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