male drivers.
You havent met the mgtow and incel movement have you?
Load More Replies...So bored panda posts a story about a woman facing sexism at her job and you immediately equate it to them hating men? How insecure are you?
Load More Replies...Then publish posts showing examples of feminist men that act kindly. There have been some but the misogins like you just complained about them.
Load More Replies...How many times can you listen to women telling you their experiences before you start believing us? Or do you just automatically stick your fingers in your ears (metaphorically) and go "la la laaaa" whenever a woman is expressing herself?
Load More Replies...In an era where every man's ego is threatened by women succeeding, you can't believe this William guy's cynicism. He has no idea whether it happened or not, but is happy to throw in his vote that it didn't, facts - or anything other than his biased opinion - be damned. Dude, your fragile ego is showing. Put some lotion on it and STFU!!
Load More Replies...Yes I'm an engineer - 20 years of mathematical modeling experience and use software in ways that I need to explain to the developer. Last week a male engineer flatly refused to accept my explanation of how a flash train worked. He rolled his eyes, huffed and puffed. I was about to explain it for the 3rd time and a male colleague stepped in and offered to explain what I was saying. Basically said what I said, and the idiot accepted his explanation. It happens all the time
Kudos to you and all the more power. I couldn't deal with that malarkey on a day-to-day basis. That's why I chose not to go into engineering, even though I had the highest marks of anyone in my class, excelled at physics and calculus, and would have done well. I chose instead to pursue computer programming, which has a higher ratio of women to men than other tech fields. We are not immune to sexism on the job. I was passed over for promotion twice in my career. Both times I had trained male colleagues in my specialized programming language. After a year on the job, they were both given plum leading edge projects with less experience and knowledge than I. Meanwhile, I was left behind to work on crappy legacy systems. Apparently I was good enough to train them but not good enough to promote or code those systems. Back then I was angry, but now, I'm glad for it. I know these legacy systems like the back of my hand. I'll be 60yo next month. In a couple of years, I'm throwing in the towel.
Load More Replies...@Millar if women are worse drivers, why is their insurance so much cheaper than men's? LMAO.
Hes in a bad mood after losing an argument in a spectacular fashion: i think his is baiting people to try and makes others angry, so he can feel better. Let him impotently rage his frustrations, he's harmless. Hes likely to respond to me saying this, but I don't really mind. He's just making a fool of himself
Load More Replies...Man, Woman, Gay, Black, White, Trans...... I don't mind as long as they can do the job. Why does gender have to be an issue?
Not sure why "Bill" was downvoted. I thought that was both funny and accurate.
Load More Replies...I encounter this daily. I work in a Ford parts department for a Quick lane. Only Ford Quicklane that can actually do warranty work in the USA. I am the ONLY Parts Person here. The amount of calls and walk ins that want parts and when I answer the phone or they are directed to my Parts window the first words out of there mouth are,"Yeah, can I talk to the parts person," You're talking to HER SIR!! No I want a man. Sorry not going to find one in MY department. Just me. Grumbling as they walk away or hang up saying I'll just go to the Dealer. Guess who's at the Dealer??? Yup female parts manager. Check reply
So 99% of the time I get a call or they show back up the next day with their tail between their legs looking to order from me. I say ok, fine. With a smile and then the price is increased by half no matter what it is. Here's a Secret for all the men who think this way..... women are sometimes more capable to do a mans job the the men themselves. And if you cross us we never forget and you will pay one way or another. We are more then tits and a vagina. To bad we have bigger balls then men who behave like this
Load More Replies...The other side of the coin here is when a woman can do the job usually held by a man, the job suddenly has less respect and is now considered less important or needing less expertise.
We've seen that happen with secretaries, bank tellers, sales clerks, etc. Even though women proved they could perform many manufacturing jobs as well as the men during WWII, they were forced to relinquish those jobs to the men returning from the front after the war. They went back to being the Mrs. Cleavers of their suburbs and dealing with the female stereotypes of the day. I like to think that taste of freedom spurred the women's movement.
Load More Replies...Insecure bastard. He would gladly allow a manly man who out mans him to work on his car but not a woman who "out mans" him in a field that is considered manly. get a life.
She's probably more qualified and capable than half the men he would be happy to have working on his car, this kind of douchebaggery is beyond comprehension, if the tech is qualified then they're qualified, who cares what's between their legs.
The general assumption is that if you have to use your genitalia to do a job, you're using the wrong tools
Load More Replies...Sorry...my sister bought an old 71 Duster, dropped a new engine in it herself, sent the tranny out to be rebuilt and put it back in herself, then got the car painted and sent the bumper and trim out for chrome...also reinstalling everything herself. When she took that car anywhere, guys would ask her who she got to do the work. When she said "I did it myself," jaws dropped and guys were following her around. She also wrecked a Dodge Colt in a roll over accident, but since the engine was ok, she found another Dodge Colt and swapped out the engines. I've replaced my own brakes, done my own tune ups and oil changes. Just because we are women doesn't mean we don't know anything about cars.
And the other way around. Just because a woman might not know anything about cars doesnt mean that its because of her genitals. I lived most of my life in a city where i would simply walk or take the bus everywhere. I didnt have a licence until I was 23yo and a car until 31 (this year). Yeah. I am a bad driver because I am relearning. It has nothing to do with my ovaries.
Load More Replies...This makes me appreciate my husband more than ever. It would never occur to him to ask for a man to do the work if a woman was given the assignment.
I'm an engineer. Structural aviation. Some of the best engineers that I know are women. Also, I see 2 doctors...both women. That wasn't an accident or coincidence, I prefer it that way. Women are (usually) more empathic than men. Makes for a better doctor
Oh and by the way, both of these industries women are paid far less. I work for myself so set my own rates which typically cuts out 2/3rds of the clients. The other 1/3rd think I'm great and are happy to pay me what I'm worth, keeping me very busy!
Load More Replies...I'm a Black woman. I worked in the parts department of a Harley-Davidson shop. That type of thing happened to me constantly when I first started. My manager was a really kool redneck, who stood up for me and with me on every incident. My friend had it worse though. She's a mechanic at the Indian cycle lot across the street.
She should have come to work with you. Sounds like you had a great boss who would have welcomed her into the shop. I always liked those creampuffy kind of guys: crusty on the outside, soft and gooey on the inside.
Load More Replies...SMH. I’ve had a female mechanic fix my car before. She was licensed and certified just like all the male mechanics who worked there and that’s all that mattered.
If someone is good at their job it doesn't matter WHAT body parts they have (or haven't, come to think of it). Give me competentancy over stupidity or educated over entitlement anyday...
I am truly sorry that women must endure this CRAP! I have called out other men on this, yet for some I think it is purely driven by their fragile egos - that somehow they will lose their man card if they find a woman much more competent than they are at anything
My wife was definitely a victim of sexism in her old work. She was the hardest worker in our team. A good day for me would be completing HALF of the work she did. Yet two men in our team, who did the bare minimum on a good day, both got promotions over her. Thank god she's not there anymore!
I'm the only MACS certified mechanic in my shop, and the only one with extensive A/C experience. I had one guy refuse to let me work on his car, so my foreman did the work while I stood next to the car and walked him through step by step. He had me double check everything and asked all the stupid questions. All while the customer watched from the bay door.
a mechanic i used to go to was a woman, trained to take over the business by her dad. neither me nor my husband ever questioned her ability.
I used to ba an assistant manager at GameStop and I would have boys come in and ask to speak to a male employee. 9 out of 10 times they had to come ask me and I lived for those moments.
When we immigrated from Sweden to Canada in mid 60's my mom was a welder and she couldnt get work here because she was a woman. She retrained in construction and started her own business doing the work herself since no one would hire her in construction either. Men would call the house and ask if my father was home. I learned to say, if it's about construction, it's my mom you want to talk to.
I do the same - if I have no other criteria, I tend to choose women & minorities since I figure they had to work harder & be better to get where they are. It hasn't failed me yet.
My sister was programming director for a television station. An irate viewer came in demanding to see the manager. He was sent to my sister, said he didn't want to talk to a woman, asked to see her boss. Who was a woman. Asked to see her boss, who was also a woman. He'd gone up about five levels before he stormed off, muttering how it was obvious that it was a sh/t station because it was "runned by a bunch of wimmin!"
I run an estate sale company with another woman. We are 60(me) and 66 years old. We have a ton of related experience. We've run the company about 6 years. We still get men who ask if there's a man here they can talk to about stuff in the garage. Stuff we organized, looked up and priced. argh. Yup, that's a hammer for $3. Even with my ladybits, I can sell you that hammer...and your manlybits won't even fall off.
one of my friends was amazed wen i fixed his 1969 shelby mustang. im not a mechanic or anything i just love classic cars and my grandpa taught me all i need to kno so wen his car broke down i told him which parts he needed to order and once he got them i fixed his car for him. he said his car ran better then wen he took it to an actual mechanic. since then any time he had a problem with his car he has called me. not only is fixing his car expensive but he likes my work better. i find it offensive wen men think women cant work on cars. anyone can do the job if they have the knoledge its as simple as that
I've worked in car dealerships for years. The best service Director/manager I worked for was a woman. The men who worked for her respected her. I could have saved a lot of friends and family time money on their car purchases but that would take trusting a woman talking about manufacturers rebates, loans, finances and trade in values.
I work in a male-dominated field. For years, I was really intimidated about speaking up, because the men would always talk to each other in technical jargon. They'd talk about all sorts of technical measurements, refer to obscure specialized equipment by model number, etc. And I was embarrassed because I thought I must really be lacking in technical literacy about my job, because I didn't understand most of what they said. It took a few years of rushing home to research things before I realized that very little of what they were talking about was relevant to the task at hand, and quite often it wasn't even correct. They just liked trying to impress each other using a lot of big words.
Omg!!! That is soooooo true! I don't correct them, just let them go unless they are actually going to DO something wrong. They can knock themselves out discussing the wrong things, I just continue working
Load More Replies...I'm a retired ASE Master. I'm old, tired, body damaged, and will not even do my own oil changes now. It just isn't worth it to me. If I actually HAVE the choice between a man or woman working on my vehicle, I will ALWAYS choose the woman. Why? Firstly: She was/is regularly forced to prove herself as an equal (fracking stupid) so the fact she is there tells me she has succeeded repeatedly. Secondly: Women tend not to have ridiculous egos that get in the way of complicated or baffling situations. Men (not all but many) will serve up an A-level side of manure when they are stumped or even wrong. As far as being wrong? I swear, some men have a graduate degree in Justification to explain why they fracked up the diagnosis and why you still have to pay! I worked alongside them, so, I know. The aforementioned is why I still keep my ASE Master card in my wallet. When I know I'm being conned I pull it out and slam it down on the counter. Service advisors hate that.
Stereotypes like this still exist! I'm an engineer. I've worked with both male and female engineers who are outstanding! Let me share an experience I had with a "male" mechanic. I do most of my own auto repair work to save money, but there are some things I'm not equipped to do or I don't have the technical expertise to do. The muffler and exhaust system on my Honda needed replacement. I took it to a well known muffler replacement shop here in the USA. They raised my Honda on a jack for inspection. After about 5 minutes in the waiting room, the male manager came out and asked for me to come out and look at something. He pointed out the brake pads on my front brakes and told me these are really worn down. He told me they could also do the brake work while they had my car. But here's the thing. I had replaced both the brake pads and rotors just two weeks before myself! Took my car to another shop where a female mechanic performed the work perfectly! I gave her a tip just for being honest
When I was in high school, there was a girl who was a better mechanic than most of the boys. They would take their cars to her instead of working on them themselves.
I was 10 when I did my first oil change, 13 first shock absorber switch-out, but yes, as a female, I'm looked at askance for doing these things as an adult. My husband is generally open-minded, but he flat out refused to let me touch *our* car when we were newlyweds. Well, eff that, a-hat, I'm not spending money when I can do this myself. He finally shut up when I replaced the muffler and exhaust, but geez, the drama... Like, he couldn't do it, so why shouldn't I? He never learned, but I wasn't allowed? Yes, this one still festers a little. I did quit doing my own when I broke my arm (got out of habit what with all the rehab and needing my arm put together) but.... nearly 40 years I was fixing/maintaining/etc., and still got the "oh but..." (Note: And if you touch my socket/ratchet set and mess it up, there will be trouble.)....
When I was a teenager, I would get up early on Sunday mornings and walk around our apartment complex. It was always quiet and cool, so I got to just be outside with myself. --------- One Sunday, I passed a woman working on her car. I said "Hi" to her, she said "Hi" back to me. I asked what was wrong with the car and she said she was just giving it a quick tune up (spark plugs needed changing, which is pretty simple really), and checking on all the fluids and air pressure in the tires. I asked why she was doing all the work on the car. She said her husband was useless when it came to anything mechanical. She did the repairs, mechanical upkeeps, and even putting gas in the car...as well as paying the bills. Her husband cleaned house, did the laundry, did the shopping, and cooked...................it was my first introduction to a modern marriage that wasn't stipulated by gender bias or sexism. I still miss those guys, they were awesome people.
They sound a bit like my parents ❤️ Mum and dad were born in the 1920’s but they always said it’s just jobs that need doing , no gender was applied . The were an amazing couple.
Load More Replies...My Dad worked for NASA, my mom was an OB-GYN. If you wanted a space shot, talk to dad, if you wanted someone to save you ass... well, you talked to mom! After all... OB-GYN or not... she was still a trained doctor.
Actually, women make great mechanics because they tend to have smaller hands that fit into tighter spaces while doing engine work.
This also happens the other way around. I work as a domestic helper. I clean houses for mostly elderly people. I once had a man fill in for me when I was on vacation. When I came back, a few of my clients complained " they send a man to do your work. Can you believe that" . I asked if he did a bad job and they said "no,but it's a man. Men doing housework. That's strange". I told them I don't see the problem. I work on cars with my husband sometimes. He taught me everything so we could work together. If someone does a good job ,it doesn't matter if its a man or a woman doing it.
The daily dose of why do men…I go to any place for any service I could careless the gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation of the person as long as they know what they’re doing.
There are a lot of sexist jerks in the world that are still stuck in the Dark Ages. I wouldn't care if my mechanic was male or female as long as they can do the job. I used to be the only female delivery driver and I did have to prove myself to show that I knew what I was doing. One time, a delivery was overdue and my manager had me take it because she knew that I would go straight to the delivery and straight back to the store. All my male coworkers didn't do that. A person's gender doesn't determine their ability to do something. Their training determines that.
Customer attempts to voir dire the lady mechanic: "What would be the correct ignition timing be on a 1955 Chevrolet Bellaire with a 327-cubic foot engine and a 4-barrel carburetor?" Lady mechanic responds, "You can't trick me with that question. Chevy didn't make a 327 in '55. The 327 didn't come out til '62. And it wasn't offered in the Bellaire with the 4-barrel carburetor til '64. However, in 1964 the correct ignition timing would be 4 degrees before top dead center."
Due to my experience with male technicians so far I would absolutely trust a woman or girl with that. She cannot be possibly worse!
On several occasions I've brought cars in knowing exactly what the problem was - once it was a leaking radiator hose that happened on my way to work. I'd found the problem, explained the problem - got the yeah, sure, we'll check it out. Spend a couple hours having them check out the car and "oh, we found the problem, it was a leaking radiator hose." And when I tell them that's what I said, "well, you're a girl."
I have to say that this bias is not only on men. There was a study done where it was something like an older woman and younger man came into a meeting, with the woman making first introductions, just as if she were in charge. A huge percentage of people - BOTH MEN AND WOMEN - would direct their communication to the younger man. I myself (a woman) have fallen victim to this. I am a software developer. I've been a single mother most of my life and have done a lot of work on my house (refinishing kitchen cabinets, replacing toilet tank, cleaning gutters, repairs, etc.) And when I had my AC replaced, two women showed up to the job, and I was taken aback for a moment and still remember it because of my reaction. I admit, I had about a 40 millisecond alarm about it. I'm ashamed. I've thought about it a lot since, But after those 40ms, I never had a thought that they couldn't do the job; I was 99.999% just surprised. They did a great job.
I took my car in to one of those quick lube places to get the oil changed. The mechanic called me out to the bay to show me something in the engine compartment. He pointed to a belt and said that the belt ran everything and that it needed to be replaced. I looked at him and asked him if it was still called the serpentine belt. He laughed and said 'I guess you know something about cars'. Just a little, I was in the Army 20 years and while I wasn't a mechanic we were required to regular checks and maintenance.
Ive been in the car business in the service department for over 10 years, I am a woman. I do not work on cars but I write. I get men at times asking to speak to a man instead. The man they speak with will say the same thing I said yet the customer listens to him and agrees. I dont understand why some men think that women can not learn about cars, can not work on cars, can not weld, can not work on a pipeline, etc etc. Its so frustrating.
It's amazing how fragile the male ego can be, especially when considering it was men who often describe women as, "the weaker sex."
Many years ago I had a female intern working for me at a civil engineering office. She was having problems finding a solution to a problem. I explained that boys and girls seemed to visualize differently and she should try another approach.. Being sensitive about her gender in a male dominated business, she took offence and went ballistic. I explained that I did not give a hoot in hell about her being a girl and that gender, race, creed having nothing to do with proficiency. I also noted that she was going to leave most men in the dust because of her talent. After she left the firm she became a first rate engineer and the last time I saw her I got a big hug. Nice profit.
I don't know how much I believe these little anecdotes . Yeah there are sexist and stupid people out there. I just don't see so many of them being so outright and conveniently rude , as everyone learns a valuable lesson , high fives , and rides off into the sunset.
Personally I think it's prefer a woman. When I have to take my car in I always take one of my adult sons who do minor repairs). The mechanic always ends up talking to them not me and I'm less likely to get screwed cause "I'm just a woman". Would be nice not to be talked down to for once.
I had this problem with computer sales, build, and service work. My males colleagues used to deliberately defer to me when customers like this were around. It wasn't just men either. Women considered a female computer technician to be second-rate as well.
My dad was a mechanic and my female cousin is a mechanic. She's amazing, and I m so proud of her breaking into a field that she is truly skilled at.
I am a professional driver. I have had a CDL for 20 years. At least 50% of my coworkers where I am at now do NOT have CDLs but love to tell passengers that they are professional drivers. So now all passengers expect me to slam on my breaks, take break neck turns, fly through rail road crossings, and run the speed sign. Every time someone rides with me they are shocked at how a REAL driver is, and I get calls and comments all the time about how great of a driver I am. I just started at this place 2 months ago, and am already a top tier driver. Oh, and I am a female who has been driving for over 30 years, but still look like I am in my early 30's.
Not a car repair but nearly 50 years ago I was abused by a client on the phone for a mistake that a male workmate made. He went on a bout women so I said would you like to speak to my manager. He said yes, what's his name, very sweetly I said her name is Mrs X. Didn't wait to hear what she said but he would have copped it.
Sounds like a religious thing. Some kind of sin. Definitely sexist and misogynistic
I would love a female mechanic. I think being a women , the mechanics see me coming. I feel ripped off everytime.
I was a taxi driver in an all male workforce. I got a lot of crap in the early days and more was expected of me than was expected of the men. I wouldn't play along with this either, I did exactly the same job as the men did and I ignored their prejudice. Most of them were fine but some were absolute a/holes. Some customers would chance their arm and insist the fare had to be lower because I was a woman driver. I told them either pay up or get out.
Yep, one of the reasons I don't work in the auto industry anymore. I was service advisor/service manager for 10 years and the amount sexism I dealt with on a daily basis was disgusting.
Ahh yes that good ole women get in the kitchen and men get the f**k out of the house and into the garage where you belong fixing stuff and s**t
Why do you need to show a woman clearly not dressed to work on a car, but ready for a night out. I realise it's not the actual photo but pick a real example not this. BTW woman are more than capable engineers often better than many of the men I have worked with.
I retired from being a Communications Tech, got tired of setting around, went to work with a company who would train you as a Hazmat Semi Truck driver, very dangerous job. I became a trainer, the last test they had to do was back their trailer into a slot with no less or more then 4 inches on either side. They were given 3 weeks to practice doing this. 20% never could, they were not passed and let go. Except if the were a female, the boss would override the test and pass them, due to they liked having a % of female drivers as there core drivers. I found they were no better or no worse then male drivers.
You havent met the mgtow and incel movement have you?
Load More Replies...So bored panda posts a story about a woman facing sexism at her job and you immediately equate it to them hating men? How insecure are you?
Load More Replies...Then publish posts showing examples of feminist men that act kindly. There have been some but the misogins like you just complained about them.
Load More Replies...How many times can you listen to women telling you their experiences before you start believing us? Or do you just automatically stick your fingers in your ears (metaphorically) and go "la la laaaa" whenever a woman is expressing herself?
Load More Replies...In an era where every man's ego is threatened by women succeeding, you can't believe this William guy's cynicism. He has no idea whether it happened or not, but is happy to throw in his vote that it didn't, facts - or anything other than his biased opinion - be damned. Dude, your fragile ego is showing. Put some lotion on it and STFU!!
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