Forgive me if I've posted this before - I just ran across it while doing some housecleaning in my desk.....
Eleven Tips on Getting More Efficiency Out of Women Employees
(These tips are an excerpt from the July 1943 issue of "Transportation." This was a serious article and was written for male supervisors of women in the workforce during WWII. For those of you with efficiency issues, pay attention to #8...)
There's no longer any question whether transit companies should hire women for jobs formerly held by men. The draft and manpower shortage has settled that point. The important things now are to select the most efficient women available and how to use them to the best advantage. Here are eleven helpful tips on the subject from Western Properties:
1. Pick young married women. They usually have more of a sense of responsibility than their unmarried sisters, they're less flirtatious, they need the work or they wouldn't be doing it, they still have the pep and interest to work hard and to deal with the public efficiently.
2. When you have to use older women, try to get ones who have worked outside the home at some time in their lives. Older women who have never contacted the public have a hard time adapting themselves and tend to be cantankerous and fussy. It's always well to impress upon older women the importance of friendliness and courtesy.
3. General experience indicates that "husky" girls - those who are just a little on the husky side - are more even tempered and efficient than their underweight sisters.
4. Retain a physician to give each woman you hire a special physical examination - one covering female conditions. This step not only protects the property against the possibility of a lawsuit, but reveals whether the employee-to-be has any female weaknesses which would make her mentally or physically unfit for the job.
5. Stress at the outset the importance of time - the fact that a minute or two lost here and there makes serious inroads on schedules. Until this point is gotten across, service is likely to be slowed up.
6. Give the female employee a definite day-long schedule of duties so that they'll keep busy without bothering the management for instructions every few minutes. Numerous properties say that women make excellent workers when they have their jobs cut out for them, but that they lack initiative in finding work themselves.
7. Whenever possible, let the inside employee change from one job to another at some time during the day. Women are inclined to be les nervousand happier with change.
8. Give every girl and adequate number of rest periods during the day. You have to make some allowances for feminine psychology. A girl has more confidence and is more efficient if she can keep her hair tidied, apply fresh lipstick, and wash her hands several times a day.
9. Be tactful when issuing instructions or in making criticisms. Women are often sensitive; they can't shrug off harsh words the way men do. Never ridicule a woman - it breaks her spirit and cuts off her efficiency.
10. Be reasonably considerate about using strong language around women. Even though a girl's husband or father may swear vociferously, she'll grow to dislike a place of business where she hears too much of this.
11. Get enough size variety in operator's uniforms so that each girl can have a proper fit. This point can't be stressed too much in keeping women happy.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
Humor at 50+
Q: What can a man do while his wife is going through menopause? A: Keep busy. If you're handy with tools, you can finish the basement. When you are done you will have a place to live. Q: How can you increase the heart rate of your 50+ year old husband? A: Tell him you're pregnant. Q: How can you avoid spotting a wrinkle every time you walk by a mirror? A: The next time you're in front of a mirror, take off your glasses. Q: Why should 50+ year old people use valet parking? A: Valets don't forget where they park your car. Q: Is it common for 50+ year olds to have problems with short term memory storage? A: Storing memory is not a problem, retrieving it is a problem. Q: As people age, do they sleep more soundly?A: Yes, but usually in the afternoon. Q: Where do 50+ year olds look for fashionable glasses? A: Their foreheads. Q: What is the most common remark made by 50+ year olds when they enter antique stores? A: "I remember these".
About 3 AM, one very cold morning, Trooper Allan Nixon (Oklahoma Highway Patrol) responded to a call there was a car off the shoulder of the road outside Shattuck, OK . He located the car, stuck in deep snow, and with the engine still running.
Pulling in behind the car with his emergency lights on, the Trooper walked to the driver's door to find an older man passed out behind the wheel with a nearly empty vodka bottle on the seat beside him. The driver came awake when the Trooper tapped on the window. Seeing the rotating lights in his rearview mirror, and the State Trooper standing next to his car, the man panicked. He jerked the gearshift into 'drive' and hit the gas. The car's speedometer was showing 20-30-40 and then 50 mph, but it was still stuck in the snow, wheels spinning.
Trooper Nixon, having a sense of humor, began running in place next to the speeding, but still stationary car. The driver was totally freaked, thinking the Trooper was actually keeping up with him. This goes on for about 30 seconds, then the Trooper yelled at the man to 'Pull over!' The man obeyed, turned his wheel and stopped the engine. Needless to say, the man from Dumas, Texas was arrested, and is probably still shaking his head over the State Trooper in Oklahoma who could run 50 miles per hour.
Who says Troopers don't have a sense of humor?
The two elderly gentlemen were talking, and one said, "Last night we went out to a new restaurant, and it was really great. I really recommend it."
The other man said, "What''s the name of the restaurant?"
The first man knits his brow in obvious concentration and finally says to his companion, "Ah, what is the name of that red flower you give to someone you love?"
His friend replies, "A Carnation?"
"No. No. The other one," the man says.
His friend offers another suggestion, "The Poppy?"
"No," growls the man, "You know the one that is red and has thorns."
His friend says, "Do you mean a rose?"
"Yes, yes that''s it," the first man says.
He then turns toward the kitchen and yells, "Rose, what''s the name of that restaurant we went to last night?
zardoz wrote:"You Know You're Getting Old When..."* you stop bending down to get things and learn to use your toes instead..
Studies have shown that personality loss comes from long-term exposure to fluorescent lighting. Well, that and holding your gas. Your only defense is to get a little zany...
Top Ten Ways to Salvage Your Personality from Fluorescent Lighting
10. Wear a sign that reads, "Out of Service. IT called."9. On Casual Friday, bring your teddy bear.8. Imagine the others in a naked barroom brawl. 7. Create a nameplate that reads, "Very Important Peon." 6. Whenever someone hands you work, ask if they want fries with that. 5. Slip and fall. File a lawsuit. Watch Oprah Winfrey. 4. Every time your neighbor clears his throat, clear yours twice. 3. When management asks you to assume a new role, tell them that you never assume. 2. Arrange a Ditch Day for seniors. 1. During reviews, say that you have taken up meditation and that your career goal is now to swallow the universe. Remind them that you will still be observing Jewish holidays.
Meanwhile, back in the boredroom, managers are "connecting" over pastries and Great Questions.
"That's a great question. Let's schedule a meeting to discuss our meeting schedule."
Management can spend weeks deciding a temperature for the thermostat. We call them chairpersons for good reason: They're always sitting around. Imagine how much work they could get done if they weren't always talking about how much work they could get done.
Today management is discussing the Corporate Catheter, which will reduce time lost to potty breaks. Coupled with the Corporate I.V., there should be no reason for anyone to stand up other than to attend a meeting.
Maybe there's a book in this whole thing: "Just Because We've Got A/C Doesn't Mean It Ain't Hell" ... "Working Hard or Hardly Working?: Why We Want to Vaporize Our Coworkers."
....Can't comment about the "golden opportunity" and the Credit Union being "stacked"....but I can say this.....Ft. Knox...Armored School...break room had the best glazed donuts I ever have eaten.....But that was 55 years ago....ha.
Quentin
"Stuff I Learned While I Was Alive"...
What's good for you depends largely on who sponsors the study.No man is an island, but many are that large.A concert is where they ruin all the songs you enjoyed on the radio.The upside to dying is that you don't have to go to work the next day.There is no "I" in team, but there is a "me."Don't judge a book by its cover; judge it by the movie.When you get mad, take ten deep breaths. If you're still mad, it's okay to hurt someone.The world is divided into haves and have-nots: Those who have a sense of humor and those who do not.Don't count your chickens before they're are all in one basket.Judging by our political decisions, hindsight is 50-50.
No means no. So does pepper spray.You just think it's all in your head.The last thing you want your relationship to become is serious.The traffic is always lighter in someone else's lane.The best part about gay men is that they're not always trying to prove that they're not gay.Let no one belittle your integrity without paying you good money to do so.What we could really use is freedom from the press.Imagine how many people would get hit by trains if the trains didn't stay on those tracks.The average American attention span is...It takes a lot of money to run for President. Over three bucks a gallon.Swingers cheat on each other together.Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for one day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll stink for the rest of his life.If you go the wrong direction, everything is overseas.God is whatever came before the Big Bang.Everyone has that uncle you just can't trust. Mine is Uncle Sam.Live each day like it's your second to last. That way you can fall sleep at night.The real world is a figment of our lack of imagination.If it weren't for the Second, maybe we wouldn't have to plea the Fifth.Men are hit by lightning four times more often than are women, proof that God is improving Her aim.Remember that you are totally unique just like everyone else.
I had a thought like-
'I bet the local Credit Union is pretty well stacked!'
Dan
CNW 6000 wrote:I've been to KY a few times. There sure are some neat parts of that state. My sister and bro-in-law are stationed at Ft. Knox.
Stationed at Ft. Knox. Sounds like a "golden" opportunity for them.
CNW 6000 wrote:I've heard the same thing about being from Wisconsin. Pretty funny.
I believe that this can be applied to all 50 states!!
At least it's a good state to be from....far away when you have too!!!!!
(Derby Time is a great example)
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
THINGS I'VE LEARNED LIVING IN KENTUCKY:>>Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.>>There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Kentucky.>>There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Kentucky plus >a couple no one's seen before.>
>>If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.>>Onced and twiced are words.>>It is not a shopping cart; it is a buggy.>>People actually grow and eat okra.>>Fixinto is one word.>>There is no such thing as 'lunch.' There is only dinner and then >there is supper.>
>>Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when>you're two. We do like a little tea with our sugar!>>Backards and forwards means 'I know everything about you.'>>>DJeet? is actually a phrase meaning 'Did you eat?'>>You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time >it is.>>You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.>>>You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH them.>>YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM KENTUCKY IF:>>You measure distance in minutes.>>>You've ever had to switch from 'heat' to 'A/C' in the same day.>>You use 'fix' as a verb. Example: 'I'm fixing to go to the store.'>>All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, >vegetable, grain, insect or animal.>>>You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both>unlocked.>>You know what a 'DAWG' is.>>You carry jumper cables in your car . . . for your OWN car .>>You only own four spices: salt, pepper, Tabasco and ketchup.>>The local papers cover national and international news on one page, >but require 6 pages for local gossip and sports.>>>You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.>>You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit 'a little warm.'>>You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, still Summer and>Christmas.>>Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as'goin' Wal-martin' >or off to 'Wally World.'>>>You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good >pinto-bean weather.>
>>A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola or pop . . .it's a Coke,>regardless of brand or flavor. Example: 'What kinda coke you want?'>>Fried catfish is the other white meat.>>We don't need no stinkin driver's ed . . .. if our mama says we can >drive, we can drive.>>You understand these jokes and forward them to your friends from >Kentucky (and those who just wish they were).>>Not EVERYONE can be a Kentuckian; it's an art form and a gift from >God
I'm a Kentuckian and proud of it!!!
This came to me from another Kentuckian.
Ancient Tech Support
WSOR 3801 wrote: This story was in Trains magazine, I believe, from Quebec. The story I read was the engineer hit a carload of teens one early morning. So after that, he would lay on the whistle from one end of town to the other, around 500-600 in the morning.
This story was in Trains magazine, I believe, from Quebec. The story I read was the engineer hit a carload of teens one early morning. So after that, he would lay on the whistle from one end of town to the other, around 500-600 in the morning.
Some of these urban legends have just enough detail to sound almost plausible. This one seems to jump countries and generations.
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A farmer got pulled over by a State Trooper for speeding. The trooper started to lecture the farmer about his speeding, and in general began to throw his weight around to try to make the farmer feel uncomfortable. Finally, the trooper got around to writing out the ticket. As h e was doing that, he kept swatting at some flies that were buzzing around his head. The farmer said, "Having some problem with circle flies there, are ya?"
The trooper stopped writing the ticket and said, "Well yeah, if that's what they are. I never heard of circle flies." So the farmer says, "Well, circle flies are common on farms. See, they're called circle flies because they're almost always found circling around the back end of a horse." The trooper says, "Oh," and goes back to writing the ticket. After a minute, he stops and says, "Are you trying to call me a horse's a-s-s?" The farmer says, "Oh no, of ficer. I have too much respect for law enforcement and police officers to even think about calling you a horse's a-s-s"
The trooper says, "Well that's a good thing," and goes back to writing the ticket. After a long pause, the farmer says,
"Hard to fool them flies though."
coborn35 wrote: spokyone wrote: The Research GrantA small rural town had one of the highest birth rates in the country and this phenomenon attracted the attention of the sociologists at the state university. So, they wrote a grant proposal; got a huge chunk of money; moved to town; set up their computers; got squared away; and began designing their questionnaires and such. While the staff was busy getting ready for their big research effort, the project director decided to go to the local diner for a cup of coffee. He sat down at the counter, ordered his coffee, and while he was drinking it, he told the owner what his purpose was in town, then asked him if he had any idea why the birth rate was so high. "Sure," said the owner of the diner. "Every morning the six o'clock train comes through here and blows for the crossing. It wakes everybody up, and, well, it's too late to go back to sleep, and it's too early to get up."Thats an actual story, and you told it wrong....
spokyone wrote: The Research GrantA small rural town had one of the highest birth rates in the country and this phenomenon attracted the attention of the sociologists at the state university. So, they wrote a grant proposal; got a huge chunk of money; moved to town; set up their computers; got squared away; and began designing their questionnaires and such. While the staff was busy getting ready for their big research effort, the project director decided to go to the local diner for a cup of coffee. He sat down at the counter, ordered his coffee, and while he was drinking it, he told the owner what his purpose was in town, then asked him if he had any idea why the birth rate was so high. "Sure," said the owner of the diner. "Every morning the six o'clock train comes through here and blows for the crossing. It wakes everybody up, and, well, it's too late to go back to sleep, and it's too early to get up."
The Research Grant
A small rural town had one of the highest birth rates in the country and this phenomenon attracted the attention of the sociologists at the state university. So, they wrote a grant proposal; got a huge chunk of money; moved to town; set up their computers; got squared away; and began designing their questionnaires and such.
While the staff was busy getting ready for their big research effort, the project director decided to go to the local diner for a cup of coffee. He sat down at the counter, ordered his coffee, and while he was drinking it, he told the owner what his purpose was in town, then asked him if he had any idea why the birth rate was so high.
"Sure," said the owner of the diner. "Every morning the six o'clock train comes through here and blows for the crossing. It wakes everybody up, and, well, it's too late to go back to sleep, and it's too early to get up."
Thats an actual story, and you told it wrong....
Actually you're probably dealing with an urban myth. I've seen variations on this story starting 40 plus years ago when it appeared in Readers Digest and was supposedly placed in Long Island. Another variation had it up in Quebec where the locals referred to all of the children by the engineer's last name. Seems the engineer was unhappy being put on an early morning run and took his revenge by blowing every crossing at full blast with the same predictable results.
spokyone wrote:The Research GrantA small rural town had one of the highest birth rates in the country and this phenomenon attracted the attention of the sociologists at the state university. So, they wrote a grant proposal; got a huge chunk of money; moved to town; set up their computers; got squared away; and began designing their questionnaires and such. While the staff was busy getting ready for their big research effort, the project director decided to go to the local diner for a cup of coffee. He sat down at the counter, ordered his coffee, and while he was drinking it, he told the owner what his purpose was in town, then asked him if he had any idea why the birth rate was so high. "Sure," said the owner of the diner. "Every morning the six o'clock train comes through here and blows for the crossing. It wakes everybody up, and, well, it's too late to go back to sleep, and it's too early to get up."
Mechanical Department "No no that's fine shove that 20 pound set all around the yard... those shoes aren't hell and a half to change..."
The Missabe Road: Safety First
The Top 25 Signs That You've Grown Up:
1. Your houseplants are alive, and you can't smoke any of them.
2. Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question.
3. You keep more food than beer in the fridge.
4. 6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to bed.
5. You hear your favorite song in an elevator.
6. You watch the Weather Channel.
7. Your friends marry and divorce instead of "hook up" and "break up".
8. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 14.
9. Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as "dressed up".
10. You're the one calling the police because those %&@# kids next door won't turn down the stereo.
11. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.
12. You don't know what time Taco Bell closes anymore.
13. Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up.
14. You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonald's leftovers.
15. Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt.
16. You take naps.
17. Dinner and a movie is the whole date instead of the beginning of one.
18. Eating a basket of chicken wings at 3 AM would severely upset, rather than settle, your stomach.
19. You go to the drug store for ibuprofen and antacid, not condoms and pregnancy tests.
20. A $4.00 bottle of wine is no longer "pretty good stuff".
21. You actually eat breakfast food at breakfast time.
22. "I just can't drink the way I used to" replaces "I'm never going to drink that much again".
23. 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work.
24. You drink at home to save money before going to a bar.
25. When you find out your friend is pregnant you congratulate them instead of asking, "What the heck happened?"
Bonus:
26: You read this entire list looking desperately for one sign that doesn't apply to you and can't find one to save your sorry old ***. Then you forward it to a bunch of old friends 'cause you know they'll enjoy it too.
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
Two thoughts:1. That's why the FRA came up with quiet zones, and2. There must be LOTS of trains in China!
spokyone wrote: snagletooth wrote: I actually mostly agree with Duell. Not much has been invented, just redone or modernized. But anyway. Here is a few.
snagletooth wrote: I actually mostly agree with Duell. Not much has been invented, just redone or modernized. But anyway.
I actually mostly agree with Duell. Not much has been invented, just redone or modernized. But anyway.
There was the telgraph, then someone figured out how to transmit voices over the line. The phone. Then someon figured out how to send those voices through the air. The radio(we didn't invent radio waves,we discovered them). along comes the microchip(ahh, an invention!)and the phone becomes the cell phone. not a new invention.
Same with the computer, just because you plug in your typewritter doesn't make it an invention.
tractors were already in use, using steam.
Modernization is not invention was Duell's point. So what do we have? internal combustion engine, the microchip, and nuclear energy. Just about everything we have now, we had then. We just modernized them with those three basic inventions. Anyway, back to the jokes.
Hey Zardoz, I actually mostly agree with Duell. Not much has been invented, just redone or modernized. But anyway.
"This band will go down like a lead zeppelin" Keith Moon of The Who.
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