Welfare Work for Employees in Industrial Establishments in the United States (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt: ...of a problem to direct the recreation of large groups of employees, and it is necessary to find recreational facilities which will appeal to the individuals of the groups, in order to arouse and stimulate their interest and enthusiasm. The work of directing the amusement of the employees, moreover, is one that must be approached with care by the employer. Many firms have made little or no attempt in this direction, preferring to provide some of the more essential forms of betterment, such as emergency hospitals and lunch rooms, and to leave to the individual the question of what shall be done with his leisure hours. In some cases the distance of the plant from the homes of the workers has militated against anything of this nature being tried, or if begun, has necessitated its abandonment; in other cases the feeling that the employee would object to any interference on the part of his employer with the time which is his own has prevented attempts by the members of the firm to institute any of the various means of amusement. It is perhaps easier in this line of service work than in any other for the employer to assume a paternalistic attitude, and it would appear from the reports that this is felt by many employers who have found it wiser, in order to avoid the danger of employees suspecting such a tendency on their part, to leave the development of the recreational features to the employees themselves, with the knowledge that proper efforts along these lines will be assisted and encouraged by the company. REST AND RECREATION ROOMS. Heretofore rest rooms have not been considered an absolute necessity in any industry, since even the most wearing industries have been carried on from the beginning without such provision. Many of the more enlightened employers, h...