The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-10
WHY Il LARGE NUMBER or
WORCESTERSHIRE JOBS
Symposium That May GiUe Some Valuable Hints
People Who Wish to Hold Their Positions 'tD,ink,
Carelessness and .SsyelIhended,aess', Seem
to Lead the List.
to Lead the List.

carry and keep clear head. The small
stations ceased to look goqd to me, and
if I am going to stop at all these small
towns, SO I went right thru, and after
arriving / never again was given
chance to stop at or pass these stations.
Undone by Lack Of ''Pashents.
II am 2 boy Of II years old, started
ferent kinds Of Job. such as office and
factory work. and lost it all true one
reason, witch I will tell you.
had the best chance once to grow
up with a manufacturer but I let it 60.
My employer had just started in the
business Of manufacturer o fountain
pens. and I was the first boy he en-
ploy: | got along with him all right
for monts he had raise my wages from
make me the foreman Of his factory
when his business grew large (Which it
has)
EThe work I did was office and fac
tory and was learning the business for
good Every thing went all right, tell one
day I had a talk with union man. he
said to me Il will tell you that poor
man can not get rich now days you find
out by the time you are as old as am,
thing let fellow live. let alone get
rich. You say you get four week
Why do you not know your boss is get
ting rich off of you. I tell you it no
use Of working and letting them get
rich off of your work. ...
"That mead me dissatisfied and lost
my pashent. 1 no longer care to work
Io,, T oil s,,1y &C
what the use Of working. and let my
employer grow rich off Of my work.
When really he was just making a fair
profit. not event that some time. ]
never gave the thought that it coust
him money to buy the material to make
the pens holder with. 81 =
did not want to do to much
work, for fear he get to rich. I notice
him looking at me once in while
lost it event mead life seem dull and
not worth living Then at time l really
thought | was working, when [ was
not. But it did not take longe my EN-.
ployer said to me: Geo I guess you
don't like this work any more. mo
rich off of me Who said | was grow
work I do I want more pay very
littel you do now. You better FIND
2 mother place that will suite you
better ~ 5JIt96 3E$1@$.:. It r.
"That how'll lost q many good
position. the reason Of losing was be-
cause cause did da not fnpSg Ugh t.
When your pashent is gone you can bet
you will lose your job mighty: ,quiek;;
He Was Lazy. -. :, =
Reaction, who lost a good, position io as
travelling salesman, says: IL lost my
stances, among them house of second
class and crop. failure. The chief
perhaps the only important reason, was
mental laziness.'' He admits he let
the trade run down and did only enough
! to hold his place; then came a year OF
bad crops, the house was forced to
retrench, and he was the first to 20.
Other Reasons.
which he worked was dishonest, and
the discovery cost him his place.
Nellie was a printer. The assistant
] foreman spat tobacco juice near where
she worked. She objected. The man
ager sustained the assistant foreman
and she was discharged.
81. L. G. worked six months for 6
firm at Sc a week on promises Of ad
vancement. He was complimented or
his work and labored hard and for long
hours. At the end Of that time the
firm informed him young woman
would do the work for $3.50 a week
and he was let out.
There were others who told thei
} tales of woe, some laughable, some pa
thetic, but from the week s confessions
! the idea stands out that it usually j:
the fault Of the employee when he il
"fired.o