The Washington times., 1925-06-18
Putting More Screws on
Government Workers
By BILL PRICE.

The head of large division in the Government service has
called upon all his employees to inform him about outside
work they may do after Offce hours.
The information it is stated is to be used In connection
with efficiency ratings to determine whether outside employ
ment is affecting work for the Government efficiency
ratings low the cause it is limited may be due TO outside
work. after Government hours and employees receive
hint that they not two bosses
Samples of this of thing have been growing in Govern
service despite the efforts Of few officials
connected with the Government personnel to some
the oppressive which hold employees
practically tight factory shop workers.
It would be just proper require all Government workers
leaving their Offices at 4So o'clock in the afternoon and re-
porting at o'clock next morning How many nights
week do you dance and how late do You remain at social
(which many who do not work at night do not get7 Are
you kept late by the babys coc9 Are addicted to
Joy riding moonlight affairs? attend the
movies and, So how late do you remain out9 Do you
drink and and unfit yourself for service the next day?
In truth of these questions would be far peril
nent and have much greater bearing efficiency than
formation to whether poor underpaid devil is
PEELED to do outside work to supplement his meay Govern
salary may give decent living his wife and
children his invalid father mother other de-
pendent.
But after all the question the Government mostly con-
cerned about is: IS THIS EMpLoYE NEFFICIENT9 #
based hay efficiency ratings the employee should be
discharged the empoye Of any establishment fails take
time unfit for duties the why's and wherefores of that in
efficiency the important things # there doubt
to inefciency the employer has the right to without
deng private affairs of employee should
be matter of friendly interest with the object Of conveying
&
women who find it necessary to supplement
their measey Government salaries by outside
kind who usually inefficient. They willing to work
and work hard They possess energy and initiative they
danced until o'clock in the morning remained at
party until similar hour they would certainly un
fitted their days abors they worked sobery
until II o'clock for additional for wives and little
About tie only and fair thing Government
employees nWahngton in years the recent approval of
regulations giving workers the right Of appeal to the
Personnel Reconsideration against alleged nusces in
efficiency ratings and classification ALLEGATIONS. That
under fire from bureau heads who claim that it takes from
them the control and discipline which they should have
undoubtedly that bureau section heads the
best judges the merits dement's of workers and that
the right should be retained in these bureaus and sections to
promote denote dismiss employees This right is not
altogether taken away by the right of appeal to the highest
personnel Jbody in the Government service Employees are
merely given the privileges that all Americans have
appeal a higher when wrong is alleged.
conceivable that the Redistribution Board will
attempt take from executive heads the control Of
poyes This board however has been made by Congress
the highest authority to classification ALLEGATIONS salaries
ratings The powers of that board recognized and their
orders followed by executive authorities throughout They
the most competent Judges under all circumstances
whether their rules and regulations have been complied with
by personnel agencies below them.
Bureaucrats need not become alarmed the thought
that they to lose any Of their powers those
them The Recassification Boards tendency will
be to uphold the of bureau and section heads
the great majority of appeals they will do Efficiency
and will be promoted in the Government
however there is court Of last resort which will inves
gate njuces and wrongs and insist their being rghted
would all minded executive officers would
be perfectly willing to have their actions in dismissa
motions ALLEGATIONS reviewed necessary that
body has been wronged the right thing may be done.