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<blockquote data-quote="nicholasjohn" data-source="post: 1962392" data-attributes="member: 109113"><p>That's all fine & dandy, but not a very realistic expectation. Any worthwhile lessons I've gotten in life have cost me something, and as often as not it was dollars. A good instructor often takes his reward for his work in the satisfaction of seeing his student apply the lessons he has learned, but this is usually reserved for family members and a few really close friends. A caring father or uncle will do this, of course. But some guy you don't know from Adam ? I don't see that happening very often. </p><p></p><p>Before I retired, I was happy to pass along the tricks of the trade to the young guys I was working with. This was largely because I was indebted to the crusty old guys who had done the same for me over the years, and taught me what I needed to know. The "pay it forward" concept at play. There was also a somewhat selfish motive there as well - if I taught the young guys all the good tricks & techniques, they would do a better job while I was working with them, and I wouldn't have to do their job in addition to my own. In short, having a more competent co-worker made my job that much easier. It didn't take as much effort to teach them how to do it right as it did to clean up their errors. The other thing was that I had good guys to work with, who really wanted to do it right, and they appreciated my efforts to help them. I wonder what the guy with the sheep thought you were getting out of the deal. It has to be a "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" deal, or it just doesn't work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholasjohn, post: 1962392, member: 109113"] That's all fine & dandy, but not a very realistic expectation. Any worthwhile lessons I've gotten in life have cost me something, and as often as not it was dollars. A good instructor often takes his reward for his work in the satisfaction of seeing his student apply the lessons he has learned, but this is usually reserved for family members and a few really close friends. A caring father or uncle will do this, of course. But some guy you don't know from Adam ? I don't see that happening very often. Before I retired, I was happy to pass along the tricks of the trade to the young guys I was working with. This was largely because I was indebted to the crusty old guys who had done the same for me over the years, and taught me what I needed to know. The "pay it forward" concept at play. There was also a somewhat selfish motive there as well - if I taught the young guys all the good tricks & techniques, they would do a better job while I was working with them, and I wouldn't have to do their job in addition to my own. In short, having a more competent co-worker made my job that much easier. It didn't take as much effort to teach them how to do it right as it did to clean up their errors. The other thing was that I had good guys to work with, who really wanted to do it right, and they appreciated my efforts to help them. I wonder what the guy with the sheep thought you were getting out of the deal. It has to be a "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" deal, or it just doesn't work. [/QUOTE]
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