Show The Scope of the Veteran Problem When the tho veteran comes back his one basic demand will be bo for steady em em- employment employment employment and security There Is Ls no Im mm- Important Important portent distinction in his mind as there is In the law between temporary and d permanent or other reasons why he may mayor or may not be bo rehired As for a disability he feels it Is the mark of a sacrifice that earns him the right to more not less consideration from society in general and his old employer In Ln particular Psychiatrists have bavo already given busi busI- business busIness business ness a n guide gul to some of or the reactions It can expect returning veterans to display Thus after tho the first excitement of homecoming wanes w nes the veteran will tend to feel restless Peacetime and Job routines may seem unduly slow to him bim His impatience may make him bim unruly Insubordinate Or he be may isolate him hIm- himself himself self feeling that those who did not share sharo his battle experiences live In Ln a world apart Frequently he may feel that his contribution has been disproportion disproportion- disproportionate ate and entitles him to extra rewards not only in terms of money but of extra consideration consId ration In coping with these and tho many other similar problems that will Inevitably In in- Inevitably inevitably arise employers must keep In mind the tho caution of psychologists and psychiatrists that the shift shUt from war to peace is one of the most drastic adjustments adjust adJust- adjustments adJustments ments any individual can be called upon to make and that management must be patient and wise enough to give the tho veteran amplo ample opportunity to cross the tho bridge The rehIrIng of veterans is one of the toughest personnel challenges you have ever tackled It calls for a type of judgment judg JUdg- judgment JUdgment ment not ordinarily demanded of or the business executive because it deals with psychological problems usually foreign loreign to business routine At the same time it Involves a responsibility that goes far beyond ordinary business considerations A returned veteran will look upon you not only as It employer but as a no re representative re- re representative representative of the country from which he expects some payment for his person person- personal al sacrifices Because of or the urgency of this responsibility every employer must be thoroughly familiar with his legal duties and rights and with tho the over all over all personnel adjustments which the tho rehirIng II lag Ing of oC veterans will require Your local United States Employment I Office through its manager Donald I I Beall offers Its many services In this regard |