The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-07
QUESTIONS THAT
PUZZLE THE GIRL
OF BUSINESS

here Is one question which often
puzzles a business girl when she first
, goes TO work. and that is how TO be-
have 10 her masculine associates
the men In the Office. And it is
right here that any number OF well
intentioned girls make some great
mistakes.
There are many girls who think II
no matter II they fllrt a little bit
with the men with whom they work
from day to day II seems To them
10 add a spice of fun to the Office grind
this silly coquctting
The bookkceper offers 10 sharpen
pencils or TO And an eraser He has
been attracted. manlike, by the pret-
ty pink checks and bright eyes ~
Miss New Conner. And Miss New
Conner. instead OF thanking him frank
ly and then going on with her work.
giggles foollshIy and arches her eye
brows at him, and at lunch time he
tells the bookkeepeT from the outside
office, Gee. she's easy
Unfortunately. Miss New Conner
doesn't hear him. She thinks she
has made conquest. and goes on
her way. smiling to herself In her
self-Satished vanity. And when the
bookkeeper from the outside Office
comes In and stareS and PAYS her a
bold compliment. she tosses her head
and Is more pleased with herself than
ever.
II she only knew whnt those men
really think of her, If all business
girls could only realize that coquctry
is not for oflce hours,
Reputation in Her Own Hands
The girl in an Office makes or mars
her own reputation with her fellow
workers II she meets their advances
politely. not too coldly, but I'm sim
pie frank friendlincss, making il plain
however. that her work Is her real
interest, be assured she viii never
meet with anything but the klndest
and most consldeTate treatment The
men who work beside her will be real
friends. ready to help. and give good
counsel, and. better still. always speak
ing of her In terms OF the highest re-
spect and admiration.
80 much for the men who work on
the same level with herself. No9 for
the men who arc her superiors In
tho office. Here Is an entirely DIFF
ferent problem. which must. however.
be met in exactly the same way
Many girl goes 10 her first posi-
ton with her head stuffed full Of non.
sense about rich employers who fall
In love With their stenographerR, mar
ry at once after whirlwind courtshlps
and for all the rest OF their lives
these lucky damsel5 live in luxury un-
eXamplcd.
Well, there may &c such instanccs.
but the average is about one in a mil.
Hon. So our business girl had better
devote herself to taking Mr.. Head.of.
the-Firm's letters accurately and an
swering the telephone lntellIgently.
and making herself invaluable in the
Office generally. without any thought
Of matrimonial chances.
S.enographer Not a confTdant.
One hears good bit. too. about EN-
ploycrs who, though married, pay a
great deal OF attention To their secrc-
taries, give them presents. take them
out to luncheon and dinner, and the /
thcater. and so on. II any business
girl finds that she has an employer
OF this sort. she had better look for
another job al once No self.respect. |
Ing girl will accept compromising at !
tention or presents from married |
man and the fact that he Is her EN-. I
ploycr makes this rule OF common do
cency no less binding.
The business Glri must discourage
her employer, or any OF her male OF.
lice associates. from talking 10 her
OF their private affairs When MIR
Head Of the Firm comes in In the
morning aud says he has an awful
cold. 1t IS not his seoretary's place
to he unduly sympathetic IT, how. /
ever, he asks her to go out and buy
some medicine for him. 81 assuredly
Is her place 70 90 cheerfully and
promptly
II at any time her empIoyer so for
gets himself as to tell her something
oil his life and occupations away from
the Office. the secretary should IIsten
respectfully and answer poiitelv. and
men torGeJ about what he has said
Many man In an o<ansiye mood VIII
.eH Things which fairly makes his
Dloou run cold TO remember after
N'P Spul tIUplOytT confidence /
d lhiS sort. which he should have
never made. as invlolate as you keen .
'our knowledge OF his business az
airs, And remember chat the habit
d talkinS too much is one which has
ost many a bright girl her position.
Inc girl who goes 10 work with the
oea that she VIII meet a number OF
nen "hom she can know socially as
'el as In a business way Is making
mistake So far as | can see. II Ia
al oetter to keep ones business and
I ,lo social life distinctly separate.
Jon have the men from the Office
oining on 10 call on you. and don't 20
'ot win them As one who knows
can say that business and pleasure
re better unmlxcd A sirl In bus,
e SsS may baye plenty of younr mon c
. oqnrers and callers ana plenty Of :
l.entlon from men. but she had bet. q
eI T. see to 1t that they are not men 9
ou' her own Office For some reason =
1' 9at | can't explain. but which 7 have
'en OBSERVED the girl who receives :