What's missing from the discussion is the opposite though. I worked at a dealership (albeit a long time ago) and many mechanics loved warranty work as some would be listed as a 2 hour job but would only take 1.25hr or whatever. So they were often able to put in 12 hours on a 10 hour shift for example.
>(albeit a long time ago)
This probably matters a lot depending on what 'long time ago' means.
Like when you hear old timers say "When I was a kid I bought X for Y" where Y is something like 10th the cost it is now. The push for profits has squeezed every section of the economy and it sounds like (dealer) mechanics are not escaping.
A long time ago was in 2002 or so. But warranty work still drove most of dealer profits back then, so I suspect there was still the same push.
Yeah, that applies to warranty and non-warranty - the mechanics always want to beat the book. And there are definitely some jobs that are well know to be winner, and others that are losers. And nobody wants to take the losers.
Never been a mechanic, but I'm guessing the losers go to the new guy.