Evening star., 1947-09-24

their colleagues that Congress be as
all Federal carer employees from all
personnel layoffs until January, 1850.
Under the proposal, no matter
how sharp a budget slash an agency
might suffer in its annual appro-
priations, it could not fire any career
people but would have to make all
its lay-offs among its war-service
or temporary employees.
Those favoring the plan say 1t
would end the current injustices
suffered by thousands of career
employees who have lost their jobs
during the current reduction-in-
force program, while more than
SOC, 900 war-service employees remain
on the Federal payroll.
Suffer Job Jitters.
Although the number Of career
employees who stand to lose their
jobs during the next few years is
comparatively small, the plans pro-
ponents say, nevertheless, all per-
manent status employees are need
lessly suffering bad case of job
jitters, never quite sure that their
job is SAFE"
The feeling of insecurity lessons
efficiency, and in the long run the
Government takes fiscal beating,
these officials contend. They place
1850 deadline on their proposal
because they believe that by then
the Government will be converted
to a permanent-status personnel
basis.
The plan is being studied with
great interest by high Federal off,
cials, but as yet they haven't COM
mitted themselves on it.
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LEAVE 1T TO A WOMAN-A sec
retary at one of the agencies has
scored a notable victory over her
boss.
1t seems that the gal has the
habit of coming to work 10 minutes
late each morning. Finally the Off
cial called her on it and told her
to get in on time cor else"
1T all evens up in the long run,
she blithely replied. Il come in 1C
minutes late, but you always leave
10 minutes early at the end of the
day.
The genteel bit of blackmail die
the trick. Things are proceeding
as usual: She comes in 10 minutes
late every day, and her boss leaves
10 minutes early.
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NAVY DILEMMA-Navy Depart
ment officials reveal very serious
problem that is not only facing
them, but the entire country as well
Many of Nays top civilian EN-.
ployes in the field of physics, chem.
istry and engineering are quitting OF
are threatening to quit their jobs
They are engaged in the vital work
of atomic research and other mill.
tary security activities.
These men have taken examina
tions for permanent jobs, but tht
Civil Service Commission has not SCI
up permanent job register list
Ipreferring to wait until it gets thest
types Of professional jobs for 49,
displaced career employees.
| The Navy has no quarrel with
finding jobs for these 165 workers
But it points out that, while Th.
commission waits, there is great dan.
ger that a good many Of Navy,
$500 top scientific personnel in.
volved will quit their jobs.
I The reason is their feeling of in.
security. They are still classified az
war service employees and they are
uncertain as to whether they will
be retained. Meanwhile, some of the
country's largest chemical and engi.
neering firms are making these mer
generous offers.
Most of them would like to stay
in the Federal service-even at les.
money-but they want to be GER
tain that they have permanent
job. Navy says there are enough
Jobs available to take care Of al
Iof them as well as the 165 displaced
Icareer employees, but they are urging
the commission to take immediate
action before it is too late.
LOST-A guide at the Capitol wa
overheard the other day admonish.
ing her sightseeing group.
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