Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-30

Every Big Business Has One OF These
IF YOU happen to be the owner of a
l. business-fire him.
If you should be an oldtime worker
show him.
! If by any chance you are just begin
ming a business career-beware OF him.
| He's the human hammer-with his
head loose. He's never so happy as
when he's smearing a slather of discon-
! tent on all who are silly enough to listen
! to him.
He goes to the boss with a tale Of woe
over-nothing. He grumbles if asked to
do the least thing outside of his regular
work. He, is an expert in the art of
killing time and in putting up bluff at
being busy while lodging work
| He sides over to the oldtime worker
and drawls through one corner of his
mouth: Il say, kid, I gotta date tonight
and want to beat it a bit early; be a
sport, WILL yer, and lock my ledger up
! for me? I've left it open on the desk,
! in case the boss comes a-pussy foOtin'
around-savvy?"
! He could go to the boss and ask
| for his fifteen minutes of, but his mind
can only work like a corkscrew. He
really wouldn't enjoy getting anything
by the four square method.
His greatest crime, however, is
! against the beginner in business. / want
to warn the young fellow who is enter
| ing business eagerly and hopefully
against the poisonous sneak. He can
do much to destroy ambition in one
who is ignorant of the big meaning of
business. Oh. no. the really strong
willed fellow would probably tell him
to 60 to warmer climate than this
but there are so many fine young fell
lows who need encouragement-and
without it they become mere ''also
rams" It's this chap | want to warn
against my pet business aversion.
This discontented, envous mischief
maker takes special delight in getting
youngsters on his side. His side
really should be the outside.
When he sees a young beginner try
ing his best to make good what does he
do? Does he go to him and say. 81
see you mean business, kid. go to it,
No. sir. This is what he does.
He looks at the beginner with an ex
preston half Of pity, half Of contempt
and says: You poor mutt, amt you
the easy mark You are an ass to work
like that. Don't you know the boss Ii
just playing you for sucker? YOU
shouldn't be such fool as to work over
time--it don't pay yer nothin'. Dom
yer know the more you do the NOR,
they'll let yer? Besides, you just g.
on like that and before you know i
they make it all regular Job for yer
Take my tip, kid. and know, I've beer
here four years. don't do no more thar
you're paid to do. What's the sense o
pulling yer inside out for firm wh'
don't care a tinker's dam about you
Enjoy yer life, kid. while yer young
Remember you don't live long art
you're long time dead
That's the kind of slush he hands out
And, unfortunately, he is all too Otter
believed because no one ever tells tn,
youngster the true side of the story.
Let me ask you to pass this messag
on to any youngster you know. Cut
out and send it to the high school an,
the business college and ask the princi
pal to read it to the whole school.
Help me to forewarn our fine youn
people against the pest SO that whel
they meet him-and meet him they will
they will be able to say:
"I've heard all about you-nothin
doing in your line"