I should like to tell of a few of...

Dorothy Giffey

I should like to tell of a few of my experiences in working out problems of employment.

While still attending high school, I started working in a store. The work later became quite oppressive; so I sought employment elsewhere. However, in that town there were few positions available for a person with little experience, and I was told there would be no opening for some months. I went home and diligently worked on the problem.

I dwelt on Jesus' words (John 8:32), "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." Two days later the manager of a place where I had applied for work came to see me. He asked if I could come to work the following Monday. I was able to make arrangements to do so.

At another time, after working for several months, I was called upon to do something which to me was not completely honest. Upon protesting, I was discharged. I was unhappy at being discharged, and yet I felt a sense of relief that I would not have to take part in any deception.

Through unusual circumstances, I was led to apply for work in a place only a few blocks from where I lived. This place was scheduled to open in three days, and the manager had been waiting for a particular person who had been recommended. She did not appear; so my application was accepted, and I started to work the next day. This position was better in every way than the one I had left—better hours, better pay, and better location.

At a later date, when I wanted to devote more time to my work in music, I contemplated asking the manager of the place where I worked to allow me to take a certain part-time position in the establishment. I hesitated to ask, however, because at an earlier date I had been removed from that position, as it was felt that I was too young for that particular work. On the very last day I had in which to make the request, my employer came to me and told me that the head of the organization had asked that all persons doing the type of work I was doing be transferred to other locations. As I had been assigned to a place which I felt was definitely not the right environment for me, I promptly requested the position I wanted, and I was immediately told I might have it.

These are only three instances of unfoldment in the line of employment, but they serve to show what can be done when we rely on Principle. I am very grateful for all the blessings of Christian Science.— (Miss) Dorothy Giffey, Chicago, Illinois.

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