Car Washer Interview Question:

Tell me why A Car Wash Manager's Job Is So Difficult
And What To Do About It?

Submitted by: Muhammad

The car wash industry has elements of retail, service, and manufacturing involved in turning out the end product of a clean vehicle. Dealing with customers is like a retail business, managing employees is more like a service operation, and keeping the place running smoothly with all of the equipment to take care of is very similar to running a manufacturing facility. Because of the basic nature of this complex business, a manager's job is particularly challenging.

After working for over 20 years in this industry and being involved in the recruiting, initial training, and ongoing development of managers at all levels, both new to the business and experienced, here are six (6) major challenges that make a car wash manager's job very difficult to accomplish. Lest you get a little depressed reading this, please know that I will give you some solutions for these issues at the end of this answer.

☛ MANAGER NOT A MATCH FOR THE JOB
☛ INDUSTRY IMAGE
☛ RECRUITING SUPPORT NOT PROVIDED
☛ PHYSICAL NATURE OF THE WORK
☛ VARIABLE HOURS
☛ BASE PAY
Submitted by: Muhammad