August 25, 2008

D24 – The Meaning of Good Quality

The first thing that comes to mind at the mention of D24 is durians. I love durians. And I mean I love durians. Growing up, durian season was an event by itself in my family – we would purchase large amounts of durian only to spend a lot of time opening it up.
We believed that the more durians bought meant that the chance of getting good fruit was higher. How wrong we were. Later as a young adult, I began to see that quantity does not mean quality.

I realized that it’s a whole lot better to pay a higher price for one good durian which will yield tasty flesh rather than get a whole lot at a cheaper price only to get pricked repeatedly by its thorns and have all that energy put into opening it go to waste.

It’s not just about numbers but about quality. What’s the point of boasting that you have a company of a 100 employees when ¾ of them are useless? It’s better to stick with 24 whom you know are really good and won’t prick you repeatedly.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I truly agree on it.

Anonymous said...

Under normal circumstances, a new staff can contribute to a company only after approximately 3 months.

If the "fellow" resign/quit/been fired within 3 months, the company is wasting their time hiring that person not to mention the 3-month salary.

If that is the case, 'I' rather not to hire too simply.

Anonymous said...

good analogy for the "Durian" and "Performer"!

Anonymous said...

Quality work come from quality person who work in quality enviroment

Anonymous said...

"Quatity" don't equal to "Quality"! We want "Quality" but not "Quantity"!

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Jeremy Lee said...

3 month probation is too long. People expect high pay then want 3 months to learn. Does not make sense.