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Re:Are Your Programmers Working Hard, Or Are They Lazy? by pacaro on Thursday December 12, 2013 @02:06PM (#6896344)
This.

A friend of mine is an electrician. He did his apprenticeship with a guy who worked a lot with high end residential clients (i.e. stately homes — this was in England). He says the one of the most important things that he learned was to clean up after himself — which talks to your respectful point. It made him stand out amongst his peers, and is one of the factors that goes a long way towards repeat business and referrals.

Re:Are Your Programmers Working Hard, Or Are They Lazy? by gbhn on Thursday December 12, 2013 @02:50PM (#6896648)
I just finished paying 2x market for an electrician who had the following invaluable skill:

1. Physically appearing at job site.