Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-23
BY FAY STEVENSON.
(Cnnvrirht 1921

NEW YORK.-Who makes the
more dependable employee. the bene-
dick or the bachelors?
For years 1t has been generally
understood that when Bill or JOHN
or Harry marries and settles down"
ne viii make an excellent business
man. Marriage was supposed to be
the one thing which would make a
man steady and dependable" to
his employers.
Now from Boston comes the report
that married men employed in indus
trial establishments are less depend
able than single men.
This was the statement of DR.. f.
S. Quinby, of Newton, to the Amerl-
can Association oof Industrial Physi-
clans and Surgeons. A study of en-
ployment records at one plant
showed, he said, that unmarried en-
ployes were absent from work much
less than those with families. The
cause for absence of married persons
ranged from sickness to helping out
with family housework.
What do you thing about thls"'
I asked William Judson Kibby. q
character specialist, who has started
many Of New York's successful bank
ers. and oil men and the man who
on the right track. DO you agree
with DR.. Quinby in his statement that
the single man is more dependable
in industrial establishments, or any
other business, as far as that is con-
cerned, than the married MANI"
"He travels fastest who travels
aIone," laughed Mr.. ,Kibby, land I
can see that the man VINO has a large
family might be kept from his work
owing to illness and family needs;
but, on the other hand, probably there
are just as many single men who
might stay out late nights jazzing
and forget to set their Big Bens. It
seems to me it depends upon the man
himself.
Now there are just two types Of
ued the character specialist, land /
have talked with so many of these
types and listened to their expert
ences so many times that sometimes
I feel almost eighty years old:
"Thare is the young man who may
be called pioneer in his business,
he is adventuresome, has the wander
lust and doesn't want to stick at
anything until he lands the right
thing. H. ought to be a bachelor.
Then there is the young man who
likes routine, who wants a steady
position and that's all: He ought to
marry. He needs a wife and can well
go on the theory that two can live
as cheaply as one He will be bet
ter satisfied with his position and
mis- employers find he is better
man.
''The man who is doing routine or
office work is much better liked by
his employers for this reason. The
married man will stand rebuffs, he
will stand correction. He has to.
But the bachelor picks up his hat and
leaves the first time he is corrected
or does not like the 'bosss attitude
He can afford to. And nine times out
of ten he finds a better position
'"Then you would advise the am
bilious youth to stay single until he
makes his pile?" I asked.
Not at ALL" replied Mr.. Kibby. 81
would simply advise him to ask him
self these two questions: Am I in
clined to have wanderlust or be adj
venturesome? or am / satisfied with
my present position or line Of Work?'
If he finds he is ambitious he ought
to wait and crafty his wanderlust.
adventurous spirit before he marries.
If he likes his work and is content
he better marry and have the COM
panionship of a wife.
az have the case of a young man
who wanted to go out in some oil
fields for a large concern. He had
to rough 1t and bunk about, and be-
fore his employers sent him they
made certain he was a single man.
After five years of this sort of life
he came back and said he was ready
to settle down and marry.
"Sixty-fiVe per cent of the travel
ing statesmen who are not married
change about from one position to
another until they get into the line