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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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  • my first day of work was at 15 years old in 1978 where i joined the "documentation department" of a well known insurance company - everything was done by hand and when i had been there for a few months had to prepare a case for debate for the social committee  regarding the pros and cons of introducing a computer system - i was not only terrified at the prospect of "public speaking" but couldnt begin to imagine how computers would impact on the business - when we did get computers our server room covered the whole ground floor with its whirling and clicking wheels and strict temperature control. We also had adding machines (not calculators) that produced a till roll of the results, and all the accounts were written in huge ledgers.


     


    god i feel old!!!!

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  • my first day of work was at 15 years old in 1978 where i joined the "documentation department" of a well known insurance company - everything was done by hand and when i had been there for a few months had to prepare a case for debate for the social committee  regarding the pros and cons of introducing a computer system - i was not only terrified at the prospect of "public speaking" but couldnt begin to imagine how computers would impact on the business - when we did get computers our server room covered the whole ground floor with its whirling and clicking wheels and strict temperature control. We also had adding machines (not calculators) that produced a till roll of the results, and all the accounts were written in huge ledgers.


     


    god i feel old!!!!

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