Originally Posted by
Euclid440
Years ago, a good friend of mine who is an engineer, where English was not his first language, got his first job as a licensed Engineer, after graduating from the University, in a sugar refinery in Ecuador. The mill was run by an American, who had tasked him with a job of restoring a large piece of neglected equipment and told him, it was going to require, a lot of “Elbow Grease”.
Wanting to impress his first boss, he just nodded his head in agreement. He promptly phoned their supplier and ordered a 55-gallon drum, of Elbow Grease along with his other needed supplies.
Later after the task was completed, he told his boss the story and how the supplier laughed for a good minute on the phone. He said that relating that story, cemented a great working relationship with the boss, and was the start of a long and interesting career as an engineer. He is today, one of the world’s leading experts in water purification.