An edition of Swimming in the steno pool (2011)

Swimming in the steno pool

a retro guide to making it in the office

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Cover of: Swimming in the steno pool by Lynn Peril, Lynn Peril
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An edition of Swimming in the steno pool (2011)

Swimming in the steno pool

a retro guide to making it in the office

1st ed.

by

Author-secretary Peril profiles the various incarnations of the secretary, from pliable, sexy mate of the "office husband" to postfeminist executive-in-training, drawing inspiration from a wide range of "femorabilia" and secretarial guidebooks of yesteryear.

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W.W. Norton & Co.
Language
English
Pages
291

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Secretaries, Vocational qualifications

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Cover of: Swimming in the steno pool
Swimming in the steno pool: a retro guide to making it in the office
2011, W.W. Norton & Co.
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Cover of: Swimming in the Steno Pool
Swimming in the Steno Pool: A Retro Guide to Making It in the Office
2011, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
in English
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Table of Contents

Introduction: out of the kitchen and into the office : the birth of the secretary
So you want to be a secretary : preparing for and getting a job
You're in the office now, miss sec : the fine arts of charm, etiquette, and getting along with others
Your boss : his care and (ego) feeding
Single secs, married secs, and the looming shadow of the office wife
Around the desk we go : the murky world of love and sex in the office
Stepping stone or millstone? : up the ladder and out of the steno pool
Get your own damn coffee : the liberated secretary
The space-age typing pool : the secretary and technology
Epilogue
The virtual secretary in a paperless office, or, we've come a long way- maybe?.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
651, 651.3741
Library of Congress
HD8039.S58 P47 2011, HD8039.S58P47 2011

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x, 291 p. :
Number of pages
291

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OL24903256M
Internet Archive
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ISBN 10
0393338541
ISBN 13
9780393338546
LCCN
2010044289
OCLC/WorldCat
668194767

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