Most of my stories are about fixing the mistakes of others. I spent almost 5 years working in a cabinet shop, where we made a wide variety of stuff...including Corian countertops. Somehow, I ended up doing most of the Corian work. (It's messy and dusty... you often have to use a saw or router.)

   Well, one time we had a bathroom counter to do that went into a corner. One guy was making the base, while I did the Corian top. I had it almost done when the boss came by and glanced at it.... then stopped and took out his tape and measured it. He looked unhappy, and said, "Ummm.. that's wrong; the dimensions were changed, and I guess I gave Bob the change and didn't tell you."
He went and got the right diagram and said "See if you can fix it."

    This meant looking in the scrap bin for a piece of the right color and big enough, cutting a chunk out of the main piece with a curved profile, cutting the scrap to the same general curve to fit into the 'hole'..... then, realizing that matching the curves to fit would require making a plywood template and using it to mark & rout both curves and carefully clamping it in place and doing the routing. THEN mixing the color matched Corian cement and applying it to the curves and bracing and clamping it in place....being sure it was level.
   Then when it was dry, carefully sanding the curved line where the cement had ooozed out...praying that it would not show. Then trimming the patch to match the outside dimension.

   Finally, the boss came by and bent over...looking for the line of my patch.
"Well", he said, "I can't see it. Give it to Bob and we'll deliver it."

Praise? Nawww... his highest praise was simply to nod and go on to the next project.