I remember typing pools...

I remember my first day at work. The summer of 1981. County Hall. The smell of polished corridors and trolleys laden three-feet high with leaver arch files and buff folders. I opened a door and there it was: The Typing Pool. Page 3 of The Sun were always plastered on the walls of the printing unit whenever I was asked to make errands. We still had a few discussion threads on that topic in the early days here - in 2004!


And I've seen Made in Dagenham, the movie!


I only mention this as the CIPD published a report called Work Audit today, a fascinating look at how the world of work has changed
in Britain since 1952.


I thought we could share our own compelling vignettes of social history comparing changes in the way we work.


What do you reckon?


Steve

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  • Ahh... tip-pex (or should I say 'correction fluid', as Blue Peter would probably say). I used to get through a lot of that. The 'brush' used to fray and leave high ridges on application forms and the like. (I believe these have now been replaced by dabber thingimys (technically speaking).

    @Sandra - that will happen in the next iteration. Definitely. I'm making the case :)

    Steve 

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  • Ahh... tip-pex (or should I say 'correction fluid', as Blue Peter would probably say). I used to get through a lot of that. The 'brush' used to fray and leave high ridges on application forms and the like. (I believe these have now been replaced by dabber thingimys (technically speaking).

    @Sandra - that will happen in the next iteration. Definitely. I'm making the case :)

    Steve 

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