Empty Promises, Wasted Years
I couldn't tell the grades of some materials apart, so I blended them together, and I couldn't get a good price for them.
After spending two agonizing weeks sorting a load that cost me 8,000 dollars, it flipped for a measly 11,000 dollars. That was the first time I doubted myself, wondering if I had made a mistake.
When I was at my lowest, Mr. Sinclair, who lived in the adjacent courtyard, dropped by to borrow some tools. He happened to be a retired master technician from a plastics factory. Noticing how down-to-earth and hardworking I was, he took me under his wing and taught me how to distinguish between different types of plastics and judge material grades.