{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Is Your Shop the Problem? Hard Truths from the Voice of the Technician Survey Results [RR 1084]","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/is-your-shop-the-problem-hard-truths-from-the-voice-of-the-technician-survey-results-rr-1084","audioUrl":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d3a57746-3aec-4634-ae29-64b6cc0d3a89.mp3","description":"Thanks to our Partners, NAPA Auto Care and NAPA TRACS\n\nWatch Full Video Episode\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHost Carm Capriotto speaks with Jay Goninen, co-founder and president of WrenchWay, about insights from the 2026 Voice of the Technician Survey and what it reveals about the state of the automotive workforce.\nJay encourages shop owners to download the free report to uncover blind spots and start meaningful conversations with their teams. The data show that technicians strongly prefer a four-day, 10-hour workweek with&nbsp;no weekends, along with proper equipment, paid vacation, retirement benefits, and paid training.\nWhile dealership technicians made up a larger share of respondents, independents stood out in workplace culture. 63% of independent technicians would recommend their shop to a friend, compared to 36% at dealerships, though dealerships scored higher in providing paid training. Across both groups, technicians favor an hourly wage plus bonus structure, which many feel better supports diagnosticians than traditional flat-rate systems.\nThe discussion also highlights a troubling trend: the industry’s Net Promoter Score dropped to -60 in 2026, signaling that many technicians would not recommend the profession to others.\nTo strengthen the talent pipeline, Jay discusses ASE Connects, a new initiative aimed at connecting shops with high school and technical school automotive programs to support them through mentorship, advisory roles, and community engagement.\nCarm also advocates elevating the profession by shifting the language from “mechanic” or “technician” to “specialist,” emphasizing the expertise required to work on&nbsp;today’s vehicles.\nOverall, the episode serves as a wake-up call for shop owners to use the survey insights to evaluate their culture, communication, and work environments, and to become employers technicians are proud to recommend.\nhttps://wrenchway.com/resources/2026-voice-of-technician-survey-report/\nJay Goninen, Co-Founder and President, WrenchWay\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThanks to our Partners, NAPA Auto Care and NAPA TRACS\n\nLearn more about NAPA Auto Care and the benefits of being part of the NAPA family by visiting https://www.napaonline.com/en/auto-care\n\nNAPA TRACS will move your shop into the SMS fast lane with onsite training and six days a week of support and local representation. 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When people stay, the shop runs smoother and you don’t have to keep replacing staff."}},{"startTime":2197.9,"endTime":2246.8,"type":"concept","title":"net promoter score","url":"/glossary/net-promoter-score","quote":"Let's go to page 20. Recommending the technician profession, the net promoter score. Recommending. Wow. This one's got some headlines... I'll explain that promoter score... basically you take the people, you say, would you recommend this industry to a friend or family member?","canonicalId":"concept:net-promoter-score","priority":0.9,"confidence":0.95,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a customer loyalty metric based on how likely people are to recommend a product or service. Respondents are grouped into promoters, passives, and detractors, and the score is calculated by subtracting detractors from promoters.","simplifiedExplanation":"Net Promoter Score is a way to measure how happy people are. 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In the math, they hurt the score, especially if there are a lot of them."}},{"startTime":2354.7,"endTime":2365.6,"type":"company","title":"Chris Craig","url":"/glossary/chris-craig","quote":"There's a good industry friend of mine by the name of Chris Craig, who has a gigantic social media following. And he had actually gone out and made a post...","canonicalId":"company:chris-craig","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Chris Craig is mentioned as an industry figure with a large social media presence who posted about technician sentiment. In this context, he’s used as an example of how social platforms can amplify workforce concerns and reach technicians directly.","simplifiedExplanation":"They mention Chris Craig as someone in the industry who talks to technicians online. His post is being used to show how many mechanics feel the same way."}},{"startTime":2593.9,"endTime":2607.2,"type":"concept","title":"workflow","url":"/glossary/workflow","quote":"I just hired a service operation specialist for our shop to help us with workflow, to help us with a number of different things. And it was a new position that we created...","canonicalId":"concept:workflow","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.86,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"In a repair shop context, “workflow” refers to the sequence and coordination of tasks from intake to diagnosis to repair to delivery. Improving workflow often means better scheduling, clearer handoffs, and reducing time lost between steps.","simplifiedExplanation":"Workflow is the “process” of how work moves through the shop. 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