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In school, was your grade determined by how long you worked at a problem, or by the quality of the work itself?
by rmxt 11y ago
In school, was your grade determined by how long you worked at a problem, or by the quality of the work itself?
- hugh4 11y agoAt school I tried to do the bare minimum amount of work that I thought I could get away with, so... probably the former?
- rmxt 11y agoI am sorry that you felt that way in school, but "real life" shouldn't, and doesn't have to, be like that. Whether your anecdote is true or merely a creative reimagination from a prototypical brilliant slacker, the point still stands: work and pay should not (typically) be measured by the time spent doing that work, but by the output and effectiveness of the individual. Sure, certain civil service jobs inherently require a time component, e.g. firemen, police officers, etc., but many professions would benefit from a departure from the 8 hour work day.