It's not their job to do their job
Joke: How many Seattleites does it take to build a decent house?
Answer: none, the operative word being "decent"
The work ethic here is like something out of the movie "Idiocracy."
This apathetic behavior toward work results in everything from minor annoyances to serious oversights.
I could ramble for paragraphs, citing examples, but the main ones that come to mind:
One of the contractors I'd consulted about building a new fence around my yard not only wanted cash up front (ha!) but suggested that they just hang the fence off of the neighbors' fencepost on one side. Umm, yeah, right. I hired the contractor who didn't try to rip me off or suggest something stupid.
Overheard in dentist's waiting room:
Woman: "My crown fell out, and he just put it in last week."
Receptionist: "Yeah, that happens sometimes, just have a seat." (suffice to say, that, upon overhearing this, I decided not to see that particular dentist and walked out).
Car dealership service center, new car, just getting the license plates: the dude put the one with the month/year stickers on it at the front of the car and the one without the stickers at the back.
Movers: not only complained that we had "all this stuff" (duh, that's why we hired them) but, while following me from my old apartment to my new house, they drove about 15 mph.
Now that I think about it, people in Seattle do very few things right. It's either stupidity, laziness, or both.
Seattle: where everything is done half-assed and takes twice as long.