Hit 200 motherboards repaired this month and it totally changed my mind about taking rush jobs

I always turned down same-day repairs because I thought they'd mess up my quality, but after doing 47 rush board fixes last month with a 98% success rate I figured I was just being stubborn for no reason, anyone else find that speed forces you to be more focused?

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the_mary5d ago

Totally agree, I always keep a clean workspace and checklist handy for rush jobs to stay on track!

robin6285d agoMost Upvoted

Wait @max_torres44, have you ever had that weird experience where rushing actually makes you sharper? I used to think speed always meant sloppy work, but your post totally flipped that for me. A few months back I had to redo a whole batch of circuit boards under a tight deadline and I was shocked how I caught tiny solder bridges I would have missed if I was taking my time. The pressure kind of forces your brain to lock in instead of wandering off.

max_torres445d ago

I read a study last year that said people who do rushed work actually catch more errors because they stay in a flow state where they don't second-guess themselves. That kind of matches what you found with the 98% success rate on rush jobs. I've seen it in my own work too, once you get past the initial panic of a deadline, your brain just locks in and you don't waste time overthinking. When I started taking more urgent fixes I noticed I also stopped making dumb mistakes like forgetting to clean flux residue. The pressure kind of forces you to be methodical in a different way than when you have all day to drag things out.