On 16/03/2019 12:43, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
The owner of my local specialist make independent - now closed - said he
paid more for decent factory trained mechanics than the local main dealer,
despite having an hourly rate to the customer of well under half. And they
were more fulfilled at work too since they often got a chance to fix
things rather than just fit new parts. And to interact direct with the
customer if needed.

The garage near me - the guys on the floor don't want to interact with
me, and I suspect I'm not _that_ bad a customer.

OTOH I work in software, and I know loads of people like that. Technical
wizards, and social misfits. Not everyone, but enough to make you
realise why there is the myth of the antisocial geek.

Andy