DOLLAR COMPANY.THE RECOGNITION DESK / FICTION
THE WORK WAS RANKED. THE BUDGET WAS SMALLER.
In Order
of Merit.
Management approved ten imaginary dollars.
Three envelopes. Six desks.
The boxes have already been counted. Read what happened around them, then decide where the envelopes go.
This packing shift, its desks and its money are invented. No payment takes place.The shift, in full.
RANKED BY BOXES SEALED / RANK 1 SEALED THE MOST| Rank | Desk | Boxes sealed | Also happened | Currently assigned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desk A | 60 | Cut each strip of tape to the same length. The last edge lay flat. | 0imaginary dollars |
| 2 | Desk B | 50 | Left a pencilled arrow under each label, pointing to the side that opens. | 0imaginary dollars |
| 3 | Desk C | 40 | Made a cardboard sleeve for the uneven handle. It still looked uneven. | 0imaginary dollars |
| 4 | Desk D | 30 | Opened one box again to recover a note caught beneath the contents. | 0imaginary dollars |
| 5 | Desk E | 20 | Changed the packing order after the small blue cup stopped rattling. | 0imaginary dollars |
| 6 | Desk F | 10 | Tried three ways of folding the paper. Kept the fold that left room for a thumb. | 0imaginary dollars |
Boxes sealed determine this ranking. The other work remains in words; this desk does not turn it into a second score.
The envelopes are yours to place.
ALLOCATION DRAFTAPPROVED: 10ASSIGNED: 0ON YOUR DESK: 10Imaginary dollars / the same ten throughout
Each desk can hold one envelope. Choose a desk that already has one and the two envelopes exchange places. An unassigned envelope returns the other one to your desk.
Place all three envelopes to settle. You can revise the allocation afterward.
The three envelopes are still on your desk.