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You know, this is not just a bad thing for car guys, owners of old Fiats, and backyard wrenchers in general.
Think how devastating it must be for the thousands of junkyard dogs who are now out on the street, looking for work.
The junkyard dog has pretty specialized skills that have been developed over generations, and those skills are not easily portable or marketable.
Most of the good dog jobs today are in the Emotional Support sector, and having even a whiff of ‘Junkyard’ on your resume can be a tough sell. While most junkyard veterans are responsible members of the community, it’s still hard to avoid the traditional ‘bad boy’ image perpetuated in the media and pop culture. Many potential employers still remember the old Jim Croce lyric, and ’meaner than a junkyard dog’ has created its own barbed wire ceiling.
I can see self-help groups springing up, counseling members with grooming and attitude adjustment, and setting guidelines for when, and how, to bark at a job interview. Just what image you project is critical for dogs that have worked in the automotive security field. (They’d be wise to drop the term ‘junkyard’ altogether, I think.)
Today, it’s not really about who you are, but who you can make people believe you are.
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