Many moons ago when the luck bucket was still overflowing. And the experience bucket was...well, a bucket.
After putting together a two page snag sheet of things that made my aircraft non-airworthy.
Me: We need to fix these things to operate at a minimum safety level.
My Boss: We have bot zese airoplane, now you fly it to make money, then we look to feex it.
One thing that has kept me happy as an employee though is; even if the pay isn't great, do what you say you are going to do. Aviation promises just irritate people. Good Luck
Mind the tail!