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All this business is very upsetting. It makes me wonder what the future holds with the G.E. and even if one's job is secure. When a man in Andrew's position adopts such an attitude as this; utterly unfair and unreasonable, what other unfair, unreasonable thing is he liable to do next? About all I can say is that I intend to play my game as outlined before with particular emphasis in doing this day's job the best I know how and not worry about the future. It takes a lot of self-control and poise to do just this sometimes but it's the right way to live - absolutely the right way.

One thing I get out of all this is a supreme desire to be independent. Oh, how swell it would be to be one's own boss! to be free from this dependency on a big Corporation, to be in one's own business, even with its worries. And I think maybe all this turbulence at the G.E. is a Godsend if it will make me get after my writing more earnestly than ever before, for that is a possible avenue to independence. I feel almost certain it is an out if I ever need an out, if I will apply myself to it with all I have.
 
Had an odd one yesterday. I handed Miss Lang a list of photos to order saying I wanted "blueprint photographs." A little later a bunch of prints arrived for me - the wierdest collection of miscellaneous stuff from running locomotive sander rods to old AC & DC motor parts, Alco-GE prints, etc. etc. She had ordered half of the list as blueprints and the other half photos! But she is a hard working, consciencious youngster, and is doing her best to make good. She just needs more experience in our ways.

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