"The small economies which are rendered possible by the procedure in vogue in no way compensate for the dissatisfaction and unrest which the policy has caused throughout the Service."75 These points raised by the CSC are particularly interesting, since it seems that to a certain extent at least the CSC represented a more employee-centred philosophy of personnel management than the Treasury Board, with more thought given to the implications of policy changes for morale and career development in the service.
Au lieu de penser aux personnes, il semblait ne voir que salaires et dépenses, et ne considérer que la réduction des frais comme principe d’efficacité. Comment la seule réduction des frais accroîtrait la productivité, – cette question ne semblait pas le gêner, car il s’inquiétait presque uniquement de l’aspect consommation et présumait apparemment que le côté rendement n ’avait pas besoin d ’une attention spéciale.