The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-21
WHY BOYS ARE "FIRED"
Collection of Reasons Gathered
From Business Men.

GU, dCCOIuluS W IilS Suueoi VI ehS
American Boy, which is responsible
for collecting a list of so reasons
from employers all over the country
why boys are separated from thei,
jobs. The reasons, as collected ane
arranged by w. H. Piner and pub
lished in the June issue, run as fol-
lows:
Seaman's Supples-The time was
never ripe for him to do anything
"rll take that down in the morning,
ave won't have time for that to-
day." "there isn't any rush about
that at present"-these and simila,
expressions were characteristic. He
became known as the postponer. dc
postponed everything except the
postponing. One day a little emer'
gency came up. ats only ten min
utes till noon," he said; Eve can't dc
anything in that time" An outside
boy was standing near and said
"You can do ten minutes worth n
ten minutes" l Immediately hired
that boy in place of the other"
Book Store-He was a boy OF
some originality, but he wanted te
run my business on his plan.
couldn't see it his way, and he "out:'
mt see it my way, so we parted
company
Implement House. He complain
ed that others did rot do their duty
citing their delinquencies as causes
of extra hardships on him. Inc
fact was that his lack of deligence
kept him constantly behind. and his
grumbling was only subterfuge te
excuse his own shortcomings. he
aw the mote in his neighbors eye
br. could not see the beam II h''
own.
Mining Quarters-I am just rug
ged mountaineer brought up out
here among the rocks and rough
men that go with my business, ou'
one day l overheard him talking te
his mother with shameful insolence
I never could endure him again.
Printing-We had contracted tc
print 5000 handbills, agreeing te
place one in each home so far as
they went. The work was done sc
quickly in one section Of the city
that we became suspicious of the
bows honesty. He stoutly maintain
ed a show of sincerity. Investigation
proved that he had thrown 81 circu'
lars into the hall of one home.
Dry Goods-He gave overmeasure
to his friends. Business is a mattel
of dollars and cents to US, not Of
favoritism.
Hatter-He got into my confidence
en-. then told my business secrets.
Music House-He was profane
He couldn't talk without swearing
Our disgust and our self respect
forced us to ask him to quit
Abstract Office-He was contin'
ually inaccurate in the transcribne
of legal forms and business docu-
ments. One error got US into the
courts.
Clothier-He was a hustling little
sprout. His motto was: "Sell every
man." And a rafting good motto il
is, but he lost himself in one pocket
of it. He sold regardless Of how he
sold. If he couldn't fit the customer
he sold something that didn't fit. He
pulled of deals that made monde
scripts of my customers. They came
back bowling at me for running a
misft parlor and making them my
victims. He sold goods for the nom.
ent; I had to build a business that
would stand through the years.
Power and Light Company-He
was always complaining of being
sick. Perhaps ne was, but we motto
ed that he made a dependable quar-
ter back at football.
River Steamer-We fired him be-
fore we hired him. He was left alone
in the office for half an hour. In that
time he handled everything in the
office that he could get his hands
on, even opening desk drawers ano
inspecting things there. From the
place where 1 was watching him
burst into the office and sent him
ashore lest in the next minute he
might rifle the safe. | do not believe
he was thief, but that his over
mastering curiosity would have made
him distracting influence upon me
Within another thirty minutes hae
he acted differently he would. have
been at work on his job.
Shirt Factory-He was absent