0.1The Missing
Tenth
A weathered independent automotive service bay
Clock it. Flag it. Document it.

Where'd the rest
of the hour go?

Automotive technicians live their working lives in tenths of an hour. We document what happens when warranty time doesn't match comparable customer-pay work.

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// Live anonymous totals

Collecting Data
Hours Documented
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Repair Examples
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States Reporting
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Average Difference

Only approved, anonymized examples appear here. Small groups are suppressed.

// The point

Every tenth tells a story.

Technicians across the country can confidentially send structured examples. We aggregate the numbers, look for patterns, and leave the names out of it.

Numbers beat rumors.

Warranty time2.4
Customer-pay time3.8

1.4 hours difference

37% less time credited

// Stories from the bay

The jobs behind the numbers.

Read the stories

Stories are being torqued to spec

Nothing publishes automatically. Every story is reviewed and anonymized first.

// Privacy is the feature

No profiles. No comments. No drama.

No directory. No messages. No way to search for another technician. Keep your name. Send the numbers.

Why we built it this way

// Membership

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Always.

We aren't asking for your life story. Just enough to operate the organization.

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// Shop the shop

Black Missing Tenth shop shirtMissing Tenth cap and toolbox stickers

Built for toolboxes, lifts, shop refrigerators, and black shirts. Profits support the work.

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// For civilians

What the hell is a tenth?

It is how a working day gets measured in a service department. Six minutes at a time.

What's a tenth?
0.16 min
0.530 min
1.060 min

// About

Built in the bay.

We collect structured information, analyze reported patterns, publish anonymized findings, and help people understand technician labor time. No party line. No boardroom fog machine.

Why we're here