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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.

The influencer pokes fun at sexist stereotypes she encounters as a female mechanic

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The influencer pokes fun at sexist stereotypes she encounters as a female mechanicCredit: TikTok/@stingray.the.finray
The video involves an imagined exchange between a female mechanic and a male customer

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The video involves an imagined exchange between a female mechanic and a male customerCredit: TikTok/@stingray.the.finray

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.”

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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.





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