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We’re not making this up.
As incredible as it might seem, the following is an actual real-life list of tips designed to help companies keep their female employees productive and happy. Read through it, try to keep your head from exploding and then see if you can guess when and where it originally appeared.
Tips on Getting More Efficiency Out of Women Employees
- Pick young married women. They usually have more of a sense of responsibility, they’re less likely to be flirtatious and they still have the pep and interest to work hard.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Give the female employee a definite day-long schedule of duties so that they’ll keep busy without bothering management for instructions every few minutes.
- 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.
- Be tactful when issuing instructions or in making criticisms. Women are often sensitive; they can’t shrug off harsh words the way men do.
- 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.
- Get enough size variety in uniforms so that each girl can have a proper fit. This point can’t be stressed too much in keeping women happy.
So, where is this list from?
TODAY’S TIP: If you found any of the above suggestions remotely helpful and/or insightful, please resign immediately and move to an uninhabited island.
