Chapter 9Are You Fed Up?
Some time ago, on the front page of my news-
paper, there was an article headed: "14 'Fed-Up' Bus
Drivers Take New Jobs, Pay Cut". This article should in-
terest us for a number of reasons:
( 1) The editors of one of the leading news-
papers in America felt that this event contained so much
"human interest" that they featured it on the front page.
Psychologists would say that a great many people would
"identify" with the bus drivers who were "fed-up" with
their dealings with other people. Apparently a lot of people
are "fed-up" with their present jobs and their relations with
others.
(2) What were the facts? According to the
newspaper article, fourteen bus drivers in one large city
quit their jobs and voluntarily took jobs as bus-cleaners at
a substantial reduction in pay and with complete loss of
job seniority up to eighteen years I