as an engine mechanic for a midsize automotive repair chain, I catch my management pulling stunts like this all the time. A few that come to mind: - The Miche

as an engine mechanic for a midsize automotive repair chain, I catch my management pulling stunts like this all the time. A few that come to mind: - The Michelin inflatable that actually cost us business because it was too big for our mid-town location and consumed all available parking. - advertising that we inflate tires with Nitrogen for performance with every new set of tires installed. Management runs us out of shield gas for welding and has to cancel a major mechanical job for a fleet customer. Management furious to learn shield gas is much more expensive than air. - on site oil recycling which was basically how we tried to spin managements asinine decision to not pay the state oil recycling fee. Fined by the state EPA, fined by the federal EPA, forced to pay six figures to a haz-mat disposal company. - Free battery testing and AC testing cant fully be expensed in the system because its too old, and results in an accounting imbalance that gets our owners audited by both fed and state.