Experience pays
Experience pays When a large ship is sailing at sea, the engine stops working. Since no one had the skills to fix the engine, they hired a mechanical engineer with over 20 years of experience. He came aboard and carefully inspected the engine from top to bottom. Not too disturbed, the meticulously-examined engineer took a small hammer from his bag. He gently tapped in some places. In a few minutes the engine was restarted and the ship was able to continue its journey. The following week, the engineer gave the owner of the vessel an account indicating the payment of $30,000. "So much money for this?" asked the owner of the ship. "You seem to have done nothing. Give me a bill with specification," asked the owner. With a soft laugh the engineer replied: "The answer is very easy." Fee for tapping with a hammer: $5 Fee for knowing where to tap and how often: $29,995 The importance of realizing the value of one's skills and experience! The cha...