Bell Curve

Bell Curve

1
5%

Nimble Newbie. Salary: $20,000 or less 

The master watchmaker barks at you to get the three millimeter precision screwdriver. You grab one and hand it to the master. He looks at you and glares, pointing out the "2mm" printed on the side.

2
25%

Adept Apprentice. Salary: $30,000 

With as much care and grace as you possibly can muster, you use an extra-small pair of tweezers to put an extra-small battery into an extra-small pocket watch. At the final moment, you sneeze and drop everything on the floor. Great, now you'll be spending so much time searching for the pieces that you'll probably have to skip lunch.

3
50%

Helpful Horologist. Salary: $38,240 

An elderly grandmother walks into your storefront with an old French mantle clock. She says it must be broken because she can't get the darn thing to work. Looking the piece over in your hands, you find the winch and wind it up. As the clock ticks to life, the woman asks what she owes. You think, "the last three minutes of my life back, thanks," but instead reply, "nothing at all, ma'am."

4
75%

Captain Clockmeister. Salary: $50,000 

As you walk the line of recently completed clocks, looking for issues in workmanship, you notice one clock at the far end has a crooked face. When the clock should read 12:00, the angle of the hand is instead at about 11:57. You put the clock and a level on the desk of your apprentice, along with a note that says to fix it first thing tomorrow.

5
95%

Top Tier Time Tinkerer. Salary: $60,000 

As you put the finishing touches on a delicate antique piece, you ask your apprentice for the three millimeter precision screwdriver; she hands you the two millimeter instead. You give her the best glare you can muster.