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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  • This thread is giving me a lot of memories, especially the tippex sheets and smoking in the offices!


    I had a part time job at a supermarket when studying for my A levels. This was when the tills were manual and you had to key in all the prices and if there was no price sticker on your tin of beans you would be shouting out asking for a price check.  Someone would then come over with a huge folder full of spreadsheets looking for the right item in amongst the lists and confirm the price for you and if they couldn't find it in the lists they would be running round the supermarket trying to find the item on the shelf!

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  • This thread is giving me a lot of memories, especially the tippex sheets and smoking in the offices!


    I had a part time job at a supermarket when studying for my A levels. This was when the tills were manual and you had to key in all the prices and if there was no price sticker on your tin of beans you would be shouting out asking for a price check.  Someone would then come over with a huge folder full of spreadsheets looking for the right item in amongst the lists and confirm the price for you and if they couldn't find it in the lists they would be running round the supermarket trying to find the item on the shelf!

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