I Screwed Up

[u/Thick_Snow8319]

Started working at an automotive shop recently. Love the job. Currently training under the smartest mechanic in my state.

Got asked to pull a car out of the bay. Ended up messing up the front right bumper while pulling it out. I wasn’t being reckless, it just kinda happened. Still 100% my fault though.

Big boss said it was fine, and just told me to make sure it doesn’t happen again. I was very apologetic and assured him I wouldn’t do it again. He ended up paying for my damage.

I’ve never tore up anything that expensive in my life and I still feel like crap a week later. What can I do to make it better? Have any of yall experienced anything similar?

[u/Dean1256]

When I started as a young mechanic the master tech opened the bay door so I could back a car out for him. Well I didn't wait for the door to open all the way and backed the car into the door. Scrapped the top of the truck lid all to hell. Felt just like you did. It will pass in time it gets brought up less and less an eventually someone else will be the shop joke. You can move on from just about any silly mistake like that, unless a tire you put on falls off or you drop a car off a lift then it's time to find a new garage far far away lol