[dackmilliken]

I work in retail atm and use algorithms a lot (in my head at least).

E.g.: to stock beer we have a big pile with myriad brands. To make it easier to stock I stack it to where each type is easily accessible. Maybe analogous to certain heap paradigms... .

I also think about how I can reduce touching of the actual product (unload truck -> floor, as opposed to unload truck -> belt -> stock -> floor).

Basically being lazy and trying to make my life more efficient/easier leads me to utilize algorithms.