Description:
Every employee pays for superintendence and inspection. Some
pay more and some less. That is to say, a dollar-a-day man would
receive two dollars a day, were it not for the fact that someone has
to think for him, look after him, and supply the will that holds him
to his task. The result is that he contributes to the support of those
who superintend him.
Make no mistake about this: incompetence and disinclination require
supervision, and they pay for it-and no one else does. The
less you require looking after, the more able you are to stand alone
and complete your tasks, the greater your reward. Then, if you
can not only do your own work, but direct intelligently and effectively
the efforts of others, your reward is in exact ratio, and the more
people you can direct, and the higher the intelligence you can rightly
lend, the more valuable is your life. 10 p.