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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sadly , this is my kid too. In high school now and he gets all the answers right but loses points for never showing the work. And refuses on principle because "its stupid"
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Well, tell him that when he goes to work, people won’t be interested in his results without knowing how he got there.

It’s like the bank showing you your balance without an opportunity to see the transactions. [/quote]

That's kind of funny because I have found the opposite.  At work results are the ONLY thing that counts, and no one wants to hear about how I got there (much as I would like to talk about it).[/quote]

I don’t know what line of work you’re in, but in most regular jobs, you have to show your work. Heck, in addition to managers and all senior level people you must report to, you have internal and external audit at a minimum. That is all about showing your work.

But if you can work without showing it, good for you. [/quote]

I don't think you understood what the PP was saying. They're saying, the bosses don't want to "see the work", they want to see the polished picture PowerPoint presentations that abstract away all the work. And many of the really stupid bosses give extra points for presenting a rosier picture than the reality. They don't want to hear that problems exist, or how much work was really put into the result.[/quote]

I'm not sure if I'm the PP or not, but I own my own business and other than the IRS, there is no one who cares how I made the rent this month, or how I increased sales, etc.; it only matters that I did.  Before I had my own business it was still all about the numbers - and it was frustrating because at times I had great success, but if the number fell one short for any reason at all, none of it mattered.  No one wanted a slide show - just a number.[/quote]

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