The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-27
HOW TO CONDUCT YOURSELF IN A
BUSINESS OFFICE.


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Even before you start out for your
frs. day = duties in your new position,
I would have you understand that the
pleasantuess OF IL, that is 70 say
whether our work is to be a pleasure
or mere drudrcry, will depend upon
your personal relationships. You may
be naturally Of u reserved disposition,
or yOn may be accustomed to making
acquaintance easily, but in any ease
take this bit Of caution TO heart. BE
courteous, but not suave. be kindly. bu.
not faeetiOue; be conservative. but neil
thcr naughty nor supereilious, nor yet
appear ovcr.snxious TO please. Estnb.
lish at once this fact, which you can do
by your bearing, that you are IN the
place for work and that your work re-
quires all your attention. Avoid gossip,
aud treat each one OF your co.workcrs
rs you do your employer, with an easy
dignity. II this happens 10 be your
first position you may be inclined to he
self-cobscious. This win wear away ~
you become familiar with your duties
and absorbed by them.
Be receptive. aud show 10y your man.
ncr. as you will naturally, IL you keep
10 the suggestions above, that you are
not only willing but glad TO receive fair
criticism Of your efforts. or 20 be shown.
Every office, every place Of business,
every profession, has its routine, and
until you are in a position TO offer sug.
gestions. or to follow your own ideas as
to how you shall perform the duties rs.
signed TO you, be content TO follow
directions; there is nothing more irritat-
ing to an employer, ] suppose, than an
oficious employe. Now don Z thrust
that hint aside on the assumption that
there are not instances enough TO which
IL would apply 10 warrant wasting space
ON IL. You would be surprised at the
number Of young girls, the younger the
more apt they are to be Of the class,
who. assuming d position. assume with
il Il dictatorisi attitude. Don't try TO
do the work OF your employer either but
make your work supplement- his, or that
Of the force above YOU. Women are
naturally more r%esourcerui thar men.
aud they are more acute about details
than the masculine persuasion in gen.
| eral. but tins may or may not make
them more valuable as assistants. Some
meb resent a go-sheaditive attitude on
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even that need not deter YOU from tax.
ing an interest in your work. II only
means that you have a more complicat.
ed game 20 play thar some working
| girls-you have To- watch your move e
little more closely After all, business
of any kind il merely % good game.
whether it's a housemnid : position or
a stenographer's, q newspaper woman :.
q milliRer So Or sgh2Ql teacher :, or
that Of any other vocation, u Is still n
game and 4 very interestig one II YOU
play II right. Anyhow, YOU have 10 play
il. 20 make up your mind that u is go.
ing TO be an interesting one ard that
you are going TO win.
Give your imagination some play
Don't let il run away With YOU. 81
| course. but bring Il 20 bear upon what
you do enough 20 tighten the places
that otherwise would be dark, and don Z
"dav dream Do YOU know the dr..
ference between imagination and day
dreaming Imagination has 20 do viii
the conscious side Of ;our mind-it con
meets your mind with the world and "a
helps YOU in your relation 20 people
and incidents that you necessarily have
TO deal with, while day dreaming dull'
the brains activities. II keeps yor
looking ahead TO the future instead OF
making YOU alive aud keen and in iii
rect touch with the present Und ~
probabilities.
Cultivate, II YOU do not possess il al
ready. a rcposefui manner, yet he uler'
md seem alert. SO many persons con
fuse dullncss with repose, aud vivacii!
with nlertuess. but they are not synoh
ymous. Don Z sit with your eve on th'
clock, either. Give full measure Of you
time. energy and ability, and do wha'
YOU have 60 do with q viii, up to the
moment of closing time, but do not al
low yourself, IL you can possibly help u
TO be drawn into working overtime AZ
part Of your regular contract, II onl,
paycs the way TO gross imposition. Try
however, TO clear the slate Of each day
duties on the day they should be done
You will find much satisfaction in start
ing fresh each day. Finally, be on time
Tnrdiness as n habit IL inaccessible, ant
il Is one that is easily formed.
Copyright by Harry l.. Rcichcnbach.
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