Biases

Diego could see the car’s owner looking at him with skepticism. He would’ve assumed the Great Shift would’ve broken down traditional gender roles, but it still seemed people weren’t used to seeing a female mechanic (even those who may have switched genders in the Shift themselves). Diego hadn’t even been a woman before the Shift -- though it’s not like that REALLY mattered. All that mattered was that he was good at fixing cars. In fact, he was the best in town (with some of the lowest prices), but all of that didn’t matter for people that couldn’t get over their own biases. He was sure this person wouldn’t come back next time. Though he’d still do a good job -- maybe so good he wouldn’t need to bring it into any shop for a long time.