The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-17
sAruaDAY. TnpnuARY II. 1s1s.
The Man With
His Eye On the Clock.

With one eye On his work and the
other on the ciock as It's hands APP
preached quitting time, a clerk In the
once Of = Ph1ladefphia contractor
made an error in an estimate which
was not detected until contract had
been made involving the firm in q
loss Of $4,000.
The clock watching clerk gave as
his excuse that ne was only half paid.
But results show that though only
half paid he WAS over paid. One eye
Is not half az good AZ tive eyes. Half
a mind IL not ~ good as an undivided
mind Half pay IL too much for half
a man.
It il not only the errors that CAUSE
direct disaster which count, but even
more costly still In the long run are
the frequent little errors that call for
constant supervision OF a mans work.
The Iistiess worker wastes more
than his own time; he waates a lot
Of the more valuable time OF the man
above him who in order to make good
his dsncienciss has to keep . watch
ful eye on all his work. A careless.
inefficient worker may actually cause
more work to othsrs- than hedoes
himself.
Many an employee seems to be salts
fed to stay just within the line or
safety from discharge. He is inter-
ested in nothing all day so much as in
the clock at quitting time. He works
not to get his work done right but to
put in his time and get his pay. His
work does not mean to him occupation
Of his service. but only his Job He
is a mere job holder. He is not a
worker but a shirker.
On the other hand there are en-
ployes--hests of them-to whom their
work means their best possible SER
vice. their fullest enthusiasm, their
keenest Joy, their highest life. These
are the hone. the Drawn, the blood
and the brain OF all business.
There is a sound aphorism: IF
you never do more than you are paid
Tor. you VIII never get paid for more
than you do"
This stands for honesty. for fidelity
and for efficiency. It stands for pur-
pose. for zeal. for skill and for achieve
ment; it recognizes the value sof sin
certify, of integrity of enthusiasm. It
places manhood ard service above
everything else. 1t is a guide post 20
genuine success in any employment.
1t doesn't matter much really what
ones position may be. so long as one
al. a.
into ones place, whatever the place
may be and when one does that all
other things take care OF themselves.
There Is no superiority but in super
iority of service. The way up is
always open to all climbers.
The enthusiast who put his life
into the making OF the first rude lens
did humble thing. yet he lifted man
Kind nearer to myTiads Of new worlds.
The man or woman who only adds
columns of figures il they be always
added right. is q very bulwarlx of sue
cessful business. True merit doesn't
wait for recognition; it asserts itself.
The men who care least for their
work and most for their pay are the
poorest paid. The best paid men are
the ones who think least about their
pay and most about their work.
The only thing any man has to sell
to this world and the only thing the
world has to buy is service.
No one can bunco the world very
long. One may fool an employer for
awhile. but one cannot fool nature for
a minute; every step must De forward
or backward; there is no sidestepping
or standing still: he who does not aG-
vance falls back: he who stops is dis
tanced; he who does not grow shrinks
But he who strives upward finds
strength and skill and confidence and
enthusiasm added unto him at every
step.
Fishes that Idly float and drift are
carried by the currents of the streams
downward to the sea where in the