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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  • When I was at West Herts College back in 97/98 one Saturday afternoon I was in the resource centre finishing off an IPD assignment, I went and had a nosey in at the back the college library and found a whole section of People Management (IPM back then) from the late 60's and early 70's, one copy from about 1968 had an advert for a Personnel Manager for BOAC (British Overseas  Airways Corporation - they later merged with the BEA (British European Airways) to form British Airways) the salary was advertised at £300 pa.

    Often wonder if that collection has survived.

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  • When I was at West Herts College back in 97/98 one Saturday afternoon I was in the resource centre finishing off an IPD assignment, I went and had a nosey in at the back the college library and found a whole section of People Management (IPM back then) from the late 60's and early 70's, one copy from about 1968 had an advert for a Personnel Manager for BOAC (British Overseas  Airways Corporation - they later merged with the BEA (British European Airways) to form British Airways) the salary was advertised at £300 pa.

    Often wonder if that collection has survived.

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