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8 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, December 3,1986 Section Two Men and Employment Men's Jobs and the Remuneration Ethic by Lloyd Scott For generations, men have had to learn the psychology of getting jobs. v "And in order to keep them, they've had to adapt themselves to the demands of 'those who had the jobs to offer. ' "Until recently, men have ■had the chief responsibility of " making money for the support "of their families. " ■ Far more than women over : the years, men have also had to' live through the painful ■ experience of being rejected in their applications for jobs, " and endure the defeat the humiliation of being fired. A man who has a job has fulfilled the basic requirements of his role as " provider for his family. He's ■ working. Most important, he's " making money. A working man may be reasonably happy and derive 'real satisfaction from being a "good provider. But in many cases, perhaps ' most cases, that's all a job ■does for a man. And that isn't " much. It's certainly not •■" enough for a man to define his 1 "personal worth in terms of the " amount of money he makes. , A job a man does for money isn't necessarily the same thing as an opportunity to •discover and test his ' creativity. Despite a company's profit-sharing i plan, a job is more endurance . than commitment. V'wA job is more for survival than for personal growth. : .. For many men, a job is merely a long waiting period Until retirement when they • 1 'can finally do what they want. It's a bit like a sentence to be ■ served until time for parole •and freedom. » Sane, intelligent, creative , 'tnen have had to surrender themselves to merely making - money, to holding down jobs. • They've measured themselves • and been measured by their paycheck. •••" Beyond that, many men find their work personally unrewarding, dull, ■monotonous, humiliating, even dangerous. Many hate : their work and the people they .i work for. Men aren't committed to the work ethic so much as they're ..trapped by the remuneration ethic. They're enslaved to the • monetary definition of ! survival. •• "The monetary connection :ibetween work and its reward n is: arbitrary at best. At its, : worst, the connection is crazy. • .,■ ;No sane man ought to give . '.the power to define his true wealth or poverty to a whimsical proposition that says money is the chief measure of his worth. There's no room in this proposition for the nourishment of his soul and for the work that might provide it. When a man loses his job he passes through a kind of 1 valley of the shadow of death. At first, he may use descriptive euphemisms to temporarily soften the blow of being fired. He can describe it as a seasonal thing of being let go. Executives can say they've resigned in order to pursue a career change. -Between his shock and his anger at being let go, a man may even have a brief period of enjoying his leisure. But then the fears begin. The anguish of a man out of work is composed of many fèars: of failing as a provider, of losing an outlet for his talents, of being deserted by his friends, of losing his self- respect, of destroying his future. Each of these fears could be dealt with independently of financial considerations. He could provide less and even learn to accept his failure to provide at all. He could express his talents free-of- charge. He could take responsibility for his own interests and develop himself in his own directions. He could find himself new friends. He could even stop trying to plan the perfect future. However, all these fears are tied to the one enormous, almost sacred fear of being without money. Such is the power of that one fear that all the others are contained in it and are subordinated by it. Thus, the man out of a job has all his fears standing on his back at once. To be poor is one thing. But to submit to a system that teaches even the employed to think poor-to make money the measure of their value-it's almost worth being fired, if that's what it takes to learn the trick of thumbing their noses at the remuneration ethic. A man out of work has only the style that's inside him. If and when he's re-hired by another employer, he must never slip back into letting the money-grubbing world dictate his style. While he's been out of a job he's hung by his thumbs and he's survived. He should be permanently over his fear. The author acknowledges the article "Being Let Go" by Robert Capon (New York Times Magazine) in the preparation of this article. Solina W.I. News Solina W. I. met at the hall on Nov. 12 with Vice-Pres. Barbara Kaptèyn presiding. presiding. Accompanied by Alma Langmaid, the Ode was sung and the Collect was repeated. repeated. Twelve 4-H Club Members, Members, called the "Solina Dairy Dreamers," presented presented their skit, "Milk Makes It." A presentation was made to Clair Werry and Pat Clark for their splendid leadership. Sec- Treasurer Dorothy Pascoe read the minutes and gave the Treasurer's report. It was reported the Public Works Dept, will erect the road signs in blue and gold. The signs will say "Drive Slowly-Children." Our executive will decide just what form our 90th birthday celebration will take in Feb., 1987. Casserole luncheon has been set for Mar. 25,1987. Bernice Watson reported that the Area Convention she attended at the Royal York Hotel was highly successful. successful. Ladies leave the convention with their batteries batteries charged, ready to accept accept the challenges and to motivate others. Nov. 3 and 4,1987 is to be the next convention. convention. Lois Yellowlees extended extended congratulations on , behalf of the Solina W. ,1. to. : our member, Pat Best: ;Pat r ' was. chosen,'Woman of .the Year in the Arts Department. Department. Lois Yellowlees, leader of Bradley's group, took charge of the programme. The motto was given by Eileen Eileen Knox. She explained that we need to tell our youth that negotiations and talks get far better results than rioting or striking. Karen Dair, Karen Yellowlees Yellowlees and Brenda Metcalf dressed in comical costumes, costumes, performed some humorous musical numbers for us on the piano and vocally. vocally. What a nice treat! Dorothy Snowden introduced introduced our guest speaker, Mr. Paul Bellefontaine, of Bowmanvillc, a lawyer in partnership with Irwin Hamilton. His topic, "Shoplifting," certainly brought him an attentive attentive audience. He dealt with shoplifting done by middle-aged upper and middle class ladies. In Canada, Canada, 25,000 middle-aged ladies are convicted of shoplifting. It brings embarrassment embarrassment and humiliation humiliation to the lady and involves her family, as well. Some shoplift because of some subconscious emotional need (loss of a close friend, family members, divorce, empty-nest syndrome). There is no help offered - they are sentenced as any other criminal would be. Marjorie Cryderman thanked Mr. Bellefontaine, saying that his speech had been a real "eye-opener" to all of us. Lunch and tea was served in the Lower Hall. The Christmas parly is to begin at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 11. We arc to meet at the Hall for car pooling at 6:00 p.m. • Have fun with your Christmas shopping and baking. E. Knox P.R. "The Food Terminal" C "KEEP YOUR FOOD COSTS DOWN -- SHOP BY THE BOX" (1.50 PLASTIC BOX DEPOSIT) PRODUCT OF CANADA -- FRESH OR PREVIOUSLY FROZEN CHICKEN LEGS "BACKS ATTACHED" v ■ %• X X iakSSSSuce 69* STSmLBTL CANADA QMPi A (MU.AVQ.) ROASTING CHICKENS jgS, 2.18» afeifï ' ::ii 5dia£r FRESH NEVER FROZENSHANKLESS PICNIÉ PÔRK SHOULDERS Think „ Ç^nadiai aîTfrr •" (rw'r-m) HIIIIII 3 J. .V'ui.ti.MnhnTi..* ,1 * PRIMO ■PASTA! 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