carnes@gargoyle.UUCP (Richard Carnes) (03/19/86)
In article <1360@ihuxn.UUCP> gadfly@ihuxn.UUCP (Gadfly) writes: >> While Linda is on vacation (a well deserved one), >> the temp typing for me is an undergraduate man. >> He's very good with a word processor. >> >> Cheryl > >Yeah, but does he have nice legs? :-) I have been employed for years as a secretary and typist, sometimes with the temp services (including Kelly). They seemed to like me -- I don't know, it might be my legs. : ) (smiley by Picasso) ( ^ I have never worked harder or for less pay than as a temp. I found it degrading, but I hadn't much choice at the time. When I worked at a hospital in a regular secretarial position, I found that my voice commanded respect and attention over the telephone, more than the average secretary's. Over the phone, people assumed I was a *doctor*. Now, in an academic department, I find that people phoning in are sometimes apologetic about asking me to take phone messages, while the women in the office are expected to do so as a matter of course. Lest anyone suspect me of wimpitude or less than total macho-manhood, I am a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 743. So before you wise off, remember, I've got some friends who are, um, sensitive.... | :( (smiley face after some friends of ^ Jackie Presser got through with it) -- Richard Carnes, ihnp4!gargoyle!carnes