From: Nigel Hay (Nigel@milweb.net)
Date: Thu Mar 04 2004 - 08:12:47 PST
This, from the the July 1943 issue of Mass Transportation may be useful
guideline
This was serious and written for male supervisors of women in the work
force during World War II-a mere 60 years ago! For those of you who find
yourselves working inefficiently during the day, the solution will be found
in #8!
Department of Mass Transportation
Eleven Tips on Getting More Efficiency Out of Women Employees:
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 likely to be
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 are inclined 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 heavy 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 possibilities of 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 less nervous and
happier with change.
8. Give every girl an 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.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Hils" <tedhils@cyber-south.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 3:49 PM
Subject: [MV] the good women are out there!
>
>
>
> I married Karen almost a year ago. On one of our earlier dates, I
> picked her up in the HEMTT. She thought it was great! A couple of months
> back, it looked like I might sell the Russian 'copter. She was VERY
> disappointed. She asked what else we could put in THE FRONT YARD of our
> house to take it's place.
> It took me 5 years of hunting, but I finally found the perfect woman
> (for me, anyway). So, y'all keep looking. The good women are out there.
> Hint: mine came from Canada (it's like a whole 'nother country, or
> somethin). They're not like American women. They think uniqueness is a
> GOOD thing.
> Ted
>
> Ted Hils
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> Message-Id: <p060102cfbc6bd847bea5@[10.188.51.58]>
> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 13:51:16 -0500
> From: Ryan Gill <rmgill@mindspring.com>
> Subject: Re: [MV] More HMMWV problems
>
> At 7:34 PM +0100 3/3/04, Nigel Hay wrote:
> >One thing for sure, a Humvee is far far more of a Babe Magnet than an ex
> >military landrover. Why any female would ever get in a landrover remains
a
> >total mystery. Mind you.... a White Halftrack and a Stuart tank had their
> >moments......
> >Nige ( no MVs and single in Normandy!)
>
> I've not been single since I bought the Ferret so I haven't actively
> gone trolling. However, I have been chased down not once, but twice,
> by a pair of young attractive 19-22 some things who had to know what
> the Ferret was. The second time there were a few firemen at my final
> destination (some were shopping in the grocery store apparently). One
> even made the joke to one of the girls, "hey, you want to look at my
> boring Haz-Mat truck?"
>
> If I weren't dating Lara I'm sure I could have my pick of several
> beautiful lasses with long legs that go on right up to a few oddly
> placed bits of 316L stainless. (Industrial/Alternative chicks are far
> more into guns, military vehicles and sex that leaves you feeling
> like you've been run over by a truck...which is a good thing in my
> book)
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