Heard someone say the D-Day episode in 4K makes you feel like you're actually getting shot at, and now I get it. I did the same thing with The Pacific and my whole weekend just vanished, haha. Worth it though, even if I'm running on caffeine fumes today lol.

Stop treating the gauges like the whole story. They only show you one part of what's happening. The temp check tells you what the system is actually doing, not just what the pressures say it should be doing. I had a similar thing with a rack system where pressures looked perfect for hours, but the oil was cooked and the compressor was on its way out. Now I check superheat and subcooling on every single call, even the easy ones. It takes two extra minutes and saves you from coming back twice. That old timer probably saved you a whole career of headaches with that one tip.

Fake it till you make it" only works if you actually faked the prep work too. Two weeks off is plenty if you crammed the right stuff, but nobody wings window functions cold. That's like showing up to a marathon without running for a month. Recruiters always say that, but they're not the ones sitting in the hot seat. Next time, just tell them you need a few days repping the basics, even if it pushes the interview back. Better to look slow than stupid in front of the hiring manager.