Resignation Letter

To: Dealer Principal

Reference: Fixed Operations Gross Profit Resignation Letter

Dear Dealer Principal,

It has come to my attention that Fixed Ops Gross Profit has resigned effective immediately. Without the continued support of Gross Profit I cannot continue to be effective in the performance of my duties while adding funds to your Profitability. (not to mention your bank account)

I too have found other employment at a dealership that understands me and appreciates me for who I am. As you know, I am extremely sensitive to sudden changes in revenue stream, expenses and …ahem…”discretionary purchases” (if you know what I mean)

In the recent past there have been direct actions taken against me by personnel who do not have my best interests at heart. For example, the Service Department has stopped making appointments with adequate time between customers resulting in an instant revenue reduction in my department. In fact, last time I checked, they didn’t have a service drive process at all!

And because we don’t really have any processes in place (including how to answer the phone) there has been a decrease in customer pay RO count. Just last week I heard one advisor tell a customer they could not get in this week for service! And we have techs standing around at 3:30 most days!

I don’t know if you know this or not (and I am not trying to be a “disgruntled ex-employee”), but I heard that the parts obsolescence was at nearly 27% of current inventory! It has become very difficult to get any customers car in and out of the shop in one day due to a lack of parts availability. Just yesterday we did not have brake pads in stock for one vehicle and on another we didn’t have wiper blades.

In one case, the parts manager had to make an emergency purchase and then the advisor gave the customer a discount on parts and labor to make up for the extended wait time they endured while we were chasing down the parts!

Boss, there is not a Net Profit on earth that can work under these circumstances.

I have talked with Margins, HPRO and Effective Labor Rate and they are undecided on whether or not they will stay. Of the 3 (if I had to guess which one), I believe Margins have just about had it as well and will be leaving soon.

I never say never Boss, and if things change around here, I would be interested in getting a call from you.

With Sincere Regret,

Fixed Operations Net Profit