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I remember typing pools...

Steve Bridger

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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  • In 1984, I worked for a major aerospace company and the typing pool were to be 'revolutionised' with computers.  A senior manager came in to explain to us the merits of using computers connected to printers as opposed to typewriters and how life would be much easier.


     One of our number who had worked in the pool for many, many years, heard all this, sighed, then asked (words to the effect of) "This is all well and good, but where do I put my tippex?"


     

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  • In 1984, I worked for a major aerospace company and the typing pool were to be 'revolutionised' with computers.  A senior manager came in to explain to us the merits of using computers connected to printers as opposed to typewriters and how life would be much easier.


     One of our number who had worked in the pool for many, many years, heard all this, sighed, then asked (words to the effect of) "This is all well and good, but where do I put my tippex?"


     

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