The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-01
For and By
Business Girls

Several years ago a young girl who
was neighbor Of mine started to
work in humble capacity for large
corporation. She was merely one of
the many girls just out of scshool who
were beginning their careers without
training and with no definite line of
work to follow.
As nearly as l can remember, her
first job consisted Of collecting the
outgoing mail from the various depart
ments of the house and helping to seal
and stamp the same-work that most
beginners figuratively turn up their
noses at and consider themselves
above performing Jane, remember,
was extremely proud Of being able to
earn her own living, and simple as her
duties were they held for her an i'm
portance that made her perform them
in a thorough and painstaking man
ner.
She used to talk to me a great deal
about her position and her desire to
become a really successful business
woman inexperienced and young as
she was, she realized even the import
ance of doing her best on every task
that came to hand in and about her
line of duty.
Her first promotion was a great
event and made her more ambitious
for success than ever. There were
two or three girls with the firm at that
time who held responsible positions,
and it was James earnest desire and
intentions, as she contided to me many
times, to occupy one day as important
position as theirs.
Jane moved away and lost track
of her for three or four years,
although l never forgot her delight
full assurance that she was going to
make good" in business in spite OF
her limitations in the way of education
and training. l often wondered how
she was getting on, and was pleased
when chance encounter with hei
sister the other day gave me news Of
her.
James success has been phenomenal
At first her family was inclined tt
laugh at her serious air whenever She
talked about her work, but theil
amusement was dissipated as one pro
motion succeeded another, and nov
she is the object of their unboundet
Admiration. She is still working fo
the firm she started in with, and ha'
1.-THE best position of any woman in tn
lhouse.
According to her sisters account
James success is due to the fact tina
no matter how insignificant or diss
greeable bit of work was allotted t
, her she took care of it pleasant.
: promptly and thoroughly. Her late
3 promotions are due, of course, to he
!. initiative and keen business sens
' but her earlier recognition, which
e responsible for her development, wa
a direct result of her willingness
l. do well the little tasks that the othe
lgirls were inclined to ignore or d
f lhalf-heartedly.
4 After Jane started to work the ma
!. in charge Of the department to whic
e she was assigned found that certai
r portions of the work that had Away
y been sighted by the girls and whic
o had been the source of good des
e lof trouble amongst them, were bein
f accomplished with neatness and di
a patch, and there was no longer an
t difficulty about them.
It wasn't long before he single
: Jane out as the one to whom credi
was due for the change. Her eager
i ness to learn and her willingness t
do things cheerfully brought promo
ton to her in preference to girls VIII
had more experience and served longe
, with the firm.
The girl who continually grumble
about her work and refuses to do thi
or that, and who performs any tasl
outside her routine duties only unde
protest, is not on the road to success