FRONT END ALIGNMENT

I hate when people stand over me and tell me how to do my job. When I first left the (last) place I did alignment, they used to let me do my own even though I didn't work there no more.
After that I would insist to be right there and watch the guy do the work and more than once I'd say "pull the front of that control arm out another 1/8" or crank that right side tie rod sleeve another 1/4 turn", I couldn't resist.
But now that I actually have a bankers hours job (7-3:30, M-F) I have to drop my vehicle off and can't be there while it's being done. You're seeing those results above. I guess I'm just going to have to take off a sick day any time I need an alignment so I can be right there while it's being done.

I've taken a vehicle in exactly twice to quick lubes over the years. On the first was a diplomat ex cop car. It was cold out and I didn't feel like laying on cold concrete to change oil. So I took it in.
They wanted to sell me an air filter when I had just replaced the one that they wanted to chuck in the can, like 2 weeks before. And I seen them grease only the 2 outer tie rod ends. I asked if they were gonna grease all 4 ball joints. The guy went back under and only greased those. Then I asked about the inner tie rods. They greased those. I asked about the idler and pitman arms and had to go point those out as the kid didn't know what they even were. And then the kicker I had to ask them AGAIN to grease the u joints and was told those don't have fittings. I said THESE do. He couldn't believe it.
The next time was.moms intrepid, when she was in the hospital and I was in my way to see her. And no that car doesn't have as many grease fittings on it as my diplomat did, but I still didn't appreciate them wanting to put the smallest filter in that would screw on, (not what the Car called for) and the parts it didn't need they tried to sell me. I'm a mechanic FOR A LIVING for God's sake, you don't think I stay up with such needs? C'mon now and why I do my own work any time my vehicles need anything.