Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-06

- HERE were once Two hieihs
Young Men who went after ana
= got Raise in Salary. They
had different methods OF making hhe
boss open up his purse strings ana
sIip an extra tenspot into their ray
Envelope. And they also bad quite
dissimilar ideas of Just what a raise
is and how 1t should be handled.
Chap No. believed in the person
al attention route That is. he played
m TO the boss at all times. He Iosl
no opportunity to let the boss see no"
hard he, was. plugging away at his too
and what a faithful workman he was
He made every effort to. establish a
sort Of personal relationship between
himself and the boss. He was in'i-
mate without being fresh.
II the boss gave him an inch ne
didn't take an Ell. He took occa-
sion co. meet the boss outside OF the
Office without AeeCninS to do "a per'
posely. whenever he put over q sooo
thing for the nrm he made sure tnst
the boss knew ne was the lad whoo
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landed it.
He got busy around the ONCE ana
found out the salary of every other
chap employed in his department. lie
kent tab on the amount of~work they
were doing and just what they accom-
plished. He figured out his chances
for a raise 20 hairsbreadth, and re-
hersed over and over again just what
he would say to the boss wien the
time came to approach him. Finally
he decided that he would be tusahsQ
in asking the boss about an increase
so he went to him and laid pare
the facts In the case. The bcss. VINO
was always willing to be convinced
listened to what he had to Say and
admitted the justice OF many OF MS
claims. lie said he'd think about IT,
In the end he gave the young man the
desired raise. e.
Chap No. 2. working in the same
office. also desired a raise. But ne
wasn't sitting up nights losing sleep
over the fact that he hadn't got u
yet. His was the policy Of working
for the works sake and letting the
raises take care Of themselves. some
times he got discouraged when he'd
put over a good thing for the firm ano
apparently had been given but seam
recognition for doing so. But he KEEP
on plugging away. firm in the conyic'
ton that merit and service will VIII
out in the end and compel recogni
ton.
Moreover. he didn't believe in the
personal attention method little Dit
He came in contact with the boss only
when ne had to in the course OF the
days work But on those occasions
he came quickly. stated his business
concisely and left without any M
necessary words over the matter
When the boss raised the salary oil
Chap No. he also gave one to Chap
No. 2. Then he decided TO keep close
tab on she two young men.
Chap No. on the day OF his In
crease in salary was quite elated- lie
invited a half-dozen or so OF the other
chaps in the Office 20 90 out with him
and celebrate lie told them about
his raise ana implied that he was on
g much more intimate persona.
grounds eth The bhsS than he really
was In fact. ne wondered Why the
bose hadn't given II to him sooner
and said 90.
BY the end OF the week be was con
WINGED that bis raise meant that the
boss simply couldnt get sloGg with
out him and that. now he'd gotten me
raise. he could sort OF rest on his
oars a bit without feeling that the
boss would care He took 70 himself
airs and a demeaEor Of importance
and be considered his raise bu; an sd.
dg.Ion to his income to be speat n
procuring additional 1uxuries.' Pres
entiy the boss got hep 20 the fact thai
the raise had been . bad thing for II.
cap No > had bis r.l.'