Applied Motion Study
A Collection Method to industrial Preparedness

196 APPLIED MOTION STUDY a life vocation. If, as is seldom the case, a sec- ond worker is found who desires to remain in the same position, it is sometimes advisable to place such a contented specialist in another or- ganisation, as trained and satisfied expert work- ers and teachers are all too rare. 2. If promotion is constant, are not men con- stantly promoted or graduated out of the organisation? The answer to this is “ Yes, and always to waiting and far better positions.” 3. What becomes of such well known “ blind alley” jobs as that of elevator or errand boy? These positions are transformed into training sta- tions or schools. Through them the young worker is put in touch with various lines of ac- tivity in the organisation and his possibilities, capabilities and tastes are noted. Tending jobs under this type of management are also so used as training stations. The new work for crippled soldiers, which is now occupying so much of our attention, is also furnishing a means of filling such “ blind alley ” jobs. A position that might be deadening for a young, ambitious boy, or for a