Evening star., 1919-05-16

tion units and departments, with
check lists inclosed.
II.-Replies to Queries on the
QUESTIONABLE.
A ready reference guide telling
how to answer specific questions on
the QUESTIONABLE has been prepared
by the commission for the assistance
| OF the departmental committees and
| subcommittees. This reference guide,
with the Information arranged ac-
cording to question numbers on the
QUESTIONABLE card, is as follows:
Question 1. By what occupation
name. or title, is your position usu-
ally referred to?
Give the local or departmental name
Tor the position, such as file clerk,
appointment clerk, timekeeper car
penter foreman. etc. Do not give the
civil service title or payroll title un-
less 1t is ordinarily used in referring
! to your position.
Question 2 (c). Telephone Mo-.
Do not give your home telephone
, mum Der. Give the number of the near
est telephone at your place of work
question 3. Who is your immediate
superior?
Give the name and title of the per-
! son who supervises and is respon-
slDle for your work. and from whom
you ordinarily receive instructions in
connection with its performance
question 4. What work do you ac-
euaily perform in your position?
Make your answer SO plain that
any one reading it may have an ac-
curate picture of the work you are
actually performing. The description
or the employment may be made in
part by general statement of the ma :
ture OF the work. but it should always
include specific examples. For in
stance. graduate nurse in describ-
ing her work ought to specify
that she takes and records tempera-
lures, administers prescribed medi-
clnes, changes dressings makes beds
and performs other similar tasks The
columns showing the days per month,
nours per day. and percentage of total
tlme should be used whenever posi-
Bile. especially in describing positions
embracing several different kinds of
tasks. For some kinds of work they
VIII manifestly not apply. In other
cases 1t will not be necessary to use
all three of the columns.
Question 5. Do you hold any other
government position?
This question is intended for en-
ployes working on two shifts and
holding two positions. or for some
noIdlng Two or more positions none of
which alone requires full-time service.
Question 6. What is your present
rate of pay. exclusive of bonus?
Enter the rate of pay per month. per
day or per hour. Cross out such Of the
words per month. per day or per
hour" s do not apply. II your salary
is paid on an annual basis, divide it
by twelve and enter the monthly rate.
In every case the annual pay should
be entered under (b). After sc (c),
Bonus?" the annual bonus should be
entered.
Question {. Are you paid for over
time work?
This question refers only to cash
payment and not to compensatory
leave
Question 8. Do you receive any re-
muneration or allowances in addition
to your salary?
The question is intended especially
for the use of employees in institutions
or elsewhere who receive special al
lowances in addition to their salary.
For example. an attendant in a hos
pital may receive board and lodging.
etc. 1t does not refer to travelling ex-
pense while absent from Washington
on official business. but does include
per diem living allowances for en-