The old saying goes that "youth don't know the value of a dollar." In many cases this is true, but I also find it erronous. First, the story that drew me to such a conclusion.
At my work we are currently engaged in a project that involves us shifting collections of books to create more space for another collection. The process is simple: start at one end of the entire master collection and slowly move the books closer together, creating more space slowly, but gradually you go from half a shelf of space, to a column (7 shelves), to a range (10 columns), to multiple ranges. Then when we get to congested areas where growth is needed, we lose space, and it helps regulate the (very) limited space we have.
Now, it's a mind numbingly easy job, the only time we need to think is when we run into a large collection that spans more than one shelf. Then we must alter how much space we give those shelves, mainly by shrinking the growth space since a collection usually isn't growing in the middle... Anyways, my coworkers are usually good about it, sometimes even great. Unfortunately good isn't good enough because that usually wastes around half a shelf to multiple shelves of space (which then I need to correct).
These minute amounts are more like cents, not dollars. Dollars are easier to see the worth in sure, but cents make dollars, and my coworkers are throwing pennies at cars.
So I feel it is important for youth to understand the value of a dollar, but adults need to understand the value of a penny.
At my work we are currently engaged in a project that involves us shifting collections of books to create more space for another collection. The process is simple: start at one end of the entire master collection and slowly move the books closer together, creating more space slowly, but gradually you go from half a shelf of space, to a column (7 shelves), to a range (10 columns), to multiple ranges. Then when we get to congested areas where growth is needed, we lose space, and it helps regulate the (very) limited space we have.
Now, it's a mind numbingly easy job, the only time we need to think is when we run into a large collection that spans more than one shelf. Then we must alter how much space we give those shelves, mainly by shrinking the growth space since a collection usually isn't growing in the middle... Anyways, my coworkers are usually good about it, sometimes even great. Unfortunately good isn't good enough because that usually wastes around half a shelf to multiple shelves of space (which then I need to correct).
These minute amounts are more like cents, not dollars. Dollars are easier to see the worth in sure, but cents make dollars, and my coworkers are throwing pennies at cars.
So I feel it is important for youth to understand the value of a dollar, but adults need to understand the value of a penny.
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