Well, unfortunately that joke you refer to as flat rate is a reality for many technicians who bust their asses day in and day out and usually end up working more hours in the week than they get paid for.

So unless your pay is based on flat rate, I don't see your point of ridicule unless you are there personally.

you also said it's an incentive to do poor work, not!
dealerships have quality control, and if the work is not done properly, you get a chance to do it right, thus an incentive to do proficient work.
It's a rat race, and that's the reason why i got disgusted with flat rate, i just feel bad for the guys who lose beause of it. that's all.
You are right in your disgust with flat rate, I do agree with that.
I would much rather be an hourly tech especially when the hours do not jive with the amount worked.
I got tired of it all and decided to go the entreprenurial route and started my own business where I set the price, usually the best in town, and i do the work, and I don't answer to anybody but the customer, I am my own quality control and i go out of my way to do the work properly without having to race the clock or answer to a sniveling time flagger.

I seemed to have touched a nerve, sorry.
So can we get back to the original intent of this post directed to technicians and their favorite cars to work on, or should we discuss flat rate a little more?