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Show jMlDCAIME(SIl ,. i - - - - HAROLD MOSS, 4054 Michael Avenue, Venice, California, had become be-come a perfectionist when he started on a new job. He was very Intent on making a success, and the work was not too difficult. But because he was so afraid that he would "butch" something up, he was worrying about the job twenty-four hours a day. The production and efficiency of his department was in good shape but only as the result re-sult of tireless effort and strain. He was tired so he became grouchy and cranky. He could hardly sleep. One afternoon he went home and found his wife f ". still doing the housework. He commented sarcas- f Vjj tically on the way she was doing her work. Evidently vlJS' 3 she had had a rough day with the kids and his Y Jrv remarks were inappropriate. That was all she needed I to hear. She pointed at him and said with emphasis, jw j "Listen, Buster 1" (He says he never could quite tvf I fijgure out why she called him Buster) "you're not L. m ' t. J , running a production line here, watch out who you're CARNEGIE I talking to." . That did it. He was stunned" for about fifteen seconds, and then the entire situation dawned on him. He wasn't running a production line at work either. He had six leadmen to do the job for him and yet he was still trying to do it alone. For the remainder of the evening he analyzed his problems. What he discovered was that he was worrying about the problems that belonged to his lead people. During the next week he removed the majority of the load from his shoulders. He distributed the work where it rightfully belonged. Since then he has ceased worrying and started living, and oddly enough the production and efficiency of his department has improved considerably. consid-erably. For peace and quiet on the home front, he also learned never to tell his wife how to do the housework. |