The Two Kinds of Shops · Technician Find Community

Chris Lawson

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The Two Kinds of Shops

There are two kinds of shops in this community right now.

I want you to figure out which one you are — because what you need next depends entirely on the answer.

Shop #1 is in crisis mode.

They've got an empty bay. A full schedule. And no one to put under the lift.

Maybe a tech quit. Maybe one got hurt. Maybe Monday morning came and somebody just... didn't.

These owners aren't sleeping well. They're rescheduling customers. The remaining techs are burning out. And every day that bay sits empty, it's costing them $800, $1,200, $1,500, or more — depending on the shop.

They need a hire. Fast.

That's what Technician Find is for. We draft world-class ads, run 24 to 48 targeted ads, generate a consistent flow of qualified applications, and help you get a tech across the finish line. It's a subscription — month to month, no contracts. When you need us, we're there. When you've hired, we go away.

If that's you right now — if you're staring at an empty bay and you need someone yesterday — DM me. That's a different conversation and we'll take care of you.

But here's the thing.

Most of you aren't Shop #1

Shop #2 is fully staffed.

Bays are full. Production is solid. Things are... fine.

And that word — "fine" — is the most dangerous word in your business.

Because "fine" is what every shop owner says six months before the crisis.

Before the tech who's been quietly unhappy finally snaps and walks out.

Before the guy with 40 years experience tears his shoulder and doesn't come back.

Before the new hire takes a dealership offer the day before he's supposed to drop his toolbox at your shop.

I've had all three of those conversations. This year.

And every single one of those owners said the same thing:

"I didn't see it coming."

Followed by:

"I don't have anyone to call."

Here's what most shops get wrong:

They treat hiring as an event. Something that happens when someone leaves.

But the smartest shops I've seen — the ones who never panic — they treat hiring like maintenance.

Not because they're hiring. Because they're building a bench.

A short list of 5–10 techs they've already talked to, already vetted, already built a relationship with — so when something happens, they don't start from zero.

They pick up the phone.

That's the difference between scrambling on Indeed for 60 days and making one call on a Monday morning.

And that's exactly what I'm launching on Friday.

It's called EasyBench.

🔥Technician Find solves today's hiring crisis. EasyBench prevents the next one.🔥

If you're in crisis right now — we've got Technician Find for that. DM me.

If you're NOT in crisis — if you're fully staffed, or stable, or just not panicking today — that's actually the perfect time to build the bench. Because the worst time to build it is when you already need it.

Tomorrow I'm going to show you exactly what separates the shops that panic from the ones that don't. And it's simpler than you think.

Comment WHICH ONE below — tell me: are you Shop #1 (crisis mode) or Shop #2 (fully staffed but know you should be doing something)?

Either way, I've got you.

—Chris

P.S. One owner told me recently: "I've depleted my bench." He wasn't in crisis when he said it. He was fully staffed. But he could feel it — that fragile, one-phone-call-away feeling. If you know that feeling, Wednesday's post is for you.

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