Sharif likes the lime light and prestige of owning a shop, and he seems very knowledgeable based on the few conversations I have had with him. But knowing and executing a plan are two different things.

I always questioned a shop that would hire some of the kids he had on staff. Especially with the $$ cars he was working on.

I suspect he knows that even despite this car he isn't going anywhere .

But future customers now know his defacto response to and crappy work is "well I fired them"

If you keep hiring crappy techs what does that say about him?