The Oregon state employee., January 01, 1949, Page 8, Image 8

and fro, ^ i^ e T q rih k in g ,;4n(Wnpefehce®
et cetera could be accepting circum-
stantial evidence as factual and may
not have taken time to lasW rtain the
true circumstances..
noble: but the lack Of
it does not necessarily mark the SSj&fflnfl
-drel. Of the $(£2,000 State employees,
it is probable that 90% are doing good
work. If eveQi’ 5 l | were fairly effi­
cient, it would be; b eç d ^ than^bàd.K
What Contributes to Efficiency?
address made
by the President of General Foods
Corporation, he stated that his com­
pany believes that cooperation between
management and the employees is the
largest .qôntributW j f e â M r to effi­
ciency. The employ ees of this company
listed th ^ E g l^ v in g ^ SH e cjiB B being
the
importance to them-z
selves, the factors of j ob satisf act ion I
' (1) in jg B ^ W fe jo r k : (2) job security;
(3) the interest the company takes in
the employee; I (4) chances for ad­
vancement; <5) working conditions;
<6) handling of worker’s complaints;
< 7 ) pay ; ( 8 ) the immediate super visor ;
(9) the H H f e l ç . Q n the job; (10)
vacation policy ; and (11) working
hours. These are listed in the order of
importance to the employee.
What Pot Calls the Kettle Black?
Oregon’s j | ^ ^ M ^ o r k i r l B E a cross-
section of Oregon’s citizens. They are
sisters
j ust like I other people. The facts do
not j ustify derisive criticism. We con­
tend that a little more respect for
state workers and the H R B they are
doing is long overdue. WhereI are the
volunteers - to “ sacrifice ” themselves
for those “ soft” state jobs? Our em-
ployment lists do not bulge, and some
6,500 of these State workers moved
on to greener pastures in 1948. If a
job is such a snap, one would
B ih h people would clamor for a
chance to get on such a gravy train!
Are the critics in Oregon willing to
,tpke on some of these “easy” State
jobs? Are they
time
to learn what is being* done fo r B Pm
by the agencies they have crS e d B |
State Sendee a Commendable Career
It seems a pity that in late years,
Qregbn’s public services have not been I
more inviting „ td m a n y K f o u B B u n tk
pebple’WThe' writer ren Lembers vividly
his early
on taking, a job
with the Stdte in 1920. He was proud
to b e E j ^ ^ u g d with the dignity of
I jB il emplW iSig-agency and felt imbued
with a spirit of service to the people.
The pay was small, but the work was
i m S ^ i n g and the opportunities to
advance vz ere present. After some 28
years in State service and S t h nearly
18 years left before retirement, I the
writer has no cause to question the
o ver all excellence of the serviee^^^^b
is today being rendered rcniibeople. I
have seen lazin ^ ^ ^ ^ n sjh d g m en ^ ^ ^ S
management, lack of interest, soldier­
ing on the
patronage
evils in all theirf forms, but always on
an individual, isolated basis, never to
large degree! Likewise, off the job, I
ha ve seen these same tr a ss onlffiery
side wherever one cares to look for
them. Relatively, in my opinion, the
loyalty and generally .faithful appli-
B I s S to work of the State employee
■gas
average. Let it be said
that Oregon is fortunate in getting the
services that are rendered, especially
when it is realized that the pay is low,
and the demands
£md expectations are increasing.
The
S tate
needs
m ore
good
em ­
ployees, not so much tojgB^iTa^ tlie^
present ones now, but to train for their
jobs when the present employees leave.
The good as well as the bad wilPpassT
from service together, and recruits ,
should be of the best. As a career,
State service can be made more prom­
ising than at presqifll and „wilL need
to be if it is to' maintain fiWjBnlaErec-
ord of achievement.
Since 1945 lat e ly through j.thfe ef-
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ jth g l^ M e g o n State Employees
Association, State service has been
preen Civil I Service, the Retirement
Act, and improved pay» and working
conditions. These are employee spon­
sored measures made in tfaefifc ja lla a ^ E
terest. These improvementsWnd new
conceptions prbfide the meansbofWak-
ing care O i-p o i^ Wnumbered- 1, 2, 4,
5, 6, 7, 10 and 11 of these hereinabove
set forth as the most important ways
to gain true efficiency. Much
to hefl^m ej t o t h e a ^ S b^ ^ W t-pf f
these progressive steps, but they will
dawns^5