It's been three weeks now of my "vacation". I wake up whenever I feel like it. And the best part is not having to go to that abysmal place anymore. I was perfectly fine with spending the rest of my working years there, but since I was laid off I feel nothing but relief. There was no joy or excitement working there. Going into that building every day was a soul s---ing experience. I felt like I lost 30 years of my life there in only 10 years. I drove into Atlanta the other day and I thought about the people still in there and I felt sorry for them. They are trapped like I was. They have a pension. They have medical benefits. They can't leave. Every time they think about leaving they weigh the benefits of going somewhere else to the benefits they still have and it's not enough to push them over the edge, so they just sit there on the fence waffling like I did. But for someone new, less than 5 years, there is no pension anymore, and no other benefit to staying. I don't see any reason why they would want to stay. And like you said the car market isn't quite what it was 10 years ago. Millenials don't want to own a car. They want Uber and Lyft and public transportation. And before long cars will be a service. You rent one when you need it. One comes to you automatically, you take it to work, and another one comes and picks you up and takes you home. And buying a car will soon not be the same experience for those still interested in owning. Instead of hunting online for days or weeks at places like AutoTrader or dealer sites for the best value and options you'll just order it online, directly from the manufacturer. exactly the way you want, for the best price you can get, and it will be delivered to your door. Cutting out the middleman, and the auto listing sites that take a cut off them. Imagine how much money dealers pay in advertising to newspapers, to AutoTrader, to Cars.com, and all of the other online listing sites. Add to that the dealer commissions and costs the dealer has to pay. Imagine not having to pay any of that to buy a car. You'd probably save 20%. My biggest fear working at ATC was not getting laid off but the company going out of business before I was ready to retire.
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