We're a three-person independent shop and one of our guys has been making mistakes on jobs that are costing us comebacks and warranty work but he's also the only one who can handle certain European imports and we're all friends outside of work so firing him feels impossible. We've been covering for his mistakes and redoing work quietly but it's eating into our margins and our reputation and I don't know how much longer we can keep this up without having a real conversation.
More people experience this than they realize.
Your friend and coworker keeps making expensive mistakes, but he's skilled and close to you, so nobody will have the hard talk.
“Where Are You with Trades — Automotive & Vehicle Repair?”
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