JOB METHODS TRAINING TO B&GIN AT AN FARLY DATE are Here have the answers. First, Think only, men for questions a few and \shat was morning? shave this did you over these if see you first the thing ‘No, you're wrong! You didn't wash your you did in accomplishing this task? The first thing you actually did was to go to the place of operaface first. No, you're wrong Then what did you do? tion, which was probably the bathroom, assembled the necessary materials for the You didn't wet your rere againe operation, etc. From the above illustration, it is readily seen that we seldom stop to anTherefore, we find it difficult to eliminate unneces— alyze our regular chores. Perhaps there is a sary steps and details, and we continue in the same old way, better way of doing things--time, labor, and machine-saving ways, From Fach man and woman working at this Depot has a certain task to do, g accomplishin of way quicker and experience in this work, do you know a better it? Do you know how ‘a, write up @ present breakdown of your job? Can you pre= for available are awards cash that know you bid job? your simplify arrange or meritorious suggestions? That this Depot encourages SugeaSt Lon is from super= Me visors, workers? Well, what can be done about it? If you are a key worker, or one who directs the work of others, thereis a possibility that you will be scheduled for the ten-hour sessions in Job ijethods Training for job improvement. Of course, your suggestions, acceptance, as brought rejection out in the or revision course, before they will go through proper are tried out on the channels gob, ean tea the November issue of Readers! Digest, turn i page 106, and rea Stuart Chase's article on "better ways of doing things." Then hope you get assigned to one of the many sessions to be held here. SUBMITTED BY: Re Be MARDRE, MAJOR, INF, CHIEF, CIV, TNG BR, HOW! DOES THE SHOE FIT? There comes a time in the life of every person engaged in work of any kind, when it becomes necessary to "show the ropes" to another Hor een At this particular’time when man hours are more precious than diamonds, how you perform that duty, will pretty well show the quality of your own metal. The first time you tackled your present job, what was the attitude of your instructor? ‘Were you given a cold blank stare, addressed as if your mentality was of tne moron variety anda your chances of grasping the things they told you, avery remote possibility? Did you find yourself asking the same questions over and over because you had to pry your information bit by bit from your informant? Or did they let loose, a fiow of words quite adequate to fill Eoulder Dam, but of all meaning to you? If your heart is really in some war arTerk: teaching someone else to do your work efficiently, in a clear concise manner 1s of para mount importance, Patierice, good humor and understanding may take a beating, but it is worth that, anc much more, You cannot escape a sense of pride when a trainee will say to you at the close of a training period, "thanks for everything, I feel confident I will be able to’ tak ce over my new duties with a minimum amount of mistaxes, because your heipfulness and patience gave me that confidence," | QO SATA PEO OT LORE ey Se void > ee ee ne Saas: mess} eth Let Him be kept thinic. from paper, pen and ink; me ee So may he | cease to write and learn —-Prior to