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A M B A S S A D O R C O L L E G E
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
HERBERT W. ARMSTRONG, Chairman
June 30 1966
TO ALL EMPLOYES:
Recently I had asked Mr. Royer to do a little checking up for
me to see whether our payroll is top-heavy. Three and a half years
ago I asked Mr. Portune to make a similar check. At that time we
found some of our many expanding departments--and even new
departments coming into being frequently--were employing more or
less "excess baggage"--employes not really needed. We had to make
a reduction.
Let me tell you something--just heart-to-heart, as it were.
Whenever Mrs. Armstrong and I have shown friends through our home,
I have taken great pride and satisfaction--and experienced real
gratitude--in being able to point out the SUPERB workmanship done
by our own staff, in remodeling and refinishing this home for us.
I have taken pride in knowing that they just do not see this fine
quality of workmanship anywhere else. I have felt deep gratitude
in the fact that so many of those on GOD'S payroll do put their
whole hearts into their work--that it is painstakingly done--the
finest of workmanship.
But let's face it--THAT SIMPLY IS NOT TRUE of ALL OUR
EMPLOYES. As the number of full-time employes expands there is
increasing tendency for SOME to look on it as JUST A JOB. In the
case of some--and the number is growing--your hearts are not really
IN the job you are doing. Some of you are bogging down to the
attitude of the carnal in the world--you do just what you have to,
and no more. Your real interests are elsewhere. You ARE NOT
thinking about what you are doing while you are doing it! Some are
late to work--early to leave. You are not looking on your job as
YOUR PART in GOD'S WORK--your mind is not GOD-centered, realizing
the great PRIVILEGE of WORKING FOR GOD--working to help speed in
THE KINGDOM OF GOD--having a part in CHANGING THE WORLD--and in
saving the world. Instead your minds and hearts are SELF-centered.
Your job is for the purpose of GETTING THE SALARY--earning your
living for YOU. You are not in the attitude of thinking of what
your job MEANS TO GOD, and To HIS WORK--but of what YOU selfishly
get out of it. FACE IT! Is that YOUR attitude? If it is, I wish,
1st) you would REPENT of it quickly and change it, or, if you don't
want to do that, 2nd) just QUIT and get on some commercial WORLDLY
payroll, where all phases of the business are selfishly motivated,
and everyone is SELF-centered.
IF you get a job anywhere IN THE WORLD, whether you realize it
or not your employer is NOT interested in YOU and your welfare--he
is interested in how much PROFIT he makes from your work. In the
world it's dog-eat-dog.
YOU are not employed in that king of organization. We, here,