I don't miss the shop one bit either. 19 years designing and building custom machinery and tooling. The way the automotive industry changed with Tier 1 is what turned my stomach. Before, if you built a piece for a production line, you got paid as soon your equipment was proven out and signed off on. Pretty simple, right? Someone thought it would be a good idea not to pay ANYONE until everything is proven out, and some people out there really build JUNK!!! Longest wait was about 2 years and I ended up building the piece that replaced this companies POS. (it was a gub subsidized co. that built it)
Yeah, I don't miss the turmoil of dealing with certain situations. Company you're doing something for goes on strike or bankrupt, not much you can do except wait it out or pay lawyers.
Good luck Spark!
