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I normally find out first if it was recorded by the same person that mixed it.
If the mix eng is usually good, and someone else recorded it, I'll blame it on them and tell the mix eng that it sounds like s**t because of the way it was recorded, which is pretty much gonna be the case anyway, in that situation.
That way, the mix eng will still bring me stuff because he has not taken anything personally!
This is pretty important, especially if he (or she) is good!
Sometimes I'll just refuse to cut something that's obviously not gonna do me any favors having any association with it.
It normally goes in this order for me:
1. If the performance and recording are both bad, I definitely won't cut it!
2. If the performance is good but the recording is bad, I probably won't cut it.
3. Vice Versa, I definitely won't cut it!
4. If the performance and recording is good but the mix is bad, I'll cut it and try to fix it. Possibly asking for stems.
5. If all three are good, I'll cut it and be proud to be involved with it!
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