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What are you really paying for? Hours or Experience

Here is a statement a friend of mine posted in LinkedIn recently, “You’re not necessarily paying for my hours. You’re paying for my years of experience. Invest in quality because quick and cheap can be costly in the long run”.

It reminds me of the story of a businessman, his prestige car which, as a result of his clumsiness, had a dint in the side door, and a panel beater. The business man rushed into the panel beater’s early one morning saying he desperately needed his car fixed as he had an important appointment to attend and did not want to give a bad impression when he arrived at his prospective client’s premises.

He asked the panel beater if he could fix it immediately, how long it would take and how much it would cost. The panel beater looked at the car door for a … read more by subscribing.

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