Office Etiquette (1950)

Do's and don'ts film portraying ways in which office etiquette contributes to success in office relationships. Follows a young woman who is seeking her first secretarial job and shows examples of good (and hilariously bad) on-the-job behavior.

[@fembotprincess1]

I'd love to see a workplace that completely follows all these office etiquette rules..it's quite rare today.

[@zkarebear]

fembotprincess1 it was rare then too

[@reginarodriguez-martin4928]

“Quite rare?” This has never happened. It’s a fantasy.

[@Nepthu]

@@reginarodriguez-martin4928 It's an ideal.

[@sharpaycutie2]

Or mature bosses who don’t make you’re life a living hell based on their every fleeting emotion 🤦‍♀️

[@scottpalmer829]

This video is showing how to behave properly to be successful. Even here it shows people furtively trying to skirt the rules and goof off so it is showing what not to do also. My mom's first office job was in the 50s and there were two female bats (probably karens in today's lingo) who were more full of drama than a town playhouse. They almost literally drove her out of there. Her next job was where she met my dad, but it wasn't a stiff, straight office pictured here. They had fun on the job but also took care of business. This video implies that all of the fun is outside of work which was no doubt true in some but not all offices.

[@CaptainCocaine]

"I learned to mind my own business" Seriously lacking that in 2019.

[@candle-queen5644]

For real... I’ve seen people fired for gossip.

[@crs290]

@@frenne_dilley "Silence is violence!!!"

[@kellyeileen4323]

This is very true

[@ctmale1956]

you are there to work --- yes? so get back to work damnit......or i'll find someone who will.

[@annacarter6559]

Many do in 2021

[@mayrose9387]

Peoples writing back then is goals

[@Michelle77Va]

People's*

[@memberofthelambily1340]

MICHELLE 77va you waisted 5 seconds of your life correcting someone’s punctuation

[@nickrossi217]

@@memberofthelambily1340 not really. it made me laugh

[@fargeeks]

May Rose you are cute can I ask you out?

[@handsoffmycactus2958]

Cameron Banghart wasted. Have you been educated?

[@Daringtobemyself]

I love how everyone is introduced with their surnames instead of their given names.

[@lasschick1]

I kinda like that. It does have a sense of importance to it

[@MsTimelady71]

Reminds me of Are You Being Served?

[@sailaab]

isn't that the formal way¿

[@gillchatfield3231]

As it should be. I loathe the way everyone is addressed by given names, even in the most formal situations. And especially when I'm making a complaint.

[@jenfarmer4864]

@@MsTimelady71 Are you free?

[@kalaskrille]

Office Etiquette (2020-2021) be like: "I suppose I'd better get dressed for this video conference thing and turn off the TV before it beings."

[@MJK1965]

Yep. 😄

[@hoagie1978]

The actress playing Joan is actress Mary LaRoche. Later she went blonde and played Sandra Dee's mother in Gidget and appeared in various films and TV shows.

[@priyaillustrates]

Some of the very basic things that should be maintained in today's life aswell 👏 i love watching these etiquette videos, it represents class ✨ rare to find these days.. No wonder why older generation have more courteous attitude & class while speaking. Also, I loved how the Queen Elizabeth's hairstyle(not saying that she owns this look but I could only recognise this hairstyle from her photos) of that time was all trending and these clothes 💖 wish we could adapt these looks even today! I'm inspired ❤️✨

[@ahsenshahid]

People were so respectful to each others in those days... What have happened to us now, zero patience & tolerance.

[@Kelle0284]

People were respectful back then? Have you ever watch Ralph Cramden on TV? Have you ever seen the Three Stooges? Have you ever seen a group of southern whites swoon upon a black man? Uh Oh I just couldn't resist that last one.

[@notofthisworld5267]

Yeah they were. Today ppl are rude imo.

[@nataliecurry106]

I am a administrator and it really annoys me when colleague make personal calls on their work phones. This video still applies to now! So much!

[@toriglenn3506]

"I am a administrator". Check your grammar, lady.

[@clarkindee]

Love the gal snacking out big time, licking her fingers and then spreading all those crumbs over her papers....

[@pam1574]

clarkindee Me too😆😆😆

[@MeowingKittyCat]

I had pictured her eating chocolate bars, and getting greasy chocolate smears all over the letters. Boss: "Oh Miss Jones, there's a problem with this letter you typed for me." 😂

[@richard1113]

Oh she was my favorite. She sure loves her chocolate. 😊

[@terenarosa4790]

And saliva.

[@mysecondemailatl]

@@terenarosa4790 Covid!!!

[@jesseharper4792]

I learned to type in a typing class in High School. We used the same kind of typewritter that those ladies were using in their typing class.

[@reginarodriguez-martin4928]

So that’s how people wasted time at work before computers.

[@mjlvnv]

All of this still applies today and is very good advice

[@CreamedCheesed]

The anguished look on the new girl’s face right at the very end says it all.

[@mfitzburger5137]

"Oh, I get it....I'm going to die here!"

[@CreamedCheesed]

@@mfitzburger5137 "We all are."

[@amelialloyd9130]

My grandmother was a secretary for the CIA and typed up top secret documents all day. This video makes me feel nostalgic. Also love their hair and clothes.❤

[@daphneraven9439]

The medium and a whole lot of its' attributes count as outmoded; but the principles presented still certainly go a long way to making a work place pleasant.

[@robertladue7647]

I love and miss the office formality.

[@AllansStation]

The simple days of the 1950's - How polite they were then!

[@bootscooty]

Not to black people

[@javiergilvidal1558]

@@bootscooty No, just to humans

[@bootscooty]

@@javiergilvidal1558 oooh what a shocking reply coming from you

[@javiergilvidal1558]

@@bootscooty What´s shocking about it?, and what do you mean by "coming from you"? Would it be less "shocking" if it came from somebody else?

[@bootscooty]

@@javiergilvidal1558 so not only can you not interpret sarcasm but you seem to genuinely want to know why a random stranger would say something about you... Lol

[@JNeil1975]

When young people dressed and looked like they were in their 50's.

[@richardgauthier8794]

Unlike today when they're dressed like they're going to a softball game.

[@henryperez606]

Stormy D. Beards are crawling with microscopic animals and feces that flies up when you flush the toilet

[@arianaalioth]

One thing i liked about the fingerprinting place in Maryland near the State Board of Nursing was that the employees all addressed each other as Mr/Miss.

[@user-wm4je4ct8y]

This is what the future held for young ladies back in the 50s. It was grim. It was expected they would wear tight constricting girdles also so their butts and stomachs would be acceptably non jiggly .or bulgy. That was part of the strict dress code at all work places.

[@g0i2023]

Every female , except for the one ponytail, had exactly the same hair dresser. I'd kill myself if I had to think my future was going to look like that, including the helmet hairdo. But, Encyclopaedia Britannica said it is so, and so it must have been. How depressing.

[@You_2024_]

They had an office etiquette class to help them succeed??? No wonder they are so confident.

[@andrewbrendan1579]

I was in high school in the 70's and even then we didn't have a class on how to conduct oneself in the workplace. That could have been and could still be one of the most valuable classes a school could offer.

[@Gablesman888]

Everything these employees are doing to slack off can now be done with one simple device: the iPhone.

[@bridgebum826]

Can you stuff your face with candy with an iPhone?

[@jehouse61]

I loved answering the phone. Nobody even does that anymore.

[@Me-wk3ix]

Not a bad video. I even saw some things that I can improve upon at work!

[@christyhancock6521]

Ole girl chomping on the Snickers 😂😂😂😂

[@brendanb3218]

GOLLY mister I’d do just about anything I was told to!!! I never say what I’m really thinking in order to fit in and it’s SPLENDID.

[@silverstrike6048]

I don't remember now why I clicked on this video.

[@SarahRenz59]

While nearly all of this still holds true, this was also an era where working women were expected to "retire" once they had kids. It's difficult to concentrate solely on work during working hours when your personal life overlaps; for example, when the school calls to say your son is sick and to come pick him up, or when your daughter calls to ask if it's okay to bring a friend over after school. Also, why do most banks still keep "bankers hours"? Why can't they stay open until 7 or 8 pm to accommodate working people? Lastly, the one thing I'd like the young-uns to take from this video is the part about SELF training. I get tired of new hires who refuse to read the procedure documentation and insist on being walked through everything step-by-step multiple times until they finally "get" it.

[@teleriferchnyfain]

Applies to fathers as much as mothers.

[@SarahRenz59]

@@teleriferchnyfain Yes, men take care of sick kids and errands, too, but in many households it still falls on the woman's shoulders. I have several women colleagues who routinely take off or adjust their hours to tend to their kids' illnesses and activities; only one of my male co-workers does so regularly. Luckily my company is very flexible regarding work hours and work-from-home, so they don't have to burn up a lot of PTO.

[@donnaryan3162]

I love this.

[@SimranSinghdhani]

sounds like a good place to work. When do I start?

[@emmawaring4968]

Nowadays you bet cat called in the office, every man for himself, and people complaining about being at work all day

[@yemarican]

I keep adding comments .... but this film is great. This worlds literally rotates:(

[@ShadowsofthePastTheater]

Seems like all you had to do was be a student of that particular teacher and you had a job lined up right after graduation!

[@dennisdeal3323]

Am I the only one that wanted yell "They're coming to get you, Barbara!".

[@lazyhomebody1356]

Yes, but you're cute anyway

[@lamarlatrell5045]

The representation of black people in this feels accurate.

[@kino-cathedral]

Blacks evidently didn’t exist in the 1950s

[@radiamedina282]

@@kino-cathedral America was very white back then - about 90 percent white. It is still jarring to see considering how diverse our workplaces are now.

[@kino-cathedral]

Do you walk into an office and think oh no there are too many blacks here?

[@kino-cathedral]

But that’s racist against blacks :( Not all of them steal bikes you know 🙄

[@notofthisworld5267]

People weren’t race fixated back then as now. Ppl had a life back then, and didn’t care.

[@thomashayward3286]

Lmao back then slacking off at work meant reading a newspaper on the sly.

[@katiechisholm]

Thomas Hayward and today, it’s sneaking your phone into the bathroom 😂

[@GeorgeActon]

That book he was using to hide the sports section was called a spreadsheet (at 8:00)!

[@keithfrost1190]

@coffeeinthemorning You had a bath in the office?

[@Lion-dr7uv]

GeorgeActon I recognize that too, spread sheet or worksheet. He was probably the Staff Accountant

[@j.michaeljefferson60]

What no catching a buzz at work

[@emilyannfrancesmay3919]

This film is pretty close to my first job interview and experience in 1971. Yes, it was that orderly, direct and a simple process to get a secretarial or clerk/typist position. I had answered an ad through the New York Times and applied to an insurance company, right out of high school. I had worked part-time since I was 14. I interviewed the first day and later that week I received a phone call that I got the job. The company had a two week training program. The benefits were available after 3 months probation. Companies want loyalty and employment agencies want top candidates. If people seeking work today were treated as well as I was throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, getting a job would be so different. It seems after the 1980s the entire process and concept of employment changed, not always to the employee's benefit.

[@chiarac3833]

You're right. I didn't start working part time until the 80s but things had really gone downhill by then.

[@duncan5176]

"You know you shouldn't do that Jimmy" "Du'wahhhh?" 10:11

[@Sorvea]

Every office has a Jimmy!

[@txvoltaire]

Jimmy hears that on all his dates, too!

[@roxanardh]

🤣🤣🤣

[@clutchcargo666]

She closes the folder, scolds him then hands it to him so he can slink off and read it in private. That's how you get along with co-workers!

[@kino-cathedral]

Was he seeing what his colleagues get paid ?

[@alanatwood1243]

Why are these etiquette films of the fifties so criticized? 99% of them make perfect sense.

[@germanicusfink2350]

Socialism. People seem to think following rules is "fascist" these days. LOL

[@jondstewart]

Alan Atwood because the etiquette back then was so rigid and repressed you as a real person. And the 1950’s was the most fake decade in history when it came to white middle-class people living the American Dream. They lived it with ease while blacks, Hispanics, and Asians always had to deal with some form of discrimination

[@Enigmatism415]

@@girlygirl9866 Little Trouble in Big China

[@mysecondemailatl]

most of them are with good intentions amd lessons, but if you watch enough of them they do seem to be a little propagandize so it's important to take them with a little grain of salt.

[@BadWolfSilence]

@@girlygirl9866 What country do you live in? Because America has always been a country of immigrants, and before that it was a country of Native Americans, none of whom were white. Racism won’t help us.

[@sarahcrews2544]

“I believe your coat is in the other office” polite way of saying get the heck out of my office.

[@lettyguerra371]

Key word polite.

[@oaktadopbok665]

lol that's exactly what I thought!

[@aus71383]

Or he might know that excited people are more likely to be forgetful, and wanted to graciously remind her not to forget it.

[@MistressGlowWorm]

But she got the job.

[@resourcedragon]

I'd agree with Sarah Crews' interpretation. Had he said, "I'll see you first thing on Monday. Don't forget, your coat is in the outer office," would have been a case of politely reminding her where her coat was & not to forget it. To be fair, there are times when I find that some material from the middle of the 20th century seems quite rude. And then it may be that what is rude to Australian ears is acceptable to US ears & vice versa.

[@Wa3ypx]

I was amazed at a lady I had met a few years ago. She lied about her age and got hired at Westinghouse during WWII. She hadn't graduated and was put into the secretarial pool. When the plant closed 45 years later, she was the one of the last 5 still working.

[@mickdavis2385]

Back then you could get away with stuff like that. No databases or google background checks at the tip of your finger. You could commit fraud in one state and move to the next and no one would be the wiser. Forge checks, prescriptions. They took all the fun away lol.

[@dariowiter3078]

Amazing! 😀

[@78dawnwest]

It is also further proof that degrees don't always produce the ideal candidate for the position.

[@mickdavis2385]

@@78dawnwest It's who you know, always has been. I have a bachelor's degree and I work with guys who make 4x what I make because they are friends with the right people and they kiss the right asses.

[@mickdavis2385]

@@78dawnwest (Those guys barely graduated high school)

[@mikepeterson764]

The reading the paper under his work is the original having FB open underneath your work program.

[@Sorvea]

M Hammer we sneak off with our phones now!

[@lettyguerra371]

And old enough to know better!

[@teresamance8381]

Mike Peterson so true, wonder what people are going to do in another 40 yrs. sneaking off to do something? It’s 10/2019. That will be 2059 and I’ll be 97! If I’m still alive and my daughter will be 55! Damn!

[@Strazman]

@@Sorvea Sneak off? Shiiiiieeeeet. I just keep a second tab open on my browser at work, lol.

[@mickdavis2385]

@@teresamance8381 People will be multitasking VR windows. We won't even be looking at each other in real life anymore.

[@aw9005]

Very helpful information. Too bad I'm watching it while in the office.

[@kap79]

Haha same.

[@CharronBlue]

Me too

[@nickrossi217]

too funny

[@SouthernIowaLady]

Just get back to work, however you might wish to share it at break.

[@solaccursio]

same here :D

[@bencrouch308]

I think it's funny how using "fine" as a response used to be courteous, but now it's aggressive.

[@theagespot9717]

You have to purr the word. Say it after me: "fiinne." Now smile! lol

[@richard1113]

@Stephen Brawner True. There's far too many mentally ill people wandering around these days yet the psychiatry industry keeps lying to themselves and everyone else that these folks are "normal".

[@henryperez606]

Ben Crouch I did not know it it’s aggressive

[@andreaplummer3841]

I think it is the tone of voice and body language that make the difference. Also, it was once said as, "That'll be just fine," or something similar, with a genuine smile. Now, it is often barked as a one word response with a scowl. I remember in my public speaking class being told that 90% of communication is non verbal. It is in the intonation of the voice and the body language that the real meanings are found. This is often, of course, why people are misunderstood and arguments occur online; it is also why grammar and vocabulary are of even greater importance now.

[@Kelle0284]

That girl is so fine.

[@nyx4081]

I just love her outfit on the first day...

[@sakiivid]

Know your worth Enjoy your work Enjoy the people you work with Treat others as you want to be treated Be considerate of your employer

[@teleriferchnyfain]

Respect the title (in the military, the Uniform or rank) even if the idiot filling it doesn't deserve it.

[@jondstewart]

Unfortunately, that’s not the way the real world works with the workplace if you want to get ahead. Maybe it will if you want to keep your job. Military personnel, union, federal, and public service employees are the exception.

[@skip031890]

​@@jondstewart People like you are the reason why some people dread going to work. You don't have to be a douche or step on others to get ahead. I've lived by the advice given in this clip and have done just fine throughout my working career.

[@jondstewart]

@@skip031890 actually no, I’m the complete opposite. I mind my own business at work and go about what I need to do. Just many years of my military and post-military career I’ve seen it all.

[@scottporter4035]

this is still useful today

[@vintagehippie3647]

I'm finding most of these have information still relevant today.

[@lettyguerra371]

Yes it is especially the part about getting along, and the KNOW YOUR WORK part too.

[@1911beauty]

@@vintagehippie3647 Doing thing correctly in good form is timeless. If you have been anyplace to conduct business, you are sure everybody is an idiot. People dress as if they are going out. Nails are far too long and colorful. Way to many breasts. Far to dayum many options.

[@1911beauty]

"it was plain and neat"

[@GirGir183]

No mention of how much the women loved to be smacked on the bottom. Surely that was still in vogue in 1950.

[@gregoryagogo]

These shorts are so soothing.

[@silvergirl3688]

Gregory May I wanna go back!!!!!!

[@anosjc]

True!

[@GirGir183]

I must get a pair of them myself then.

[@ErinDavila76]

@@GirGir183 I see what you did there LOL

[@AdeleCeleste]

I agree. Takes you back to a simpler time, far away from the problems of today.

[@wordpressobsessed9067]

The music in these 1950s documentaries is interchangeable. They all sound like the background music to Leave it to Beaver.

[@jaminova_1969]

This film is incredibly useful. To say that my high school experience left me unprepared for success in life is a vast understatement. At least my parents taught my siblings and myself the importance of punctuality and having a good work ethic!

[@MahouKat]

Did high school not place value on punctuality? I went to the most barebones public school you can imagine, but you always got penalised if you were late.

[@donotneed2250]

@@MahouKat, I was given my first Timex at age 7 and my parents made sure I knew how to use it. That was part of my lesson in being on time. My dad said that I didn't have an excuse now about being late. That was just over 60 years ago and to this day I don't like being late. In the Army they'll take money from your pocket if you're late too many times. As an over-the-road driver companies would fire you if you are late too many times. I had a reputation for being on time and got certain loads because of it. Yes, it caused a few other drivers to be jealous but they were the ones who were late. Some companies want the load "just in time" or JIT. If not the plant could/would shut down and your company would get fined. The fine varied and could be charged by the minute or by the hour. I delivered to a couple of places where they had just ran out of raw product a few minutes before I arrived.

[@jondstewart]

If you show good punctuality, you arrive no less than 5 minutes early and no more than 10 minutes early, especially when it comes to a job interview or being on a time clock. Less than 5 minutes early means you’re straddling the line for being late and more than 10 minutes early means you’re too anxious.

[@CrazyCatMom11]

It's interesting to know that even back then without the internet and smartphones, people still found ways to screw around at work. Although if Joan's manager walked up behind her, it'd be difficult for her to hide her letter to 'Johnny darling'! Not quite the same as quickly clicking to a different screen.

[@djbolling]

Being considerate is a lost art in the professional world now.

[@maunster3414]

More and more lost everywhere else in the world, too.

[@resourcedragon]

No. It was not universal back then. Equally, there are offices these days where people are thoroughly considerate.

[@knucklehoagies]

People are still considerate. We just don't tolerate racism and sexual harassment anymore.

[@EphemeralProductions]

Yup. Customer service at least with young people, is almost non existent

[@EphemeralProductions]

Stormy D. Yep. Lol. Fortunately I hardly every smell that anymore. That was a fad for some years, it seems. Thank God it isn't anymore

[@ChrisStargazer]

Damn, Priscilla really enjoyed that piece of candy.

[@Kelle0284]

Not as much as Adam West enjoyed his taffy.

[@Southern19]

Her handwriting is beautiful! I wish everyone still wrote like that. I try my best but it’s nothing like that.

[@ldyluv6988]

I know right! So neat 😍

[@travisbell1732]

I was really hoping when she hired the girl at the end she would have said “I believe your coat is in the other room”

[@Vlad2319]

Well the girl was already wearing her coat

[@koolyman]

@@Vlad2319 That would make it even funnier

[@scarletfluerr]

Treat others treat others as you would like to be treated. Now there's a philosophy that's been forgotten, now it's every man for himself or I'm special... I deserve it.

[@ashlynnshoolroy28]

When I go to work and school, I try to follow that same philosophy. The importance of being patient, taking criticism, and being courteous has lost its meaning today. Now people want good done to them but refuse to do the same to others.

[@Maryqueenofairs38]

Everyone was so polite and considerate. I wish things were still like that today.

[@richard1113]

You and I both!

[@bootscooty]

People 50 years from now are going to watch nice fake type propaganda movies made in 2019 and be like "people were so nice and considerate back then. I wish it was still like that today!"

[@CaptainCocaine]

DOG WHISTLE ALERT!! WEEE OOOO WEEE OOOO!

[@qwerty13380]

Up yours.

[@artvandalay13]

I came from this era. I really miss the days when I could say a remark about a woman w/o the femanazis getting all offended. I miss the days when all the other department heads would chase the young secretaries around the office and played grabass w/o the HR department getting in our business.

[@kaseymorist8991]

This is the most diverse freaking classroom I've ever seen on one of these movies!

[@lf.8433]

yes, I noticed that also. They even allowed fellas to take typing way back then! lol

[@laminage]

@@lf.8433 A lot of them took Typing Courses because many of them went on to College and they wanted to Type their Term Papers instead of paying someone to do it for them.

[@Michelle77Va]

Its not a movie

[@entr0pix]

@Bob Smith .....the fuck? how was this a necessary comment. nobody was even talking abt black or white.

[@MahouKat]

@Bob Smith Dood - they mean boys and girls. There isn't even a person of colour in the classroom, most people expect that in 1950s films.

[@donotneed2250]

Gave me a few flashbacks. I took typing in high school and we learned on a manual typewriter. I remember using the carbon paper and how it would stain your fingertips. Knowing how to type sure came in handy when I went into the Army. It not only helped me do my job better and easier but got me a cush job or two. My typing speed went from 45 words per minute to an average of 55-65 depending on what kind of day I was having using an electric typewriter. When I went to OJT for my first secondary MOS one of the first things the sergeant asked was could I type and then I had to prove it. Being able to type got me my third and fourth MOS's too. After the Army I took a course in Data Processing and had to take a typing class which I made all 'A's in. I had have to make some adjustments in letter writing because I was used to the Army's way of paperwork. A few of the young ladies in the classroom did ask me what was I doing in there. Even as an over-the-road driver I used my typing skills just about daily. Sending a freeform message on the Qualcomm system is easier and faster when you can use all of the fingers to type. In the 1970s and 80s we didn't have computers and printers to do documents. You had to learn how to do them and most had to be typed. The office etiquette I had to also learn but that was taught at home to begin with. To this day I still tuck my shirt in my pants. I've gone to pick up loads and sometimes the shipping clerk will give me a double take because of the way I look. It's not just the way you look but the way you carry yourself. It's also gotten me a warning instead of a ticket.

[@kenechukwuobu8229]

...and your typing skills was used in this long comment. Very Interesting.

[@donotneed2250]

@@kenechukwuobu8229, yes, they were. I started learning in 1972 while in high school and it's one of the skills I continue to use.

[@anonymoushuman8443]

Wow getting a job was easy back then

[@pix_d20]

@Mc Water not true

[@preranapradeep3963]

Back then, manforce was so much needed. Now computers have changed things

[@syntaxerror8955]

No shit! No you can have a 100 interviews before getting a job, and there may be 200 applicants for a job. This movie shows a fantasy world compared to the world I live in.

[@sarahcrews2544]

Syntax Error watch this video you’ll be prepared for any job

[@DoubleGauss]

Because back then the country wasn't overrun with immigrants as it is today with a million+ entering legally every year, plus several times that illegally.

[@SkiKoala]

Even then, it's who you know that gets you the good jobs.

[@baddie1shoe]

SkiKoala and how good looking you are!

[@laragravenor5750]

Yes Private.🐧

[@laragravenor5750]

Yes Private🐧

[@sailaab]

it ..has ALWAYS been so¡

[@Accountdeactivated_1986]

Yeah, and notice there were a bunch of POC in Miss Purcell’s class, but none in the office?

[@MahouKat]

Just a reminder - these etiquette films don't represent the reality of offices even in the 1950s. My grandmother was a secretary in the late 50s and had just as many rude coworkers and bosses as my parents complain about. But on the brightside, that means the amount of great people (who in my experience represent the majority) has stayed consistent too. ^^

[@JoeK-vz6ke]

She’s complaining about the office environment too this day? Interesting.

[@priyak5242]

Such beautiful cursives

[@roxanardh]

I wrote the name date and time of my young male patient's next appointment and he told me I wrote like his grandmother 😂😂😂 I'm 40.

[@donna30044]

@Priya Palmer Method

[@MrBlue-ib7oi]

cursive? what's that? /s

[@g0i2023]

It wasn't cursive. It was shorthand. The only way to physically keep up during dictation.

[@MrBlue-ib7oi]

@@g0i2023 she was writing in cursive too. not during dictation, but she was.

[@atomsmash100]

I am actually surprised that there's men in the class.

[@PimpernellP]

why?

[@bridgieoh9326]

They probably planned on going into the news business or the printing industry.

[@texman8150]

In 1961 I took a high school typing class for an easy credit. In 1963 I went to the draft board and asked them to include me in the next call. Took my basic combat training, then another 8 weeks artillery training. They then checked my records and saw I had typing skills and I spent the rest of my time in service in an air conditioned office. That typing class paid offl

[@bridgieoh9326]

@@texman8150 ... I took typing in high school in the late 70s to have a back up skill, as my mom recommended, just in case I needed an office job to get by as an artist. Because I could type, I was one of the first graphic designers in my city to use desktop publishing/Pagemaker to layout printed design pieces. It killed the typesetting industry, but it did great for my career.

[@richardharepax123]

In the 80,s it was pre computer class typing helped in a lot of ways

[@jrpacer6355]

Ok .....2019 mind your own business don't talk about anything to anyone with knowing the truth keep to yourself and for God sake don't let anyone at work as Facebook friends ...just maybe things will work out Sally.....

[@TheyRiseBand]

JR Pacer Yeah, never make friends with or date any coworkers. Never ends well.

[@jrpacer6355]

Well said... we all learn from our mistakes....

[@dumbbo1]

Always assume that at least one of your coworkers is fully capable of murdering everyone in the office. The method may be obvious, like a gun or bomb, or as subtle as leaving poisoned candy, cake, or donuts in the coffee room. Being nice to everyone may mean the difference between being shot, blown up, poisoned, or receiving an anonymous message that today would be a good day to call in sick... 🤔

[@HisWordisLife4U]

How bout if it doesn't hurt you personally, it's tattling. And no one likes a tattle tale. MYOB and remove yourself from any sketchy conversations immediately. And my favorite: always complain up.

[@daphneraven9439]

@@TheyRiseBand I think it's possible to have professional friendships, but there's a clear conflict of interest and lack of professionalism in taking a professional relationship outside of its' appropriate workplace setting...self-sabotaging, too.

[@HGCUPCAKES]

If these rules were followed today, imagine how much better society would be ❤

[@PolevayaMysh]

Because life was just perfect in the 50s, right?

[@SC-gw8np]

@@PolevayaMyshLife was never perfect, but it was certainly better in the 50s. As someone who actually lived in the 50s.

[@saminaneen]

@@PolevayaMysh Your channel and comments are irrelevant, no facts are in evidence, you are cautioned about "improper thinking", and all your comments will be stricken from the record, thanks for playing, you lose

[@WOWlowLifeDoj]

Jee wouldn't that be swell ?

[@PurOwO]

@@SC-gw8np As long as you weren't the wrong skin colour, or a woman who didn't know her place. Of course your life was better in the 50s, you were a child and did not have to worry about anything yet, so you're viewing the 50s through the rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia. Clutching onto the narrative that "things used to be better" is always nonsense, someone your age should know that.

[@toserveman9317]

1. Be attractive. 2. Be handsome. 3. Don't be unattractive.

[@augustinefaithdefender]

To Serve Man truly in an office full of attractive people, the productivity is high! I notice only the ugly ones are annoying and lazy!

[@toserveman9317]

@@augustinefaithdefender Um... The ugly ones cause wimmin to call HR to complain regardless of what they do.

[@augustinefaithdefender]

@@toserveman9317 wimmin LOL

[@toserveman9317]

@Sam Mencia The tina fey bit ("be handsome, be attractive") was set in a modern office that just USED the old timey film strip about proper office behavior. The secretary (played by tina fey) called HR. But you are correct.

[@Kim-ek7xy]

I remember my typing teacher, Mr. Woodward. He was really nice. I excelled at typing, 60 wpm on my manual Royal 9th grade and I could spell anything. It all came in handy when I made a good career as a medical transcriptionist. All this advice is still current for today.

[@vdussaut9182]

Learning to type accurately and quickly in 6th grade was hands down the most practical and useful skill I learned in school- such a timesaver. I remember my teacher too, Mrs. Schoen. She was older but still bleached her hair blonde and wore it in a bouffant in 1990. I loved that class- the sound of the electric typewriters clacking all hour was SO satisfying lol

[@gsau3000]

Don't forget the golden rules of working in the office. Number one beware the backstabber. Number two always know who the brown nose is and stay away from them.

[@jondstewart]

True then and true now. Those people always have the upper hand as opposed to those that are low-key and put in 100%. You have to establish boundaries with those kinds of people

[@BlackHatTy]

I remember my typing class in 1986. I was 14. I got a D. Yet as I type this, I work in an office.

[@deborahsojourner6755]

Mine was in 80. I got a D as well, my first ever. We had the most horrible ancient manual typewriters and the keys were always sticking, it was impossible to make a decent time score.

[@hillarym4550]

These days it takes a $100k education to get the type of job they are Training for.

[@coffeecoffee5914]

Hillary M advanced secretary? Wait, excuse me, executive assistant.

[@davidcampbell1899]

100,K education and they pay you $15,00 Hr these days!

[@coffeecoffee5914]

@@davidcampbell1899 minimum wage is 15 dollars per hour where I am. Fast food workers make that.

[@davidcampbell1899]

@@coffeecoffee5914 There are a few MBA's around working at places like Wal Mart or in the Fast Food industry. Not everyone who is educated is lucky!

[@coffeecoffee5914]

@@davidcampbell1899 Strange, I've experienced most job placements are based on aptitude, not luck.

[@silvergirl3688]

This makes me miss my mom.

[@nickrossi217]

you mean your great great grandmother. lol. Sorry about your mom all kidding aside.

[@johnr2297]

I miss my Mom too!

[@AyushmanAdhikary]

I wish I could just travel back in time. Simple to follow instructions.

[@cinerama62]

No masks, no six feet apart, ah, the good old days.

[@bladehunter1097]

Bruh

[@JP-ve7or]

Yup! Just some good old fashioned Polio for all the kids!

[@MrEman4740]

Good old iron lung

[@jehouse61]

None of those pesky furrners neither.

[@laragravenor5750]

The good news is that people didn't need two incomes.

[@MeowingKittyCat]

Whole families got by on one income, but it might have been harder on a secretary's salary.

[@johnp139]

MeowingKittyCat a secretary only support herself or supplement her husband’s income. Once she had kids, she would no longer work.

[@kimmurrell7204]

John P That’s correct and also the reason, as a previous post suggested, why it was so easy to get a job straight out of high school. Mothers were able to stay home with their children, if they wanted to, leaving jobs open for single young women.

[@saltylavender7096]

Not as many people lived beyond their means back then either.

[@steveweinstein3222]

2/3 of women in the '50s worked outside the home for a non-family employer (many more were unpaid partners or assistants to their husbands).

[@poetcomic1]

Had a nasty typing teacher back in 1969. Big old manuals. If you pulled out a typed page without lossening the carriage and it made that rasping noise she would turn around and give you a look of pure hatred. We used to type to music to get a rhythm. Whenever I hear A Theme From Summer Place' I have sudden urge to type.

[@malikabuz]

What a lovely video! I work at an office now and this video was really enjoyable to watch and transcends generations! The advice given is timeless! Thank you for the upload! ❤️

[@EmpressMermaid]

I actually enjoyed this one. I've seen "business etiquette" films from this era that were much more sexist than this one. This video actually treated working women with respect. (Yes, I know they weren't often treated thus way in real life, but it's nice to at least see it portrayed that way)

[@brendabrenda6782]

Society today is much more sexist than it was back then.We live in times when "trans women" (men) are taking the place of real women in sports and competition in general. I don't see any sexism in these videos. Perhaps the problem is that you think that any attitude towards a woman that you don't agree with is "sexism."

[@EmpressMermaid]

@@brendabrenda6782 Did you even read my comment? I said these videos did NOT show sexism and were respectful of working women. I think you just see what you want to see. Not sure what trans people have to do with any of this but I'll leave that debate for another day.

[@HattieMcDanielonaMoon]

@@EmpressMermaid Trans identified males are trying to erase women

[@EmpressMermaid]

@@HattieMcDanielonaMoon uhhh....wtf?

[@HattieMcDanielonaMoon]

@@EmpressMermaid I hope you realize I'm right someday even if you don't understand me now

[@MsTimelady71]

And I love how they just hand her the job without an interview!

[@toyoscio]

They interviewed her.

[@toyoscio]

@Stormy D. Exactly the good old days, when people showed up to work without fail.

[@DriveupLife22]

The role was to be a stenographer and file clerk. That means filing and typing. Her typing test and the reference was all the interview that was needed back then for a role like this.

[@CEOkiller]

They don’t show that part… this is a G rated film after all…

[@sirensatnight4463]

Yes, they don't ask, "if you are a serial killer, do you go for the best or most priviledged employees first, or do you just cull the herd indiscriminately? And by the way, what kind of weapons do you use with ease? We are looking for someone to take out the biggest gossip in the typing pool. And can you keep a secret? When was the last time you lost a hair-pulling?" In reality, office politics don't get mentioned in any of these sugar-coated films, but they can be brutal and sometimes fatal. "her breath always smells like licorice. Nail her coffin shut." As you can see, I've been in an office situation several times. Let's not be goody-two-shoes about this. Co-workers can be real animals. Some of them will leave you lying in a ditch with your throat cut if you aren't forever vigilant. Then ask yourself, "out of all the people who were fellow employees, how many of them ended up being my real friend?" It's an eye-opener.

[@KrustyKlown]

Etiquette Rule #1:: Dictation is done exactly the way your boss likes it

[@tiberiu_nicolae]

Lol

[@Moonprismpower-makeup]

Beautiful English sentences. These are exactly what I wanted to learn. Thank you for the great video.

[@dorime-p4b]

is it ironic that i'm binge watching all these at work

[@ringwe]

Joan Holloway's tour when Peggy Olsen started work was... ahem... different (in Mad Men).

[@hollyb6885]

mitsos I loved that scene.

[@TroySpicer]

"Girls, most of you are here to learn the skill that will allow you to be useful for the one to three years until you get married after high school. At such a time you'll leave your job to become a homemaker and mother. For the other girls, if you are found unsuitable for marriage, learning to type will enable a bright future of spinsterhood, with many typing pool supervisorships available. Boys, thank you for enduring this state mandated elective, and no talking to the girls while they work."

[@riggs20]

Ok, on behalf of the fat girls, we don't all eat candy at our desk! I mean, ok, I may have. Once or twice. But so did the skinny chicks! 😁

[@olgachafeeva2828]

The difference is they can afford it. You can't

[@JamesQMurphy]

Hey hey hey HEY - I’m a guy and I also eat candy at my desk.

[@lazyhomebody1356]

Remember Larry Mondelo-- on film, people must eat continually in order to be chubby!

[@JamesQMurphy]

Runner Girl Thank you. As Willy Wonka said, “Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker.”

[@davidcouch6514]

Perry Mason’s Receptionist, Gertie, was described as “always planning to start a diet “next week” or “as soon as I return from vacation” or “after the holidays” “

[@kb6090]

what a surprising lack of sexism

[@anondoggo]

K B isn't it? Sexism exists but some aspects of it are exaggerated way too much by today's liberals

[@AlbertaRose94]

Sexism wasn't as rampant as Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinhem spun it to be.

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

@@AlbertaRose94 I mean, shoot, even the Bible had a woman Judge.

[@AlbertaRose94]

I know; however the feminists prefer to dismiss her. It’s like back in the 80s getting looked down on for “settling” with becoming an Administrative Assistant which involves going to Business College rather something that requires University and would lead to become Upper Managements.

[@__-qo4ci]

@@anondoggo very true! If you look around, the liberals spun the sexism wheel over and over making it sound like it is a constant thing that you would see everyday, I don't think the liberals were any different back in the 40's. However, the sexism is towards the guys these days

[@dstnyisurs]

I was expecting more sexism and was pleasantly surprised.

[@monicacollins8289]

That's because it was produced by men whose female staff brought coffee and fended off advances.

[@mt22201]

Runner Girl - Well, the protagonist started as a secretary, but then she was promoted to the personnel department (which we now call Human Resources). The only sexism I noticed was that they referred to adult women as girls. Sadly, that’s still prevalent in some parts of the U.S.

[@cecilhenry9908]

You've been lied to in many ways. YOu should ask yourself who does it and why.

[@paintinganimalsonrocks7633]

That came a little later when the boys thought it was too sissy to take typing.

[@Enigmatism415]

@@mt22201 'hey man' = perfectly amiable 'hey woman' = somehow insulting So, what gives?

[@joncampos5551]

“I’ll show you where to leave your cell phone, ms Spencer” “Ms Spencer? Where did you go. Shit, they always leave when we mention putting away the phone”

[@MJK1965]

True.

[@valerieblackmer7056]

It's very sad that there's such little respect in the workplace now.

[@troymartin4260]

As opposed to what? 50 years ago when you could slap female co-workers on the ass and it be perfectly okay?

[@penelopepitstop762]

I’m an admin in a large office. I enjoyed this. Things have come a long way. I was new and young in the 90’s. When I think about how things were then compared to now… some things are better and some things I miss, but one thing for sure is those professionals set the path for us today. Women didn’t have too many choices back then.

[@jondstewart]

They did as long as they wanted to be teachers, nurses, secretaries, or sweatshop workers. Those that were strong and dominant personalities that wouldn’t accept the stereotypes were a threat and having a Jezebel spirit.

[@sbg2520]

In the 90's? Women had plenty of choices. I was an adult woman then and I had the same choices men did, for the most part. Maybe you are thinking of the 60's?

[@penelopepitstop762]

@@sbg2520 yes, I meant the 60’s as far as choices, rights, etc. I started working in the 90’s, but even then there are things that are way better now like rights, technology, etc.

[@CrossingTheStreetArt]

I don't agree with "enjoy your work" because some work just sucks. Though, I do think we should try to find something enjoyable about whatever job we do, even if it's just the people we work with.

[@rm842]

Teacher can do so much when a child comes to school ready and willing to learn. Self discipline and motivation are traits that can, and should, be taught before a child reaches school age. The first 5 years are crucial to how well a child is prepared to be part of a group. Many personality traits are fairly ingrained before a person even comes into the education system.

[@jondstewart]

Children should be taught all that before they enter school age? They can barely locate their private parts! Let them be toddlers!

[@suedearing-ex7ve]

I worked in an office in the early seventies. The partners had to be called 'sir'. Always. We were not allowed to wear trousers to work. An exception to that sometimes made if the weather was freezing but the trousers had to be worn under a skirt.

[@hopefletcher7420]

I was a secretary in the early 70s when I was in my early 20s. I had to call my boss "Mr" and "Sir" when others were around but Bob when we were alone. Of course, I'd been his children's babysitter when I was in high school. No trousers, and always nylons unless you were allergic to them.

[@breezyvibe]

I love these old videos!! Timeless . .

[@DoctorX17]

I spend half of my job sitting and waiting for work, so... I play games and mess with junk

[@MsTimelady71]

They still taught typing in the late 1980s in high school. I took it as an elective in high school and can still type faster than most people who never learned. And know how to use an electric typewriter.:)

[@carolynharmon7074]

My kids had Key Boarding in the late 90's, it was typing just updated the name.

[@aintnolittlegirl9322]

I learned on a manual in the 70s. You really had to beat the hell out of those keys.

[@susanboyd5471]

I can use a manual. Lol

[@truethat774]

Ah, me too. I can type, but can’t text for shit! Where is the home row when you need it!?

[@sandrasanders706]

IBM SELECTRIC!! THE BEST TYPEWRITER!

[@once.upon.a.time.]

Man I wish they had some kind of career-prep class in high school! Or that having no experience can get you a job hahaha

[@__-qo4ci]

I have a slight feeling students complained about that (having to do more stuff) and it was dropped (just a theory. I have no idea why they don't do that anymore. I think it would be really dandy if they kept doing this)

[@lettyguerra371]

The training we had for office work got you the job for entry level. The training was thorough and it taught you everything you needed. For me it was typing, 10 key, and archiving/filing. I was able to get a file clerk position after school. More important my attitude, disposition and willingness to learn that got jobs for me.

[@johnathin0061892]

As a business owner and taxpayer, I wish they did too. Kids are completely unprepared for work, and life in general, after high school. Schools are failing their students.

[@MateriaIndigo]

@@lettyguerra371 I took that class my senior year in high school and it was one of the most valuable classes I ever took. We studied typing, 10 key, filing, and business correspondence.

[@mysecondemailatl]

In my opinion that's what the final years of high school should be about and maybe an optional to your college to get you started on your career but none of this four-year 8 year thing to get you in debt for years.

[@codyor4483]

Get to know and enjoy your co-workers, so you know who to go out with after a crappy day at work with low pay, and a boss that has crap for brains, so you can get hammered together. Please don't drive tho lol.