Story:
There was a engineer who had a priceless gift for fixing things. After serving his
company loyally for 30 years, he retired.
Several years later, his company contacted him regarding a seemingly impossible problem they were having, with one of their multi crore rupee machines. They had tried everything else to get the machine fixed, but to no avail. The engineer reluctantly took on the challenge. He spent a day studying the machine. At the end of it, he marked a small 'x' in chalk on a particular component and confidently stated.
"This is where your problem is."
The part was replaced and machine worked perfectly again. The company received a bill for Rs. 5,00,000/- from the engineer for his service. They demanded an itemized accounting of his charges.
The engineer responded briefly: "one chalk mark... Rs. 10. Knowing where to put it Rs. 4,99,990. It was paid in full.
company loyally for 30 years, he retired.
Several years later, his company contacted him regarding a seemingly impossible problem they were having, with one of their multi crore rupee machines. They had tried everything else to get the machine fixed, but to no avail. The engineer reluctantly took on the challenge. He spent a day studying the machine. At the end of it, he marked a small 'x' in chalk on a particular component and confidently stated.
"This is where your problem is."
The part was replaced and machine worked perfectly again. The company received a bill for Rs. 5,00,000/- from the engineer for his service. They demanded an itemized accounting of his charges.
The engineer responded briefly: "one chalk mark... Rs. 10. Knowing where to put it Rs. 4,99,990. It was paid in full.
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