Exception proves the rule? Majority of my crew skd contacts are fine. Some are OK, and some are great.

It's the contract. Sometimes they push the rules. If they're wrong stick to your guns. They didn't write the contract and *****ing at them because you don't like the contract gets nowhere.

Does having a reasonable relationship with crew skd pay off? Are you decent to people because you're trying to get something out of the relationship? Or do you choose to be decent to people in the first place?