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management m e||® & in all operating
agen ci^ Sj
The probationary perioIBj^actually
a part of the examination process and
should be so used. During the proba
tionary period, be, it three months, six
months o E p B a aBBB employee should4
be closely sun^w^éd^KWiinm. and
evaluated; and if his value to the de
partment is in (doubt, h§|should be
dron^ S K jW i tjlrat\ .M a B m m e ^ ^ S
parentf During this p M H E M Sdepart-
ment hea cI has responsibility as well
as oppoti S i ty to weed out the misfit.?
arid 'substandard.
The need for training a n d œ S e r-
ÿr^Æj^ o ntinues when employment
becomes permanent. The supervisor
is. responsible for attention to,”'inef
ficiency dll delinquency in their earl
iest manif J a t i^ S ^ M d ‘^
W )r prompt
Action to correct them. Practical in-
service training should be provided to
let the employee develop his maxi
mum skills. - Perî'^^^miWgbQUld be
appraised periodically and theSæm-
ployee should be kept informed of
such appraisals. J S jsiS p d M o f per
formance should be fixed and the em
ployee should know what the stand
ards are and why he falls short.
Grievance machinery whicnmvilMMp
small “gripes” from Wyoming big ones
should bè\; S ablished. The employee
who islaojmcb to AjK ^squ^^roeg in a
round hole should be tried out in other
jobs before he is separated from the
service.
The responsibility rests on top man
agement, on the supervisor, and on the
employee jointly to cooperate in mak
ing the best use of manpower and in
making manpower so efficient that the
causes for removal will bë^minimized.
GOOD SpVERNMENT
Sept.-Oct. 1950 Issue
Laziness is ^3Ually?,deep-seat|fi]—in
««chair.
Vulcanizing and Recapping
Oregon’s first railroad connection
with eastern states, via the scenic Col
umbia river gorge, was completed in
1883.
Cabrillo and Ferrela, two Spanish
mariners, are believed the first write
men to see Oregon.? They, sailed along
th—
in 1543.
Contractor Jones, a good family
man, had been inveigled into a poker
game, and experienced growing ap
prehension as the hands of the clock
moved relentlessly on toward morn
ing. Finally, at 3 A.M., he had a sud
den inspiration. He called his home,
and when his wife answered the phone,
he shouted, “Don’t payt'the ransom;
I’m back!”
No w'^onqerm^^ the baby stare, if
KS^Wreal, she d^ ^ ^ t know enough;
if it’s not, she- knows "too much.
— F. M. Knowles.
A thing of ^beauty is not always
“a joy fo'rever.’j Otherwise the millin
ers would have t o go out of business.
— Frank Pixley.
Lane Gravel Company
Mabel W. Hillstrom
Sand, Gravel and Crushed Rock
Office Phone 1276
P. O. Box 375
Eugene, Oregon
Nagle Lumber Co.
1845 Franklin Boulevard
Eugene, Oregon
Standard Oil Products
RPM Motor Oils
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