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by ofrzeta 47 days ago
It's a difficult question. Actually I was always of the opinion that cleaning up after work was part of the work and so I tought it to the kids (still I have to do a lot of the cleanup). Maybe I should reconsider.

On the other hand I think it is important to not correct them too much and let them make errors and even ruin tools. Also a little bit of guidance can actually speed up learning (if they are even willing to take some advice).

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During my engineering undergrad I worked as a maintenance technician in a research lab and will always remember our manager told us to stop work 30 min before end of shift and put things away and clean up. Super valuable lesson when sharing tools and work spaces etc