I’m a female mechanic… customers say they’d prefer a man but I still love my job

A FEMALE mechanic has revealed that customers confuse her with a receptionist – and say they would prefer a man.

Shockingly, other female mechanics commented that they received the same treatment from customers.

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On TikTok, user @natalie.hope98 shared with her followers how clients react when they realise that she would be fixing their car.

When a female customer visits her garage, they usually confuse her with a receptionist.

And the TikTok user is frequently told by male customers that they would wait for one of the boys to repair their car.

Young lads usually try to flirt with her and say, “I’ll teach you about a straight pipe.”

But, mums are nicer with Natalie and usually encourage her to keep working as a mechanic.

Users on TikTok were quick to comment below.

One said: “As another female mechanic, I can confirm this is absolutely true.”

Another said: “I’d much rather have a female. I’ve had guys try to mug me off just because of being female, not realising I’m quite knowledgeable.”

@natalie.hope98 answered: “I’ve had this too, I took my car to one popular garage once just to see how bad they were, and they tried to completely mug me off.”

A third pointed out: “It’s so sexualised to look up woman mechanic anywhere and the pics are just heartbreaking, tbh.”

TikTok is full of videos of female mechanics sharing their experiences.

TikTok user @lillylouisegeorget published a video to show how stained she ended up after a day of work.

And another woman went to TikTok to show off her skills as she creatively removed a tire.