Experience should be respected

 

 

A giant ship's engine broke down and no one could repair it, so they hired a mechanical engineer with over 40 years  experience.

He inspected the engine very carefully, from top to bottom. After seeing everything, the engineer unloaded the bag and pulled out a small hammer.

He knocked something gently. Soon, the engine came to life again. The engine had been fixed!

7 days later the engineer mentioned that the total cost of repairing the giant ship was $20,000 to the ship owner.

"What?!" said the owner.

"You did almost nothing. Give us a detailed bill."

The answer is simple:

Tapping with a hammer: $2

Knowing where to knock and how much to knock: $19,998

The importance of appreciating one's expertise and experience...because those are the results of struggles, experiments and even tears.

If you do a job in 30 minutes it's because you spent 20 years learning how to do that in 30 minutes. They owe you for the years, not the minutes.