I'm not in the 135 world (yet, got the time, but not the job). I worked for a flight school that when something was squaked on an airplane I got the "oh, it'll be fine" talk. And they'd remove stuff from the airplane, and not change the W&B, and leave open holes in the panel, just begging a fed to come up and see the hole. "So, the (insert equipment here) has been removed, you have the current weight and balance."
There was also an issue with a broken flap track where I got from the mechanic, and the owner "everyone else is flying it." Huh, thats funny, my name tag doesn't say "Mr. Everyone Else." It says "Mike." I think we should have a talk with Mr. Else.