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Is it, though? The post author is railing against it.

I didn’t say it was a written estimate. I said the opposite. Do you know how towing a car into this particular shop works? If so, please enlighten me. In most shops, mechanics do n…

Yes. However, an estimate is not a guess. From the Washington state attorney general’s website: “ Estimate: You are entitled to a written price estimate for the repairs you have au…

It might be the same calls if you work at a shop that only works on one model year vehicle doing a set of services. Note that services are not repairs. Otherwise, it’s all differen…

High end shops live off reputation alone. Usually they’re started by a very skilled mechanic who does racing or some other specialty automotive hobby. The exit plan for these guys …

I used to work as a service advisor - or as the article says, receptionist. This system will not work as described for several reasons. 1. Unless you have a recent job that matches…

I checked Zen out today. Seems pretty neat. I like the spaces idea.

I'd like to point to tabs in browsers as a problem area. Ctrl + T is a problem. I'll set the scene that I think most of us have experienced: you're working on a project. You start …

I started writing a letter to my kids once a year. I store them in my email for now. I want them to know who I was. I feel like the author of this post would have benefited from th…