32 - Sunday, October 27, 1985 - North Shore News

Hostess should
trust her guests

DEAR MISS MANNERS —
We were recently invited to
an open-house party - occa-
sioned by the hostess’s desire
fo show off her newly deco.
rated apartment.

We were astounded to
find that part of the decor
was little lettered signs plac-
ed in strategic locations
warning the guests: .‘‘Please
do not bring food or drink
to the living room,’’. ‘‘Please
do not sit on the bed,’ and
“No drinks or ashtrays on

the .piano.’’ We. understand

that one invitation was given
on.condition that the cou-
_ple’s S-year-old child was
not to come.

_ x We would appreciate your
opinion of. the advisability of

4Anstructions to guests.
Needless to say,. most of.

“these guests were put off,

feeling their intelligence had

. been insulted. I sincerely

doubt that future invitations
to this particular museum

mi will find acceptance.
ss GENTLE READER — Did
manners the front closet have a sign

saying, ‘‘Watch your coat —
management not responsi-
ble’? Did the bathroom
have one advising, ‘Curb
your dog'’? Surely, guests
were warned that anyone at-
tempting to pocket the
bibelots would be prosecuted
to the full extent of the law,

one trust one’s guests to
behave themselves. Miss
Manners is thoroughly aware
that some of them betray
such trust, but finds that no
excuse for treating them all
as potential violators.

She agrees that the kindest
thing these people can do for
their hostess is to leave her
to enjoy her premises
without fear.

by Judith
Martin

Shifts take their toll

From Page 31

ing fixed shifts,"? adds
Jamal.
. Firefighting i is another oc-

_cupation that demands shift
‘work. Surprisingly, although

‘firemen constantly encounter
hazardous situations, they

.did’ not complain about
‘mental - and ~: physical pro-
~blems related to shifts,
- Jamal says.

However, their situation is
unusual in many ways, he
adds. Firemen usually work
12-hour shifts for four days
and then have four days off.

Even on work shifts,“‘If

‘there are no calls most of the

firefighters can have a

“snooze,’’ says Jamal.

Firefighters also do a lot of

socializing at the fire hall, he

adds,
In addition, “several
firefighters even

““moonlighted’’ on days off,

their extended non-work-
.- shifts giving them the time to .
‘take’ other,: relatively prof- °
: iitable jobs.

a _ “SHIFT CULTURE”

Some people. do respond ;
- “quite weil to: ‘shift ‘work. and ©:
cenjoy .it. Jamal,‘refers to”
‘them . as.“‘shift: culture.’?
- Usually-these’ people’ belong
“ ‘to a family where others work
' ‘shifts .and- so “they vate ac-

customed to it.

‘In Canada: most rotating ~
|. shift workers receive no ex-

tra reward’ for working

shifts: It is something that is

automatically expected.

Although. stress will--.

always accompany ..unusual

work tours, Jamal believes .

the . pyschological ° effects’

’ would be: decreased if there

was monetary incentive. But
the highest premium he
discovered for ‘shift workers
was a-mere five per cent.

In, Europe, - particularly
Great Britain, shift workers
are given-premiums of about
25 per ‘cent. ‘‘Canada does
accept it (rotating shifts) as a
problem,'' adds Jamal. ‘‘lt
must’ be recognized so high
stress can be reduced.”’

Jamal also’ recommends
lengthening rotation of shifts
from 10.to 20 days, to give’
workers’ bodies more time
to adjust to the change.

In addition, more effort
could be made to keep facili-
ties open 24 hours for shift
workers’ convenience,
especially in small one-in-
dustry towns where a large

percentage. of the workers work studies are concen-
are on shifts, he says.

. trating on restaurant
At present Jamal's shift employees and bus drivers.

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