Questions you thought were too dumb to ask E53 edition

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It works both ways, but typically on the better end for the tech. Usually all at one end of the spectrum at a time is when its really noticeable. So a good 45-50 hours worked could result in 60 hours of paid time. But then there's the week where 50 hours only results in 20-30 hours paid. And during slow seasons, there is alot of time spent standing around or cleaning your tools and bench waiting for work and maybe only getting 30 hours/week. No salary, so you only get paid for the jobs you do. Slow season for BMW seems to coincide with the holidays and tax season, so from November through April you are lucky to get 40 hours paid while working 45-50 hours.

Indy's also work off book time, which can be a good thing on older vehicles, but a bad thing on not so old vehicles. One of my friends was ridiculously overcharged for a bunch of book time jobs that had significant amounts of overlap. I estimated he paid for an extra 7 hours of work that was probably already charged for via other jobs that were done at the same time.