My buddy Mark took a similar pay cut for a "fast track" role at a startup here in Austin. He was making 85k and dropped to 75k on a manager promise. Two years later, he was still waiting on that title bump and the salary never caught up. Promotions are just words until they put the new number in writing. You probably saved yourself a lot of frustration.

My uncle runs a small repair shop in Toledo. He told me last month he spends more time sending back universal parts than installing them. He said the listings use vague terms like "fits most models" because they know the exact fitment data would prove they are wrong. It is a huge waste of time for everyone. The sellers usually just refund you and tell you to keep the junk part because return shipping costs them more. It makes finding the right part number yourself before shopping so important.