I’m a female mechanic – here’s how frustrating it can be to deal with customers who ask for a MAN instead
A FEMALE mechanic has revealed how she deals with sexist stereotypes from customers.
The Aussie influencer, who posts on TikTok with the handle @Finray.the.stingray, posted an amusing imagined exchange between her and a customer.
Playing both roles, she uses a voice editing tool to poke fun at the sexist stereotypes she encounters.
When asked to describe the issue with his vehicle, her customer sarcastically retorts: “Oh hey darling, how you going?”
“The foreman said he was sending over one of the boys to come and help me.”
She humorously replies: “Yes…I am said boy. I am here to diagnose your vehicle.”
Mentioning that “it’s 9pm on a Friday night” when asked if she can fix the vehicle that evening, the mechanic continues, saying that “we reckon you’ve dropped a couple of valves in your head.
“So, this is going to be a big job.”
Despite this, the man repeats: “Oh, so you can’t do it tonight?”
Many applauded the influencer for her humour as well as highlighting an important issue.
One said: “As a male, in automotive training women are heavily discriminated against.”
Another chimed in: “when someone asks for ‘one of the boys’ at work, I turn around and walk back towards them and ask them how I can help.”
It comes after a female mechanic revealed that men shockingly say they would prefer a man to fix their car – and confuse her for a receptionist.
The Sun also reported how one female diesel mechanic says she is described as “wife goals” for her work.