My mechanic's career advice landed me a better gig

So I was complaining to my mechanic Dave about hating my delivery route last spring... he just shrugged and said "you're good at moving through traffic, why not try dispatch?". I laughed it off but 6 months later I applied for a dispatcher position at the same warehouse and got it. Turns out knowing the roads from behind a wheel actually helps with routing trucks. Has anyone else gotten solid career advice from someone outside their field?

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amy30214d ago

Dave's advice worked but most mechanics should just stick to fixing cars.

lily_sullivan8214d ago

My buddy Mike took his old Ford Focus to one of those mechanic-turned-financial-advisor types last year. @amy302 you are spot on because Mike ended up with a bunch of debt from bad stock picks the guy recommended and the car still had a broken alternator after all that. He spent like three months trying to dig himself out of that hole and the shop had to get a real tech to fix the car in the end. Sometimes people just need to know their lane, you know?