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Thanks Ed. I appreciate all the input from everyone. Yeah I understand a large part of the job is gaining respect from the crew. I worked at an auto-body shop back in the day and the culture there sounds very similar to what your talking about. I ran the detail and paint restoration shop and throughout my time there I would have to sometimes borrow tools from the auto-body guys and if you know anything about the industry those guys have to purchase their own tools. So returning the tools in good working order was a must or they wouldn't help you with anything. To get them to finish some jobs, sometimes I would help out installing a windshield or replacing taillights etc. Then I was able to do my job and get paid because the body shop paid me for the detail work. The body guys knew that if they made a mess inside the cars it would take me forever cleaning it up for the customer. So after I helped them out a bit and brought them lunch a few times they started to take extra care in not making my life more difficult and their whole operation ran smoother but the owner of the shop was a jackass and was on their butt about anything, he just managed to get them all in a bad mood all day.<br>
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