I could definitely understand if the flat rate/commission guys didn't like it, but I'm paid hourly, so it doesn't bother me at all. I have plenty of days where I'm just knocking out inspections back to back to back, and I'm getting paid the same as if I was busting knuckles doing other actual work

It's not, it just takes away any "power of suggestion" for things to fail for the second inspector (rejection stickers have boxes to check, showing general areas like suspension, lights, tires, etc).

But if it fails again, they won't issue a new rejection sticker for you, they'll just leave it blank. Not to mention the obvious attention from the cops it will draw when driving around

Inspector here: You can definitely go somewhere else, you don't have to justify it all. Tell them to go ahead and put the rejection sticker on, and then go elsewhere as you please. You can take the rejection sticker off before you take it into the next shop to keep the reasons true second opinion, but if it is rejected again, they will not / cannot issue a new rejection sticker, so be prepared for that. You don't have to tell them why it failed or anything, just tell them you weren't an inspection

Just please don't go to rpm. They've posted a lot of pictures on Facebook page, and it looks like there is a lot of really really shitty work being done there