El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-21
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Minimum Wage May be Avoided by
DOfn1 the Best Work You Can
All of the Time.
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APERS tell much about the mi

APERS tell much about the mini
mum wage. on what salary one
L can live and what is the least
wage one should pay worker, but
no one has vet in the discussion en-
nbasized the fact that some people are
cbeaDer at $50 q week, than others at
Sc. The salary all depends on what
one can do. Some stenOgraphers. for
instance. can neither spell nor grasp
the, meaning Of a thought, they are
slow their work is poorly done. they
tenpt YOU to say things not in the
nraver book while one who with abiI-
itv. availability and dispatch clears
off his or her work is a JOY the other,
one saIeswoman may be cheap at
$50 another too dear at So Some are
not worth space room Poorly paid
workers are as a rule poor workers
and dear at any price
see how worthless some employees are.
They shirk responsibility, their only
aim is to get the money, regardless
of how their work is done
Doing things better, no matter how
trivial. commands success An old
sculptor said of his carvings when
comment was made on his perfectly
finished work, perfect in the minutest
Workers Who Must be Watched
The majority of workers must be
watched, they are more interested in
an increase Of salary than in their du-
ties. There IS no lack of work, nor
lack of opportunity for big wages. but
there is a lack Of men and women who
will do their work faithfully
The emplOye who does not care
whether the business is winning or
losing as long as he or she gets his
or her pay envelope on Saturday is
not worthy of promotion and is for
tunate If tolerated at any price. CO.
scientiOusly preserve and keep your
employers interests at heart and you
will rise
Before any demonstration of ability
or any indication is lntimated that the
job seeker is wanted, most people look
ing for job, ask What's the Salary2
how long are the hOurs2" Don't pre-
jUdice your would be employer by
showing plainly that the salary and
short hours, big pay for little work.
rather than the opportunity to prove
your worth are Of most concern.
Quality Counts.
The quality you put in your work
determines your salary. It does more,
it determines the duality Of your life
Demand Of yourself the best, no mat
ter how small your pay.
Make the most Of your opportunity.
What you can put into your work.
rather than what you can get out OF
The young man or woman who hig-
giles for the maximum salary while
insisting on minimum work viii be a
nuisance in any establishment
Don't ruin your prospects Of sue
cess, and for dollar or two less a
week than you think you are worth.
slight your work, and not only defraud
your employer, but cheat yourself
Dishonest work is stealing and you
cannot do honest work If you think
only Of how much money you can get
out of your job, instead OF how much
of your manhood or wOmanhOOd you
can put into it, The best way to raise
salary is to increase skill.
Make Yourself an Asset.
The more valuable yOu make your
services to your employer by a sup
erior work. the bigger an asset you
become and your employer will make
more money out Of you and the more
valuable you can make yourself to
him, for salaries are increased to meet
the growing value OF men
In the long run the cream will show
up on top in any establishment
Never. in looking for job, ask the
salary or question the hours. but show
that while you must have all you can
get for a start, that the opportunity
Is what you want and that through Il
you mean to enlarge yourself and thus
Increase your salary; that you look
upon a good opportunity as a char
acter builder rather than a mint to
coin money.
Do as little as possible. shirk, give
your employer pinched service. YOU
viii stay where you are and go through
life half grown
have known men who work harder
scheming how to work less than il
they had done their best to give to
their employer the largest service pos
sible.
Let your motto always be: Excelsior,
Employers are looking for efficient
men. and the men and women who are
employed in higher forms Of occuDa-
ton, at constantly increasing salaries,
are the men who are loyal to their EN-
pIoyers and who do their work sur.
passingly we'll.