In this podcast episode, Coach Chris Cotton discusses the survey he created to understand why technicians are leaving the automotive industry, and sharing insights from the responses received so far. The top reasons include pay, benefits, work-life balance, and poor management. Coach Chris emphasizes the importance of addressing these issues to retain employees. He also highlights the need to attract more technicians to the independent sector and concludes by emphasizing the role of good owners or leaders in employee retention.The age distribution of survey respondents [00:03:34] The speaker discusses the age range of the survey respondents, which includes people from 18 to 56 years old.Reasons for leaving the industry [00:05:58] The speaker explores the comments and opinions of technicians who have left the industry, focusing on the negative impact of dealerships.Alternative industries technicians are entering [00:08:42]. The speaker shares the various industries that technicians are transitioning into, including elevator and escalator maintenance, cybersecurity, construction, farming, and industrial mechanics.The main reasons for leaving the industry [00:11:59] Discusses the top four reasons people leave the industry: pay, benefits, work-life balance, and poor management.The importance of fixing pay and benefits [00:13:10] Emphasizes the need to address pay structure and pricing to improve pay, benefits, and work-life balance.The lack of effort to retain employees [00:16:38] Highlights that most respondents said that no one tried to keep them in the industry when they gave notice, suggesting a lack of effort from owners or leaders.Don't forget to rate and review us! To listen to more episodes, make sure and go over to iTunes and or Spotify. The Weekly Blitz is brought to you by our friends over at Shop Marketing Pros. If you want to take your shop to the next level, you need great marketing. Shop Marketing Pros does top-tier marketing for top-tier shops. Click here to learn more about Top Tier Marketing by Shop Marketing Pros and schedule a demo: https://shopmarketingpros.com/chris/Check out their podcast here: https://autorepairmarketing.captivate.fm/If you would like to join their private facebook group go here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/autorepairmarketingmastermindConnect with Chris:AutoFix-Auto Shop Coachingwww.autoshopcoaching.comwww.aftermarketradionetwork.com 940-400-1008Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AutoFixAutoShopCoachingYouTube: https://bit.ly/3ClX0aeEmail Chris: chris@autofixsos.com#autofixautoshopcoaching #autofixbeautofixing #autoshopprofits #autoshopprofit #autoshopprofitsfirst #autoshopleadership #autoshopmanagement #autorepairshopcoaching #autorepairshopconsulting #autorepairshoptraining #autorepairshop #autorepair #autoops #onlinebooking #serviceadvisor #serviceadvisorefficiency