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(of work and time)
Back
in the early days of the Industrial Revolution, an English factory
owner compiled a list of suggestions, for his employees. The language
is blunt, but each of his "Ten Demandments" contains sound
advice, just as applicable today as it was then.
The
Ten are...
1.
Don't
lie.
It wastes my time and yours. I am sure to catch you in the end, and
that is the wrong end.
2.
Watch your work, not the clock.
A long day's work makes a long day short, and a short day's work
makes my face very long.
3.
Give
me more than I expect, and I will give you more than you expect.
I can afford to increase your pay if you increase my profits.
4.
You
owe so much to yourself that you cannot afford to owe anybody else.
Keep out of debt, or keep out of my factory.
5.
Dishonesty
is never an accident.
Good men, like good women, never see temptation when they meet
it.
6. Mind
your own business.
In time, you'll have a business of your own to mind.
7.
Don't
do anything here, which hurts your self-respect.
An employee who is willing to steal for me is willing to steal from
me.
8. It
is none of my business what you do at night.
But if dissipation affects what you do the next day, and you do half
as much as I demand, you'll last half as long as you expect.
9.
Don't
tell me what I'd like to hear, but what I ought to hear.
I don't want a valet to my vanity, but one for my money.
10.
Don't
kick if I kick.
I don't waste time cutting specks out of rotten apples. If you're
worth correcting, you're worth keeping.
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