Anonymous wrote:The kicker is that they go by "the book". Your car may need work that "the book" says takes 1.5 hours but it really only takes them 1 hour. You get charged the 1.5 hour.

Sometimes stuff breaks and it takes them 3 hours, you only pay for 1.5, would you rather pay for 3?

What kind of doctor? That's not surprising

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crazy, but also that labor charge covers more than one person, plus the associated overhead.

OP. So does mine.

Do they charge more per hour than is billed for you or more per hour per hour than you make?

+1. Most of my doctor visits are over $100 per visit including my copay and what insurance pays for about a 10 minute visit so figure $600 per hour. I know there is overhead but I doubt what OP is saying about a dealer mechanic having a higher hourly billing rate are true.

Anonymous wrote:…and I’m a doctor.

So? Only a physician would be this arrogant.

Anonymous wrote:…and I’m a doctor.

My late husband was a doctor. If you divided his pay, which was great, by the hours he worked, he probably made less hourly than a certified mechanic. But he loved his job.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crazy, but also that labor charge covers more than one person, plus the associated overhead.

OP. So does mine.

Do they charge more per hour than is billed for you or more per hour per hour than you make?

Exactly! Mr. doctor, wait until you see what your practice/hospital charges US!

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Anonymous wrote:Crazy, but also that labor charge covers more than one person, plus the associated overhead.

OP. So does mine.

Do they charge more per hour than is billed for you or more per hour per hour than you make?

Anonymous wrote:When you and everyone else keep telling their kids that college is the only way they can get ahead in life, auto mechanics become scarcer and their labor more expensive.

Better question is whether the employee sees a return on that labor or whether the owner takes most of the pie. Granted there is a lot of overhead with tools, etc. and probably more downtime than a doctor typically has because if someone cancels a doctor appointment you can get someone else to fill it easier than a mechanic.

When you and everyone else keep telling their kids that college is the only way they can get ahead in life, auto mechanics become scarcer and their labor more expensive.

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The kicker is that they go by "the book". Your car may need work that "the book" says takes 1.5 hours but it really only takes them 1 hour. You get charged the 1.5 hour.

You can go to an independent mechanic.

Anonymous wrote:Crazy, but also that labor charge covers more than one person, plus the associated overhead.

OP. So does mine.

Crazy, but also that labor charge covers more than one person, plus the associated overhead.

…and I’m a doctor.