I wish the doing jack all in govt job thing was true... my days are fucked every day

Or, you are trying to keep all the clients for yourself and not let OP have a piece of the pie! :suspicious:

I moved to the island for this very reason. I can tell you, almost everyone I meet who are my age (40 with little kids) has moved here from Greater Vancouver in the last 0-5 years.

Many people who grew up in Vancouver are leaving.

i moved to vancouver in 2001 and moved back to the island in 2021, bought a house on an acreage, expenses have dropped quite a bit from living the simple life and i'm insuring 2 cars for less than the cost of 1 in vancouver

A Friend I know just did this
Took 2 months off, sold his house bought a place near the water and now has no mortgage, 2 kids

How much is insurance on the island? The younger folks in the early 20's to mid 20's moved to Van recently and they kept their insurance on the island, apparently it's half off even with accidents?

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to give everyone an update.

I went to the interview yesterday, and I am happy to say I was pretty much hired on the spot. I have taken them up on the offer and will be joining the OpenRoad Auto team by late Aug.

Now the monumental task of telling my boss about this news on Tuesday and give him my 2 weeks. Sigh... I have actually never quit a job before, so this is actually pretty nerve racking haha.

As for not wanting to leave Vancouver, unfortunately for me, that is not an option

1) my parents and my inlaws have 0 English skills, yes. 99% of things can be done in Chinese here, but the last 1% (like returning calls to specialist from doctor referrals, going with them to the Emergency room at the hospital, calling in repairs for shaw/telus/fortis/hydro, filling out all sorts of forms such as passport renewal and shit, something as simple as setting up Covid shots and getting the QR code as their phone lock screens) is all pretty much 100% on me.

2) The Chinese community, our diet is 100% asian at home, though i sneak out with the kids for "white food" loool. I am sure there are plenty of Chinese food/markets on the island. But the selection and accessbility of the Chinese food/items here is unparalleled.

#2 can be okay, even if we just make a trip once a month to the lower mainland and fill up our freezers, but reason #1 is pretty much carved in stone. There is no way around it, my in laws have 2 other daughters, but my parents only have me. So yea, basically my mom calls, and I show up LOL. Though my parents are super understanding, they don't call me unless their pants are on fire and I actively tell them that I am their son, it is my obligation and pleasure to help them. But my dad gets scolded by my mom everytime he calls me for help lol smh...

So yea =)

Have a nice long weekend everyone.

Welcome to the Slaves of the Auto Grind Club.

Let's connect once you get settled in and I can push referrals your way. Cheers

Grats dark ! I wish you wealth and prosperity in your new role.

P.s let us know where you’re at afterwards. You might be able to drum up some business through revscene

Wow.

Haha yea, for sure!

The managers are super accomadating and knows I still work full time, so orientation will be happening on weekends starting next week Aug 6th.

Lets make sure I get thru the first few days first to make sure I am really set on the job =)

The whole plan is that I get thru all training before my official start, so I can hit the ground running.

Congrats. Best of luck on the new venture.

If you can get me any of the following: GR Corolla, CTR or cayman gts 4.0 - I'll be your first client :)

Just watch this and you're good to go.

Since trade-in offers are preferred, I am prepared to trade my current Type R for the new CTR.



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which brand will you be working for under OpenRoad ?

Congrats on the new gig, I spent about 3 months working for Open Road Honda in Burnaby (aka: MIddlegate Honda) about 15 years back under Ali Jiwani (I think that was his name). Overall, it was an interesting experience and I did reasonably well at it but staying in the office all day wasn't for me. That and not having control over negotiating with the customer directly wasn't really for me. I really disliked having to go back and forth between Ali and the Up (client).

I'm more geared towards outside sales and have been with my current company for almost 10 years now. I ended up leaving another place that was in Richmond as I lived in Surrey at the time and hated commuting back and forth with all the traffic as I had to pick up and drop off my son at day care each day.

Best advice I can give you is take a job that pays you as much as you can while you don't have kids but once you have kids, try to prioritize quality of life over chasing a pay cheque.

Welcome to the group man :) I work at HQ. I work closely with the stores and sales staff, it's a grind for most, but there are many opportunities within the company to succeed. Best of luck with the new role!

You must be HR. Just missing the We are a family here part.

^ LOL.

"We're a great big happy family, the culture is driven by our people (see what I did there). People are our greatest asset."

People before profits.

*crosses fingers behind back

I can't wait for the 1m, 6m, and 2Y update on this shit.

Congrats on your new role, wishing you all the best of luck!

Good luck on your new adventures dark0821! It's hard leaving something you're comfortable with and hope it works out for you :)

GR Corolla, CTR or cayman gts 4.0 -> ahh I knew I shoulda went to Toyota/Honda loool, I dont think anyone can just land a job @ Porsche with 0 car sales experience...

Now that I have emailed back the signed employment agreement, it feels more official.

I am starting at OpenRoad Hyundai Richmond on Aug 24th. So I guess the soon to be discont. Veloster N and the sold out Ioniq 5 which you can't even put a deposit on are worth mentioning? lol

Come by and say hi, my name's Jacky, but you probably just see an asian fatass that looks lost, that's probably me lol.

I would openly advertise my number, but not sure if that goes against the rules haha.

Yes, no matter if I make it, or not make it. I will bump this thread when something big happens. Otherwise, 6m, 1y, 2y update sounds good =)

^Jacky it doesnt matter where you start, as long as you take it all in. Im sure each marque has something to teach you and eventually, if this is your calling, you'll get to where you want to go.