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is run on the time clock system, and
the numerous bosses make the new
employee go thru every conceivable
form of registration, show him his
new Job, and keep him on the string
as long as possible before introducing
him to his time clock card, which he
must fill out and punch before his pay
starts.
Given Lecture.
l had already spent over three
hours waiting in the employment Of
fee and talking to Knudsen, and it
took almost three hours before got
to the process inspection department
Tuesday morning.
My number, given to me Tuesday
night. was S76, and this ticket had to
be shown at the employment Office at
s o'clock Tuesday morning The
clerk at the employment office then
made out duplicate registrations OF
my name and address, number and
department, and gave me one to take
to the hospital along with my num-
Der.
passed by two guards, one of
whom gave me a biting lecture be-
cause I dared to smoke in the West
ern Electric yards. 81 don't see why
they gave you a Job here" he said.
Smoking is not allowed, and it's a
poor way to begin in this company
by breaking the rules. You'll have to
change your attitude if you want to
get ahead here"
In the waiting room at the hospital
were 2S feilow-sufferers who had just
been hired like myself. A young
freckle-faced lad about IA or Is years
old came around and abruptly took
the numbers and registration cards
from us. We waited about 40 min
utes, and then, at $3.50, female voice
was heard in the adjoining room cali
ing out our numbers. AS our mum.
bers were called we jumped up and
walked in the general direction of this
sharp, commanding, virago voice.
Men are rushed thru like so many
cattle at the hospital. The COM
mands are issued in sharp. hurried
tones, and any slight mistake of the
new men in going into the wrong
room or delaying brings forth bit
ter TRADE from the young kids vao
form the major portion of the hos
pital staff.
The first time No. S76 was called ]
failed to respond quickly enough, and
one Of the men said gruffly: Get on
in there. Do you want to lose your
job?"
walked into large room in which
sat young girls at row of desks.
mo. 1857" one girl called out in a
sour voice. "Sit down." she said
abruptly. What's your name, where
do you live, married or single. sign
this card, now sign this one; all
right" she finished rapidly. GO int
the waiting room again and sit down"
Given Once over.
After another long wait, No. 376
was called out again from another
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and / was ushered into a long toilet
with a bench along one wall. Take
OF your shirt" grammar school kid
ordered, and, "Sit down and wait un-
I'll you are called" took of my
shirt and then was told to go into
room No. 3. Nobody else was In room
No. 3, little Doctors office, and
picked up a morning paper which was
lying on the doctors desk. He came
In after a half hours wait, and was
very displeased to find me reading his
paper. He grabbed II roughly out Of
my hands and threw It down on the
desk.
The examination given me by doc.
tor No. was farcical, especially aft
err the long wait. He hurried thru the
examination, which lasted about three
minutes.
First the doctor examined my teeth