1930 ABC of Mixing Cocktails (ninth impression)

in every direction the p ropriet or looking u pon his a ssistants as friends, regarding them with a fam ily feeling, while they s hould hav e t he proper respect for him as a n a uthorised m a n ager, b ut with no fear, and certa inly with no idea o f treating him familia rly . Anot her item t o wh ich you should pay particular a t ten tion is to let you r employees go off dut» at the h ours design a t ed , and not detain t hem. The employees, too, a re to be just as p recise in going t o work a t the exact m inute specifi ed ; there should be a p erfect syst em of wor kin g hou rs, the t ime of which is no t t o be d isregarded by either party. If business is a s uccess it is advisable to give an occasiona l ext ra h oliday, in proper proportion, prov id ing the assis t a nt is worthy , from lon g and earnest ser vice ; or if possible, in the s ummer season , t o let the em p loyees h ave it a t d ifferen t times, thou gh this is n a turally a difficult matter in our line of business. r\ n d if t he propriet or is s u ccessful h e should n ot display a p ride in his own r ise, a n d ima gine it is a ll the result of his own brillia nt mind , cla iming e ntire credit for his fina n cia l pro– gress, but acknowledge h is indebt edn ess t o his helpers, for wit hont their assist a n ce h e would not have made su ch a rapid advance on the ladder of s uccess. Give e n cou ragement wh ere it is due, but do n ot let them t h in k that it is by th eir efforts a lon e your b usiness h as p rosper ed, for if you fla tter t hem too m uch, you can eas ily spoil the best of men in you r em ploy. T r eat everyone fairly a n d justly a nd h ave n o favourites, o n e man's money is, a ll things considered, as good a s another 's, provid ing he is n ot so into xicatecl tha t he shonld be r efused. And h er e is wh ere the good saloon – keep er's best judgm ent comes into p lay, he should know h ow t o treat the m a n who has drunk IO