The Oregon state employee., April 01, 1949, Page 7, Image 7

to the best m ethods to p erfo rm public
th e S ta te are ro tte n and th a t th e ad -
service' and as how to becom e m ore
m in istra to rs are M a g to ; fix ev e ry ­
efficient, it is ju st as g ain fu l to a rg u e
th in g rig h t aw ay and save them a lot
th e old' question of w hich cam e first
of m oney.
“the chicken or th e egg.” Now ev ery -
S traig h t T h in k in g Is N ecessary Now
one
know s th e chicken w as “in th e
W ho p ^ s S h J ^ w s of- governm ent?
b
eg
in
n in g ”, Q m da5 H « H H ? e n c e does
a r of the people, including the S S e
M b S s « W ho provides the public ® m a k e , any w ay ? T here is a riee.d for
have
H ffinaM^ B E n e S t a t ^ ’em ployees. W ho both, and r i a t u r l m g O a
th
em
w
ork
to
g
eth
er
to
fruitful,
ends.
know s th e m ost abodS M ^m at^^B H n in
S tate in stitu tio n s, agencies and b u r­ As em ployees, le t’s concede th a t ad -
eaus? The S tate em ployees. Who says S a^B S aM ^^ B B ^ rv is p a l^ ^ B IB ^ o n ie n
w ere created first and
th e o th er
th e least publicly about w h at they
em ployees hatched out at a ,later date.
know ? The S ta te em ployees!
By this w ay of th in k in g w e can ’t be
In dealing w ith people, a p recep t
accused of laying any eggs!
th a t still w orks is th e golden rule.
H ow ever, as em ployees, w e m ust
Hmaga^^wrior.e->^ a ttra dm^ M » a n v in e­
realize
thaf, t h e r e i s w ork to do and
gar. W hat reactio n is
we are h ired to do it. We, owe full
S tate em ployees who read in th e p a-
service and lo y alty to our em ployers
pers of actions and proposals a d v e rse­
as long as w e accept th e com pensa­
ly affecting thern and of w hich they
tion. One m easure of our service can I
ta re n o t
If w h a t
th ey reah W jl c o n tra ry to th e ir I H S '- H e ll be the co n trib u tin g of our ideas
to im fllly e th e service. Y our OSEA o r-
ests and ap p a re n tly advanced as though
ganization is I the tru m p e t th ro u g h
th ey can “tak e it or leave it”, w ill not
■ M O r reactions be n a t ^ H w ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ S w h ic h w u r voices can be and a re m ag ­
n ified B h t j w ^ v en the; f ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ i c n t l y
istic? How can efficiency be gained
d eaf” som etim es hear. A t tim es it
d th o u t show ing m ore concern for
seem
s th a t w hai w e h e a r comes
le attitu d e of th e em ployee?
th
ro
u
g h th e sm all end pf. th e horn!
G etting along w ith peoblB I^K |B ^fcti
P raise and com m endation w ork
th a t re q u ires sy m p athetic u n d e rs ta n d ­
w onders in peoples’ h ea rts ¿and m any
ing, som e effo rt and th e use x H m jielli-
a fine w o rk er becom es discouraged
g en t thought. I tu s high tim e thatSal&'of
fo r th e ir lack. I h a \ H |||d ;' ma| | yVem-
us in p u b lic . service; fg e t a.^new a-tti-
th ey could tak e a'H ot of
tude ab o u t o u r w ork. A ttitu d H a re
p
u
n
ish
m
en
t
if
only th ey felt that; th e ir
created B S lu g h u n d erstan d in g . Letfly
lab o r w as appreciated! A p ay m aster
th e past and
S h o u ld h an d out the paychecks /w ith
see w h ere w e can go in the years
a sm ile, ifd-tHE S ^ ^ y A p a t on the back
ahead.
fu
rnishes some fo rw ard m otion, w hile
C ooperation an d E fficiency
a
push
in the face re ta rd s . E ven seem ­
M ake a T eam
ing indifferences to an em ployees in ­
A tug of w a r betw een tw o efficient
ma<Bnes I e'xpendi^fcToHof energy b u t terests can kill his in itia tiv e and w ill-
ingness to do his best. H ow ¿ways a re
B su B H at get m uch w ork done. Even tw o
th e responsibiilties of those w ho s u p e r­
old plugs p u llin g to g eth er can accom ­
vise and ad m in ister the activities of
plish m uch .
others!
T h ere are m any fine ad m in istrato rs
To those w ho a re ^ ^ ^ « r e s O l n
in O regon’s I public service and th ere
HSfflOB
g y in public services, it can be
^ ^ r e m an y good em ployees u n d er th eir
tru
ly
said
th a t a lP engag ed th e re in
• i p e r vision. A larg e
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ g a d m ^ o of th e
^ a r e capable. H a h s cientious •* and* fa ith
problem
s,
th
e
re
m ust be m u tu a l con­
fu l to B r / t o m m o n em ployer, th e
fidence
am
ong
th
em and th e re m u st
State. B y p u ttin g
be a frie n d ly spirit.
order, w e lla n hav e no fe a r of public
reaction. T ax p ay ers are in te llig e n t OSEA C ooperates an d
Im proves E fficiency
an d can r e c c B iz e good ¿work a t S tate
Since its inception six years ago, the
I 'le v els as re ad ily as a t any other.
If w e disagree am ong ourselves as •.OSEA i H K M v e m W o l an em ployee
e
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