# So it was made official today v.promotion
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [January 19, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601 "2009-01-19T18:42:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@TORQDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TORQDSS)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/61 "2009-01-20T18:50:44Z")
you got out of the car business… you’re smarter than all of us.
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### Author:  [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2009, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/62 "2009-01-20T18:53:40Z")
well im only 18, i had a lot of fun doing what i did and i loved the people i worked with.
i just couldnt deal with -15 degree days and the random tornados and blizzards that ONLY happened in the back parking lot where i worked lol
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### Author:  [@misteroman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/misteroman)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/63 "2009-01-20T20:06:13Z")
Good job man.Keep up the hard work and maybe you can own the place one day
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### Author:  [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/64 "2009-01-20T20:57:11Z")
> [@TORQDSS](#):
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> BECK don’t listen to any of the negatives… only the positives.
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> 1. every sales manager/dealer/owner I know and every one who wants to be a successful one at that started as a finance guy so do a good job, work your ass off and it will take you somewhere. I know, I started as a lot bitch, body man, then salesman, internet manager, finance manager, sales manager and now I’m running a dealership.
>
> **2) unless people know the intimate details regarding the auto industry and that store… don’t listen to them. If they no longer work there then they know even less because they don’t know what changes have been made and why.**
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> 1. congrats, you’ll do great!
thanks a lot, i appreciate it. especially because you know what’s actually going on.
as far as skurge hating on the payroll lady…she’s gone. everyone he mentioned (shannon, mike, jack) have had nothing but amazing things to say about me and think i’m obviously the right guy for the job. Not to mention that your uncle and shannon have said numerous times that aslong as I’m willing to work for their dealership, I have a job and they’d be honored to have me there for the rest of our careers.
i’m greatful for this oppurtunity and its going to do nothing but better me. plus i get to learn from chris boltri, who’s probably the best F&I guy I’ve ever seen/heard of. He’s extremely successful and VERY VERY good at what he does. As is your uncle in his position and shannon in his. I couldn’t ask for more.
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### Author:  [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/65 "2009-01-20T20:58:59Z")
> [@Daddie](#):
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> Nice job
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> Don’t sleep with the 16 yr old getting the corolla with mommy and daddy tho lol
i’ve only slept with two customers. one i didn’t wait til she picked the car up and it was made very clear to me that next time i had to wait until the car was delivered to snake them.
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### Author:  [@Jared](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jared)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/66 "2009-01-20T21:44:24Z")
do not buy the ex -warr…
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### Author:  [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2009, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/67 "2009-01-21T03:16:06Z")
> [@TORQDSS](#):
>
> BECK don’t listen to any of the negatives… only the positives.
>
> 1. every sales manager/dealer/owner I know and every one who wants to be a successful one at that started as a finance guy so do a good job, work your ass off and it will take you somewhere. I know, I started as a lot bitch, body man, then salesman, internet manager, finance manager, sales manager and now I’m running a dealership.
>
> 2. unless people know the intimate details regarding the auto industry and that store… don’t listen to them. If they no longer work there then they know even less because they don’t know what changes have been made and why.
>
> 3. congrats, you’ll do great!
You may want to add your family owns the dealerships…just posting you progressed down that path with out adding that small fact really takes the whole thing out of context…
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### Author:  [@slasky](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slasky)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2009, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/68 "2009-01-21T06:07:47Z")
good luck with your new job. I know how tough it is to work at a dealer. My Father spent his whole career at dealerships. He has been everything from tech, to writer, to service manager, to general manager and even owner for a while. My mother still works at at dealer and my brother in law just recently left his position as general sales manager at saturn to pursue a career change. Don’t be afraid to move from dealer to dealer. There is no real loyalty in the business. Your current boss would give you the boot in a second if he felt that he could get someone to do the same job cheaper.
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### Author:  [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2009, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/69 "2009-01-21T06:36:22Z")
> [@Beck](#):
>
> thanks a lot, i appreciate it. especially because you know what’s actually going on.
>
> as far as skurge hating on the payroll lady…she’s gone. everyone he mentioned (shannon, mike, jack) have had nothing but amazing things to say about me and think i’m obviously the right guy for the job. Not to mention that your uncle and shannon have said numerous times that aslong as I’m willing to work for their dealership, I have a job and they’d be honored to have me there for the rest of our careers.
>
> i’m greatful for this oppurtunity and its going to do nothing but better me. plus i get to learn from chris boltri, who’s probably the best F&I guy I’ve ever seen/heard of. He’s extremely successful and VERY VERY good at what he does. As is your uncle in his position and shannon in his. I couldn’t ask for more.
chris boltri lol…oh wow, thats just funny
if you only knew 1/2 the stuff that guy used to do haha…he’s a winner thats for sure
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### Author:  [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2009, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/70 "2009-01-21T07:16:19Z")
> [@LZ](#):
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> You may want to add your family owns the dealerships…just posting you progressed down that path with out adding that small fact really takes the whole thing out of context…
I wanted to say something like this also, I would bet a grand there was at least one person more qualified than him that got passed over because their last name wasnt basil.
When I worked at Northtown toyota, The sales manager I worked under was the cousin of the GM, his wife was the office manager, 3 of his young kids got all the cushy jobs without a hint of qualification and 0 work ethic. I would bet there was a lot more nepotism than that but I hadn’t worked there long enough to find out. Dealership culture is rediculous, Everyone is divorced/cheating on their wives/fucking eachother behind closed doors.
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### Author:  [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2009, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/71 "2009-01-21T07:38:22Z")
> [@Jim1234664](#):
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> I wanted to say something like this also, I would bet a grand there was at least one person more qualified than him that got passed over because their last name wasnt basil.
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> When I worked at Northtown toyota, The sales manager I worked under was the cousin of the GM, his wife was the office manager, 3 of his young kids got all the cushy jobs without a hint of qualification and 0 work ethic. I would bet there was a lot more nepotism than that but I hadn’t worked there long enough to find out. Dealership culture is rediculous, Everyone is divorced/cheating on their wives/fucking eachother behind closed doors.
The politics of wrenching. True story.
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### Author:  [@eclipsed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eclipsed)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2009, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/72 "2009-01-21T08:09:39Z")
> [@TORQDSS](#):
>
> BECK don’t listen to any of the negatives… only the positives.
>
> 1. every sales manager/dealer/owner I know and every one who wants to be a successful one at that started as a finance guy so do a good job, work your ass off and it will take you somewhere. I know, I started as a lot bitch, body man, then salesman, internet manager, finance manager, sales manager and now I’m running a dealership.
>
> 2. unless people know the intimate details regarding the auto industry and that store… don’t listen to them. If they no longer work there then they know even less because they don’t know what changes have been made and why.
>
> 3. congrats, you’ll do great!
you are a stand up guy, and i respect your opinion. however, telling someone to only look at the positive side of his current situation is short sighted. i have people that email me resumes every single day with auto dealership experience, whether it is sales, management, accounting, etc, and unless they have some sort of extraneous differentiating characteristic (MBA, CPA, CFO title, etc), i generally cant help them. there is a reason, and the reason has a lot to do with the auto dealership culture, process, and skill set being significantly different than most others.
getting a promotion is great. working hard at it and rewarding yourself is even better. but you can only truly assess a situation if you look at the positives and negatives. not having a college degree and climbing the dealer ladder is not the traditional or probable way to achieve long term career success and stability. sure it can happen, but the alternative is more likely in the long run.
> [@LZ](#):
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> You may want to add your family owns the dealerships…just posting you progressed down that path with out adding that small fact really takes the whole thing out of context…
i do think this is a valid point… it is tough to make the statement “i worked hard, i learned the business, now i run an extension of the business” without stating the obvious, which is that the business is family owned.
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### Author:  [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2009, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/73 "2009-01-21T08:22:32Z")
question. is it bad that i don’t believe half the shit coming out of your mouth? congrats on the job, congrats on making more money, good luck.
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### Author:  [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2009, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/74 "2009-01-21T08:32:08Z")
> [@LZ](#):
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> You may want to add your family owns the dealerships…just posting you progressed down that path with out adding that small fact really takes the whole thing out of context…
every owner or principal has worked their way from the ground up. believe me, just because his family owns the dealership, doesn’t mean it was a clear shot and that he didn’t have to work for it.
I’m not going to get into the intimate details of the organization or Dave’s family, but…there are Basil’s who will never run or own dealerships.
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### Author:  [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2009, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/75 "2009-01-21T08:34:42Z")
> [@Beck](#):
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> every owner or principal has worked their way from the ground up. believe me, just because his family owns the dealership, doesn’t mean it was a clear shot and that he didn’t have to work for it.
>
> I’m not going to get into the intimate details of the organization or Dave’s family, but…there are Basil’s who will never run or own dealerships.
It wasn’t a dig at Dave…I am sure he worked hard to move up…He just happened to leave out that its a family owned business.
I know a few other GMs and owners of dealerships who started out at the bottom.
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### Author:  [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2009, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/76 "2009-01-21T08:34:59Z")
> [@Skurge](#):
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> chris boltri lol…oh wow, thats just funny
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> if you only knew 1/2 the stuff that guy used to do haha…he’s a winner thats for sure
He clears 6 figures a year, you don’t. \<3
Like I said before, if you were any worth to the auto industry, you would be clearing 6-figures by now and working at a dealership where you have job security. Don’t get me wrong, its great you got out…but you don’t have to bash the career or the people, because you didn’t make it.
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### Author:  [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2009, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/77 "2009-01-21T08:35:31Z")
> [@LZ](#):
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> It wasn’t a dig at Dave…I am sure he worked hard to move up…He just happened to leave out that its a family owned business.
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> I know a few other GMs and owners of dealerships who started out at the bottom.
word.
every gm/owner started out at the bottom. you have to.
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### Author:  [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2009, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/78 "2009-01-21T08:36:35Z")
Beck’s new work calendar:
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### Author:  [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2009, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/79 "2009-01-21T08:37:28Z")
> [@Willybeen](#):
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> question. is it bad that i don’t believe half the shit coming out of your mouth? congrats on the job, congrats on making more money, good luck.
don’t care.
I most definitely wouldn’t lie about receiving a promotion when one of the dealer principals and their family members are on here. Ugh.
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### Author:  [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2009, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-it-was-made-official-today-v-promotion/61601/80 "2009-01-21T08:38:09Z")
> [@Joe](#):
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> Beck’s new work calendar:
LOL.
to answer your question from before, no. I don’t give out the 4-square numbers. :lol:
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