Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1909 — THE TEN DEMANDMENTS. [ARTICLE]

THE TEN DEMANDMENTS.

A Chicago man who has a large number of employes under him has posted up in the various departments of his establishment cards which bear the above caption and the following terse rules. These make it very plain what he expects and what he does not expect of those who draw salaries from him: Rule I.:—Don’t lie—it wastes my time and yours. I’m sure to catch you in the end, and that’s the wrong end. Rule ll.—Watch your work, not the clock. A long day’s work makes a long day short, and a short day’s work makes my face long. Rule lll.—Give me more than I expect and I’ll pay you more than you expect. I can afford to Increase your pay if you increase my profits. Rule IV.—You owe so much to yourself that you can’t afford to owe anybody else. Keep out of debt or keep out of my shops. Rule V.—Dishonesty is never an accident. Good men, like good women, can’t see temptation when they meet it. Rule Vl.—Mind your own business and in time you’ll have a business of your own to mind. Rule Vll.—Don’t do anything here which hurts your self-respect. The employe who is willing to steal for me la capable of stealing from me. Rule VIII, —It’s none of my business what you do at night. BUT if dissipation affects what you do the next day, and you do half as much as I demand, you’ll last half as long as you hoped. Rule IX.—Don’t tell me what I’d like to hear but what I ought to hear. I don’t want a valet to my vanity, but I need one for my dollars. Rule X.—Don’t kick if I kick if you’re worth while correcting you’re worth while keeping. I don’t waste time cutting specks out of rotten apples.—Mail Order Journal.