There was this timesheet mix-up that needed HR to step in. The cleanup took forever, of course.

Feels like everything's getting harder to fix these days.

Relying on breaks to catch errors shows poor focus during the actual work.

Burned my face off with a new acid toner once because I skipped the patch test. My skin turned red and peeled for a week, looked like a sunburned lizard. Now I test everything behind my ear, even if I'm in a hurry. Your rule is solid, saves a lot of pain and weird looks from people. Still have that bottle as a reminder to not be stupid.

Noticed this is happening everywhere, not just metal work. Our phones have flat glass instead of real buttons, cars drive themselves now. We keep making things easier but it cuts out the need to actually learn the feel of stuff. That connection to the material is just gone, traded for convenience.