The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-01
OvER.SENSITIvENesS.
4 Word 10 Employer and Employed -
Commoo YroubI~.

Commoa TroabIe.
| One OF the mos; disagree able charac-
teris'ics in . workman - over-sen>i-
tiveness. Some men require tn b. fed
on praise 90 keep them in good spiriis
They can not brook restraint nor bear
opposition. a simple suggestion IN the
way of change in their method Of work
1. often taken 20 hear, a. rejecting
upon their character or ability. and Is
the means Of Keeping them in the
dumps for long time after the trans
action has escape! the offending partys
mind. II Is exceedingly annoying To
b. obliged To DO business with this
class Of men. Either one has TO ride
over their feelings rough--hod or they
have Ia be treated 81 ienderly - one
would handle a china vase. Obviously.
the latter cours. can not well BE- pur-
sued IN . busy shop where time Is
money. and the object i To do the
most work \; the least OUTLAY Over
sensitive men. II they stand in the way
of progress Il business. will have little
heed paid TO their failing. ani this i, n,
il should b.. Men should school them
selve, to give and take in this world.
IL they have view. that are wrcng. or
II their actions are not in accordance
with the opinions of those W ho have the
right To >it in judgment upon them.
they should bc willing-nay, glad-to
be criticised especially If such criticism
/, given with 4 view 10 future improve
mcnt. He i. avcry narrow minded CON
ii
does Is right and proper. The pleasant,
fiction that 1.-THE king can 90 no
wrong does not extend ~ common
mOrjal>.
How to deal with the oycr-sen>i;iyc i,
matter requiring much thought and
discretion. This fau!t-for such IT is-
l. one hard to remedy. and Vet many
possess IL who are oihcTwl>. very e>ti-
mab!c persons. Some have di,ccrnmcnt
To sce the folly OF their course. aud
after a time grow out of this childish
weakness. But when the victim is
really ignorant. and mixes low bred
jealousy with his over wrought >cn>i-
tlVcncS>, there /. little hope for his
reformation. The quicker one gets
through doing business with men Of the
latter class the better il l. Ordinarily.
when trouble arises from this weak
ness on the part Of workman. ,h.
plan is To- have a frank talk with him.
explaining the situation of affairs and
showing him in - pleasant manner
aS possible his error But this course
sometimes has it, drawbacks, because
IL frequently happens that the attempt
10 make such Il friendly explanation
gives the person al undue idea Il his
importance. and leads him to become
more and more eXacting and whim>i- .
cal.
\ man VINO stands ready To take
Oftensc at ANYTHING or everything, upon I
whose shoulder there i, constantly IA
chip waiting to he Knocked oil. il a
nui-ance-to be tolerated only because .
he has other traits which on the whole .
overbalancc the most disagreeable one /
The workman who feels that h. j.
singled out rs an object Of dislike .
should stop To consider what reasons .
the foreman or the employer has for
pursuing such All apparently unrcaSon-
able course. This of itself should lead
To self-inquiry, Ia ascertain IL the fault .
does not lie in the realms Of imagine
tion rather than in the domain of fact.
Ii il is discovered that such j. the case
n strong effort should bc made 60 erad.
cate >uch feeling from the mind IL is
hcalthful To look the facts squar.ly in
the face. and when one finds himself in
the wrong to in>titut" a radical change
IN both thought and action.-Ioied.
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