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Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951 View Post
I'm getting to the point where they get a simple "No", or if they act like I'm stupid, I just leave. After all, I know I'm a dumbass. I don't need them to point it out.
They are just kids. Or just older kids.

Experience is f'king golden!
"Youth is wasted on the young." "Experience is a cruel teacher because it gives the test first before the lesson." blah blah

Positive reinforcement with patience and communication will make any man (or woman) a better man(or woman) later on throughout life.
Put a dab of good karma into this world.
Two more minutes to fix the problem.

For the most part, I seriously didn't know how to change oil until 19-21yo..
Engine? Transmission? What is this metal mass before me?
Then later with a lot of book time, hard work, and repeating words, and a few mistakes, I eventually became an "ASE cert Master Mechanic."
The theoretical king of any shop. Whatever. Still an idiot.
The idiot still remains, but a few good bits were hammered into this head by people with patience....By people who said "no" and took the few minutes to explain why.
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