Earlier in April I got laid off from my job as a maintenance person at a car dealership due to the whole COVID 19 pandemic. However in my few months of working there since June 24th of 2019, I learned today that I am not going to be called back at all.
Looking back at those few months of working at the car dealership, I had a lot of fun working there. The pay wasn't exactly great but I was grateful working there for the time I did. I did manage to snag some awesome free hats, and some other oddities from the dealership. So I'm definitely grateful for all of the stuff I got from my job.
In my few months that I worked there I managed to get a framed poster of a Ford Windstar. It was in the attic. Yes, oddly enough the dealership had an attic where they stored old parts and service manuals, and files. As one person who worked there called it the dinosaur room. That framed Windstar picture now proudly hangs in the wall in my attic. Ironically I despise minivans but I have a framed Ford Windstar poster on my attic wall.
During my months there I also shredded tons of old documents. Some of these documents were auction files from cars that were sent to the auction. In some of those auction files were car keys. This baffled me because how can sets of keys be left behind from a car that was sent to the auction. I acquired a lot of old car keys for my collection.
I was able to acquire car emblems from the body shop that were being discarded. I accumulated a little collection of emblems. They are all in a shoe box in my collection room. I looked forward to finding a badge from a car company I didn't have. I never did get a hood ornament from there though.
I managed to get a promotional Shelby GT500/GT350 coffee mug, which is my favorite coffee mug to use. I also got a hood shaped business card holder as well. Although I don't have any business cards to call my own, the ones I accumulate go in to the holder.
I also found an old clipboard from Midas that was in the attic. How that got at a Ford Dealership is beyond me. It's a neat clipboard too. It is designed to look like a form and shows you how to fill out the form. It's a very odd piece for my collection.
Then there was the Tool trucks that came to the shop. I loved going on the Snap-on truck ever since I went on one with my dad to get the magnetic hex shank warrantied. My dad used to buy Snap-on Tools and I kinda went on the truck to pay tribute to my late father. I did buy a few bits for my ratcheting screwdriver and bought 2 mini tip Phillips screwdrivers. I also got one of my Dad's old wrenches warrantied. I also acquired a ton of Snap-on Hats including a 100th anniversary hat.
I also acquired hats from other companies that we did business with. I got 2 hats from a tire distributor, and 2 from another. I also got a Motorcraft hat and a AC Delco hat.
It was a fun couple of months working there. Am I going to miss working there? Absolutely. I'll move on and find another job somewhere else. I'll wait a few weeks to get my unemployment and start looking for something elsewhere. Thanks for the memories and being able to meet great people.
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