Struggling at work - looking for tips.

In my earlier years,I left bolts loose that I installed and was going to hit it with my air ratchet later.I still hear this in my head from my old boss "If you start a Bolt finish it".
Getting in a set procedure on how you do your brakes is a good idea.A mechanic that work next to me and formerly trained at UPS for their repair facility would do brakes one wheel at a time from start to finish.When that wheel was back on it was completely finished and he moved on to the next
.Just how he was trained and it worked for him.Believe or not he flagged a lot of hours.
The biggest problems arises when interrupted by service adviser or cell phone calls(why they are not allowed in my shop...text and you are fired).
When interrupted,stop when completed with what you are doing or tightening and leave something as a reminder like a wrench still hanging from that bolt or that caliper bolt in that hubcap with the lug nuts.
If you do everything the same ever time it becomes second nature.
I have tore down timing belt jobs back apart because I did not remember tightening the tensioner bolt,and found it tight...We make mistakes but as long as we correct them before the car is delivered and we learn how to eliminate that problem in the future.
Do not ever have someone rush you.It will be done when it done.When my service advisor would push me and say it had to go,I would tell them it will be ready tomorrow.
Of course, I had a lot of respect from my Service Manager and could get away with it.

But like OwdKasd said about the big job that had to be out in one day and it was a two day job...rush it and something is going to get over looked.
You are signing your name on every job.Kiss each job and do it right.Even to clean those grease prints off that fender or hood.
TXDart