Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-04-20
Homely Hints to Young Womenin Business.

Homely Hints to Young Womenin Business.
From the Business Woman's Journal
Never ask for your services more and never &C.
cept for them less, than they are actually worth
If you demand more compensation than you are
capable Of earning you will either not be engaged
at all or will be dismissed as soon as some one can
be found to take your place. If you accept less
than you know your experience and ability ought
to command, you will throw out OF employment
some one else who is only capable of earning
small salary Most business men who demand
skilful services are able to pay for them. On the
other hand, there are certain firms who cannot
afford to pay high salaries. For the sake OF econ
omy the latter are willing to accept less competent
labor. Positions of this kind should therefore be
reserved for those whose capacity is only sufficient
to fill them. A man whose business is large, and
time consequently valuable, will not cavil about
few dollars a week when he has to decide between
skful and an unskillful employe. But when
the skilled artisan will accept the salary of the un-
skilled, the employer does not hesitate to avail
himself of such an opportunity, and the bread is
thus taken out of the mouths of those whose work.
manship is estimated on lower scale.
INOfOl Oud1 uulluS DuoluCoo uOulo' lNOMOmpOi1
that although you may not be occupied at the time
others in the office with you are, and your CONVEX
sation will be very likely to disturb them. Employ
your leisure hours in reading or study, and you
will be surprised to see how much you can thus
add to your stock of knowledge.
Be as ady-like in an office as you would be in a
parlor; and above all things avoid undue familiarity
with the clerks with whom you may be associated.
Treat them always with kindness and be ever ready
to do them favor, but remember that familiarity
breeds contempt. The dgnifed and refined man
ners of the young ladies who first entered the diff
ferent kinds of business awakened respect and
made place for Others Do not by your careless
behavior in public offices destroy the good opin-
ions which have thus been earned. Do net treat
as a social friend young man yeu may chance to
meet in business until you have the approval of
your friends, or your association with him has
been sufficiently long to prove his worth.
Never accept gifts or other attentions from your
employer unless he has introduced you TO the
members Of his family, and you have been received
on social equality by them He may invite you
to entertainments with the kindest motives, but
remember that in accepting his attentions you are
exposing yourself to criticism and will lose much
OF the respect OF others to which you are entitled
In your association with men in business, above
all things strive to command their respect.
Do not receive letters or social calls at your place
of business. Although you may have leisure for
this purpose, such calls will probably be an annoy
ance to those with whom you are associated in bus
mess In printing office or in mandatory at
noon, business ceases and the employees are given
an hour for lunch but in most offices where ladies
are employed, the machinery of business continues
all day. Some Of the employees must be con-
stantly at their desks, and it is necessary that
there should be no disturbance or interruption,
and that quiet and order should always be pre-
served.
Never use the telephone for your personal bust
ness, except in cases Of absolute necessity. You
may be alone in the office Of your employer, and