Fun fact: that's illegal in many jurisdictions

Another fun fact: most places in those jurisdictions do it anyway

Wild. I worked directly with techs at a dealership, they were paid estimated time like postal workers. If a job was estimated at 8 hrs, they got paid 8 hrs whether they finished it in 16 or 4.

I have two friends that are auto techs and they've never had a job that pays like this. Where do you live?

Like another guy said, they get paid based on the estimated time it takes to repair. I think there's a specific term for this but I forget. One friend recently switched to getting paid a minimum of 45 hours, but could still end up collecting much more depending on how many jobs he can finish.