. The American Legion Weekly [Volume 3, No. 35 (September 2, 1921)]. he mightultimately hope to occupy in that or-ganization. One big advantage of looking for abetter job in the same company is thefact that changing jobs within an or-ganization does not break up the con-tinuity of service. A man may spend ayear each in several jobs but he is stillwith the same company, and is buildingup a record of service that is a valuableasset. No man should stay with any com-pany where he sees no future, but everyadvance in his own company that hecan make puts him,of course, on moresolid ground. Just plain
. The American Legion Weekly [Volume 3, No. 35 (September 2, 1921)]. he mightultimately hope to occupy in that or-ganization. One big advantage of looking for abetter job in the same company is thefact that changing jobs within an or-ganization does not break up the con-tinuity of service. A man may spend ayear each in several jobs but he is stillwith the same company, and is buildingup a record of service that is a valuableasset. No man should stay with any com-pany where he sees no future, but everyadvance in his own company that hecan make puts him,of course, on moresolid ground. Just plain contin-uity of service with-out intelligence isworthless, however,as in the case of theNegro railway carwheel inspector in the /terminal of a great (railroad. One of theefficiency experts ofthe railroad heardof the remarkablerecord of this man,who for twenty-fiveyears had neverbeen late or absentfrom his work of in-specting the wheelson the trains as theypulled into the sta-tion. The expertwanted to see suchan example of faith-fulness and indus-try. He wanted to. Our treasurer was a production clerkright out there in the mills see him at work. He found him goingfrom car to car with his lantern andhammer, tapping, tapping, passing on. Is your name Peter Jackson? heasked the old colored man. You got me right, boss, dats my name. How long have you beenon this job, Peter? Tears like its mosttwenty-five years now, boss. Tell me just why you tapthose wheels with your ham-mer. And this jewel of efficiencyreplied: Tell the truth, boss,damn if I know. I hits everyone of them though, yes, sah. The man who occupies theimportant position of generalmanager of a big manufac-turing company found thatlooking for a better job withhis own company was theideal solution of his he entered the armyhe had been sales manager ofthe company and had madegood. His president had not been fullyin accord with his going into the army,however, and the position was success-fully filled while he
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