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THE NEW WAY OF MARKETING SERVICES "JOBS" ARE NOW "PARTNER-
SHIPS"

Men and women who market their services to best advantage in the future, must
recognize the stupendous change which has taken place in connection with the
relationship between employer and employee.

In the future, the "Golden Rule," and not the "Rule of Gold" will be the domi-
nating factor in the marketing of merchandise as well as personal services. The
future relationship between employers and their employees will be more in the
nature of a partnership consisting of:

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a. The employer

b. The employee

c. The public they serve

This new way of marketing personal services is called new for many reasons, first,
both the employer and the employee of the future will be considered as fellow-
employees whose business it will be to SERVE THE PUBLIC EFFICIENTLY. In
times past, employers, and employees have bartered among themselves, driving
the best bargains they could with one another, not considering that in the final
analysis they were, in reality, BARGAINING AT THE EXPENSE OF THE THIRD
PARTY, THE PUBLIC THEY SERVED.

The depression served as a mighty protest from an injured public, whose rights
had been trampled upon in every direction by those who were clamoring for indi-
vidual advantages and profits. When the debris of the depression shall have been
cleared away, and business shall have been once again restored to balance, both
employers and employees will recognize that they are NO LONGER PRIVILEGED
TO DRIVE BARGAINS AT THE EXPENSE OF THOSE WHOM THEY SERVE.
The real employer of the future will be the public. This should be kept uppermost
in mind by every person seeking to market personal services effectively.

Nearly every railroad in America is in financial difficulty. Who does not remem-
ber the day when, if a citizen enquired at the ticket office, the time of departure
of a train, he was abruptly referred to the bulletin board instead of being politely
given the information?

The street car companies have experienced a "change of times" also. There was
a time not so very long ago when street car conductors took pride in giving argu-