A Retired Engineer

[Pirkel]

A Retired Engineer

There was an engineer who had an exceptional gift for fixing all things mechanical. After serving his company loyally for over 30 years, he happily retired. Several years later his company contacted him regarding a seemingly impossible problem they were having with one of their multi-million dollar machines.

They had tried everything and everyone else to get the machine fixed, but to no avail. In desperation, they called on the retired engineer who had solved so many of their problems in the past. The engineer, happy with his retirement, reluctantly took the challenge. He spent a day studying the huge machine. At the end of the day he marked a small x in chalk on a particular component of the machine and proudly stated, “This is where your problem is”. The part was replaced and the machine worked perfectly again.

The company received a bill for $50,000 from the engineer for his service. Accounting demanded an itemized accounting of his charges.

The engineer responded briefly:
One chalk mark .. ….. ….. $1
Knowing where to put it ….. $49,999

The bill was paid in full, and the engineer never had his retirement disturbed again.

 

[CorNokZ]

What a cute story..

 

[Infanity]

Morale to the story.

If you retire on your pac healer and they call you back to mezz for them... Leave them one huge fucking bill xD

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[Kagato]

As a fully qualified engineer myself, I first heard that story over 11 years ago when I first began my apprenticeship.

Interesting that it finally made its way onto the net.

(the version we were told though just had the engineer operating the same machine for 30+ years and no-one else knowing how to fix it when it broke down).