Hit 10 years as epoxy flooring pro in PNW - sharing tips on hiring the right crew

Been slinging epoxy floors out of the Pacific Northwest for a full decade now, zone 6 winters make every job a battle against moisture but damn it's rewarding. Just wrapped a garage pour with Rust-Oleum epoxy that netted me $8500, and it got me thinking about how I built my crew from scratch. Saw this YouTube vid on tips to hire an epoxy flooring contractor, flipped it around for us pros - vetting guys with actual certs and not just spray and pray types. Key is starting with apprentices who know their way around a diamond grinder, paid 'em $25/hr to start but now my lead guy's pulling $45 easy. If you're scaling up, check references from past pours, had one guy ghost me mid-job last year costing $2k in delays. Anyone else hit a milestone like this? Feels good to finally have a solid team that doesn't screw up the subfloor prep.

Man, scaling epoxy crews in wet climates is a nightmare, had a guy botch a basement pour and the whole thing bubbled up after two weeks.

Ten years is solid, but finding reliable help for those long resin mixes is still a crapshoot every time.

These homeowners don't get it, they hire cheap and blame us when the epoxy peels off in the rain - sick of the PE vultures buying up good installers too.