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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Swimming in the steno pool: a retro guide to making it in the office
2011, W.W. Norton & Co.
in English
- 1st ed.
0393338541 9780393338546
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Swimming in the Steno Pool: A Retro Guide to Making It in the Office
2011, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
in English
0393341461 9780393341461
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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?.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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