Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-17
TWO SIDES.
The Young Man In the Business World and
His Employer.

The Young Man In the Business World and
His Employer.
This whole subje ct, even when one
attempts to discuss it from the stand
point of the employer, comes back to
| the young man himself after all If he
has ability, if he becomes factor in
the success of business, he can be toll
erably sure OF good treatment at the
hands of his employer. Genuine talent
Is not such a drug in the business
market that any employer will slight
it when he finds it But when young
man finds his lines cast with an unjust
employer, a man who refuses to pay
proper equivalent for services rendered,
then, as I have said before, the remedy
lies in his own hands, and the sooner
he applies it the better, but young
men are, in many cases apt to be alto
gether too impulsive and often fancy
injustice where it really does not
exist In the impulsiveness of youth
lies its chief danger. Some young men
desire to get along too fast, mindful
only of the present and forgetful of
the future. The result is that
again and again certainties are given
up for uncertainties, which is always
unwise except under special and
exceptional circumstances. When a
young man finds that he is either in
the wrong position. or under an en-
ployer whose principles he cannot re-
spect, it is far better for him to work
along, doing his work so well that he
will attract attention to himself from
other sources Opportunities will come
to him fast enough if he proves himself
worthy of them. He can measure
these chances at his leisure and select
the one which he believes is best
adapted for his special talents. A
young man in a position is infinitely
more likely to receive an offer than the
young man who is out of one Many a
young man has been misled by offers
made him while occupying position,
only to learn when he had resigned
that position, that the same desire to
secure his services was not present.
1 believe young man should, so far
as it is possible, secure the position
which he thinks he can fill most ac-
ceptably to himself and his employer.
and then stick to it. Constant chang
ing from one position to another dis
turbs the confidence of men in a man.
To him is quickly applied the old pro-
verb of a rolling stone" The fewer
changes a young man makes in his
business career the better. At the
same time he should not be blind to
any opportunities which may offer
to better himself But let him
be certain that a change will
mean an advantage. Conse rvatism
born of prudence and careful thought,
is a tremendous element in business
success, and to none is it more of an
element than to young man.
Earnestness of purpose, honesty in
dealing, uprightness in principle; with
a willingness to work and talents pro-
PEELED by energy, and no young man
to-day need fear of final success. 1t
may not. come at once. He may not
just find the employer best suited to
his development in the first place in
which he finds himself. But the coun-
try is large, and opportunities exist on
every hand for the right sort of a
young man, He need have no fear of
finding inadequate recognition at the
hands of his employer. Let him
demonstrate that he deserves recog-
milton. and he will find that not only
all things, but the very best of things
comes to him who waits" and he had
better add to that proverb land
works.
The American employer stands
ready to pay all that the American en-
ploye is capable of earning. Edward
w. Box, in Cosmopolitan.