Shops are finding it hard to recruit qualified help these days not many want to be mechanics with the high buy in for tools and the need to be constantly upgrading your knowledge base to keep up with the latest tech. The base shop rate might be $150 hr but the guy turning the wrench isn't...
Regarding the investment in E-assist bikes its amazing how many companies have tried to kick that cat with big misses. Its the cooperate equivalent of Charlie Brown trying to kick that football with Lucy.
The pros closet bike resale business recently ceased operations here is the local auction listing if you find stuff like that interesting.
https://online.localauctions.com/auction/louisville-co-bicycle-refurbishing-facility-liquidation-102324-id-8328-8328/bidgallery/page_MTY
From your previous posts I'm guessing that you are hoping to make the bike more comfortable for longer saddle sessions.
My advise would be to pack the bike up and visit a good LBS and get some bike fit advise. Might be as simple as a stem change.
Also bigger rubber and maybe a slight drop in...
A easy way to control portion size with potato chips is to buy those boxes with the 28g bags that way you tend to only eat one bag at a sitting way easier to keep portions down compared to a costco size bag.
And another few hundred thousand new immigrants that are willing to work for next to nothing off the books will make that ladder so much easier to ascend.
People are willing to work for it but it gets hard when the jobs aren't there.
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