Back in the 1950s, having a high school diploma was already enough for doing office work and it was a very extremely pink collar job at the time. Nowadays, a Bachelor's degree has become the new academic standard to be able to have an office work job and most clerical related workers hold college degrees.
@supertrouper not true. People with a Bachelor's probably don't want to be stuck in an 'office job' and you don't need one to work in an office; A high school diploma is sufficient for many office jobs and to be an admin assistant, a certificate is all that's needed.
it depends on the employers. however a lot of office support positions ask for college degrees these days. There are still some office positions requiring a high school diploma, but a lot of college people with also work experience are applying for those jobs too especially in this bad economy that employers are preferring them over high school people. The only way to get into office work positions without college is being older and having so many years of experience.
it's true many college people don't want to be just doing office work. Even if high school people get office work jobs, the pay is lower and very little chance of promotion because a college person will get the promotion. today most office support workers especially the younger generation have college education. mainly the older having many years experience are doing office work with no college education, but even many of those older folks are now going to college to keep their jobs.
I would say up until the 1980's, there were secretarial training schools. And there were even secretarial courses in high schools.
Nowadays, and this is my personal opinion, they have gone the way of the dinosaur.Tye typewriter, shorthand, and dictation is gone. Everything in the office is now automated. And secretaries are now referred to as "administrative assistants. Come to think of it, there's very few office support jobs around today. Everything is either in health care or high tech.
If she'd payed more attention, she could have learned how to cheat the system carefully like everyone else, but that doesn't go well with the film's message.
Back in the 1950s, having a high school diploma was already enough for doing office work and it was a very extremely pink collar job at the time. Nowadays, a Bachelor's degree has become the new academic standard to be able to have an office work job and most clerical related workers hold college degrees.
supertrouper 3 weeks ago
@supertrouper not true. People with a Bachelor's probably don't want to be stuck in an 'office job' and you don't need one to work in an office; A high school diploma is sufficient for many office jobs and to be an admin assistant, a certificate is all that's needed.
GINGERALER 1 week ago
it depends on the employers. however a lot of office support positions ask for college degrees these days. There are still some office positions requiring a high school diploma, but a lot of college people with also work experience are applying for those jobs too especially in this bad economy that employers are preferring them over high school people. The only way to get into office work positions without college is being older and having so many years of experience.
supertrouper 6 days ago
it's true many college people don't want to be just doing office work. Even if high school people get office work jobs, the pay is lower and very little chance of promotion because a college person will get the promotion. today most office support workers especially the younger generation have college education. mainly the older having many years experience are doing office work with no college education, but even many of those older folks are now going to college to keep their jobs.
supertrouper 6 days ago
omg office work before computers. :)
kissy28c 2 months ago
The ACME printing company! I love it...
chinookking97 5 months ago
Surprising! There are actually a few black extras in this one!
Homewrecker47 6 months ago
I would say up until the 1980's, there were secretarial training schools. And there were even secretarial courses in high schools.
Nowadays, and this is my personal opinion, they have gone the way of the dinosaur.Tye typewriter, shorthand, and dictation is gone. Everything in the office is now automated. And secretaries are now referred to as "administrative assistants. Come to think of it, there's very few office support jobs around today. Everything is either in health care or high tech.
nanlisa 7 months ago
The "do and don't" list is hilarious.
imajika2 7 months ago
I am really enjoying these old educational films, lol. But seriously, I am.
CofuciusSays 9 months ago
Shaggy Locks? Should be Shaggy ROCKS!! Thanks again pal, keep em coming!
stinkriverstudios 11 months ago 2
Everything she said still holds true sixty years later...some things never change!
justanotherjunkaddy 11 months ago
Nowadays - you can't possibly know all of your work or the technology you're supposed to be an expert on & 99% is likely not enjoyable.
kingalow1 11 months ago
If she'd payed more attention, she could have learned how to cheat the system carefully like everyone else, but that doesn't go well with the film's message.
gldni17 11 months ago