Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-09
Jack Pickering
Here
and
Now


too, and | finally got point
blank answer from one of the
men in the United States En-
ployment Service.
If you've been wondering why
YOU can't get job IN war
factory. maybe you'll recognize
the reason when you read this.
II you do recognize yourself,
don't get sore. Instead, cure
Yourself of what is wrong, or
If you cant cure IL, then start
looking for a Job in which your
particular fault doesn't bar you.
No matter what your handl-
cap is. you undoubtedly can get
a Job IL you want H.
give met hundreds of job APP
pliCants face 10 face" said my
informant. land here are some
typical samples;
1.-The manor woman-who
says, I can do anything We
find that anything usually
means nothing They haven't
bothered 10 find out what they
can do. We say, Can YOU run a
drill press and they say. Sure.
l never have, hut can
I'VE ask them how they know
their eNesight II good enough,
and i'm some cases tthe fat ones.
n blunt language how they
know that they can stay on
their feet for eight hours.
1.-The ones who don't III the
requirements. II a factory speCi-
flies workers eighin $50
pounds and : feet inches tall,
there's reason. Being over
. weight may mean that only
,eVen people will have room To
work where eight should work.
With safety, that il. And that
height il specified 10 make sure
that a worker can. for instance,
reach certain lever.
5-"There always The fellow
who thinks he's better than he
reilly IS Sometimes rs sales
man who thinks he should get
500 2 week IN factory because
ne cot thar much Is salesman.
And ! remember one case Of
very ordinary carpenter who
insisted on getting = job as an
office manager. ! asked How
do you know you could do ~
He answered i can write letters
Il can tell II 10 girl who can
wTite u down IN shorthand All
those words JUSf 10 say, dictate
What hind Of AZ office manager
do you think he'd be-
i-"People who want pay
checks, not jobs. | never saw 80
many people who want To serve
their Country-at increased paw
We want people who can do
things, not women who think
they can hire maid cheap. so
they can 20 To work in faC-
tory al big pay. Anyway. try 10
find a maid
5-"People who won't adjust
msrlNes. and won't face
reality. IN epileptic may get
mad because factory won't
take him. But suppose he had
an attack. while running a ma
chine. He could Kill himself and
perhaps several therS. or
people come in and >aN. 4 heard
that SoandNo IL getting Sl.25 an
hour, 80 why can't L. They
don't stop 10 think that >oandSo
has spent months or wears
earning 10 operate a lathe or
1>hsper.
6--"ThP ones who paw no at
t"ntion To personal appearance
or cleanliness. They come in
with black nngernailS. or un-
kcmpt clothes. But what can We
say to them, without offending
them People wipe their noses
with the back of their hand
and wonder why restaurant
doesn't hire them To serve food.
Or sometimes some hand lotion
would help. II YOU want a job
In a store, look at your hands
and see whether they look
smooth and clean enough To
make the merchandise look good
when YOU hold II mp.
--"FskeI>. The chemists
who turn out 10 be drug store
clerks, and the civil engineers
who prove 10 have had 2 rob
Carrying = chain IN = surveying
gang. And don't think We can't
spot these fakes. too
S--"The ones who work
harder lodging that getting
job. I guess they only reason
they register with us j. to Sal,e
their ConScienceS.
9-"The ones with disabilities
"A man with spot ON his lung
couldn't work in n shop where
grinding II done. Middle-aged
women with bad nerves might
not stand the pace In a factory
hut would he hired elsewhere.
l0-"The ones who get sore
when We say You're not fitted
for this job. Instead Of replying,
Where can I learn Ia do II -
They say, Why amt I good
enough for ". huh ."