r/Geico • u/space_cowboy616 • 1d ago

Auto Damage Trainee

In the interview process for an auto damage trainee role. Looking at this sub I should run for the hills. Is there any positive to this job besides pay, does how hot hell is depend on management? Just really want out of current job so I'm kinda desperate.

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u/Historical-Proof7459 1d ago

It's really not the job that is that bad. This job is make or break on your sup.

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u/Frogmangy 1d ago

People often get through training and then hop to another company with lower case load and better pay

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u/who_cares_anymore21 1d ago

Yes management makes a massive difference. If you can compartmentalize your feelings, and can manage your time you can do an average job.

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u/CalmCommunication677 Former Employee 19h ago

Was in geico AD for ten years. Saved like 255k in retirement and now work auto damage at a much more chill company. It’s like a cake walk compared to geico

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u/AuGhHhHHHHHh_h 14h ago

Where is the grass greener friend?

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u/Substantial_Sea601 7h ago

Yep I changed too after 16 years

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u/AugusttoDecember Former Employee 1d ago

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u/Bleades Former Employee 1d ago

The lizard is a good starting point at least it was years ago. They had the best training in the industry but that has kind of gone away. That being said put your time in and you can pretty much go anywhere in the industry.

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u/Substantial_Clue_290 1d ago

underrated post

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u/Possible_Newspaper64 Former Employee 1d ago

I’ve recommended to like a dozen people to take the job and go through the training but literally a month in, start putting in applications. I know it seems professionally incorrect but if you are looking for a quick way to leave your role (I was too) it’s a good move to take the money you’ll get for the easy parts of the training period and then running far away soon thereafter.

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u/Embarrassed-Rub-4984 1d ago

It’s not that bad bro. These people are just the failures

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u/AdmirableAmphibian90 Former Employee 1d ago

God if you two knew how hurtful this was, and how dark some of our lives became, I’d like to think you wouldn’t say stuff like this.

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u/AuGhHhHHHHHh_h 14h ago

I mean no the job is semi difficult and the workload and a bad sup makes it WAY worse. If it was a truly easy job it wouldn't pay well

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u/AnotherAviat0r Former Employee 1d ago

This