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Running out of can
Jun. 26th, 2013 12:27 amor "My wheelchair is a filthy liar 2: The slowening"
( Long rambling whine )
( Long rambling whine )
Jun. 26th, 2013
[I'm not sure how to deal with studying something that has immediate real world applications. It feels kind of dirty. (This may also explain why I got 36% on the most recent test /o\)]
I work for the New Zealand Treasury. It's a tradition here that every year, the incoming graduate recruits (typically a cohort of 10-15 bright sparks) must elect one member from amongst themselves to be chair of the Treasury social committee for the following year. The problem is that this responsibility is particularly bothersome, so a couple of years ago, when they couldn't agree on who should take the role, they decided to auction it off.
( details of the problem the guy wants help solving )
One thing you should definitely be able to deduce from this post is that, for some reason, the New Zealand Treasury is not a renowned for its social life.
[Basically the problem is that it's easy to make people be honest about how much they value something if you don't mind making them pay money for it and keeping the proceeds at the end, but if you give the money back to the group afterwards it skews the results. The one reply so far suggests lying and saying he's going to keep the money then giving it back anyway, which the guy has pointed out is not a viable long term strategy]
I work for the New Zealand Treasury. It's a tradition here that every year, the incoming graduate recruits (typically a cohort of 10-15 bright sparks) must elect one member from amongst themselves to be chair of the Treasury social committee for the following year. The problem is that this responsibility is particularly bothersome, so a couple of years ago, when they couldn't agree on who should take the role, they decided to auction it off.
( details of the problem the guy wants help solving )
One thing you should definitely be able to deduce from this post is that, for some reason, the New Zealand Treasury is not a renowned for its social life.
[Basically the problem is that it's easy to make people be honest about how much they value something if you don't mind making them pay money for it and keeping the proceeds at the end, but if you give the money back to the group afterwards it skews the results. The one reply so far suggests lying and saying he's going to keep the money then giving it back anyway, which the guy has pointed out is not a viable long term strategy]