Comments on: Hammermill Paper's jobs-of-1950 collage http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 09:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Marc Mielke http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640846 Marc Mielke Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640846 That ad looks very similar to the board game "The Boss":  That ad looks very similar to the board game “The Boss”: 

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640804 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640804 Conference job is good job. Conference job is good job.

]]> By: pjcamp http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640787 pjcamp Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640787 Seriously? Conference is a job? Seriously? Conference is a job?

]]> By: mack http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640735 mack Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640735 WHAT? THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS! TOO IMPRESSIVE AND IMPORTANT FOR SILLY THINGS LIKE PRODUCTS! NOW GET YOUR MARLBORO BUTT OFF MY DESK, YOU'RE BURNING THE EDGE! THAT'S MAHOGANY, YOU IDIOT! WHAT? THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS! TOO IMPRESSIVE AND IMPORTANT FOR SILLY THINGS LIKE PRODUCTS! NOW GET YOUR MARLBORO BUTT OFF MY DESK, YOU’RE BURNING THE EDGE! THAT’S MAHOGANY, YOU IDIOT!

]]> By: lev36 http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640511 lev36 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640511 Hey, isn't that Roger Sterling in the middle there? Hey, isn’t that Roger Sterling in the middle there?

]]> By: jimkirk http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640449 jimkirk Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640449 No design group?  No engineering?  Where do their product designs come from? No design group?  No engineering?  Where do their product designs come from?

]]> By: oldtaku http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640197 oldtaku Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640197 So white. And I don't mean the paper. So white. And I don’t mean the paper.

]]> By: SomeGuyNamedMark http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640192 SomeGuyNamedMark Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640192 They left out "quietly sobbing at your desk" They left out “quietly sobbing at your desk”

]]> By: kraut http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640184 kraut Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640184 Love the paper spreadsheet in accounting... it'd be so good to take Excel away from people and give them one of those instead ;) Love the paper spreadsheet in accounting… it’d be so good to take Excel away from people and give them one of those instead ;)

]]> By: nixiebunny http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640148 nixiebunny Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640148 The lady's job is to do all the work. The man's job is to collect all the money. The lady’s job is to do all the work. The man’s job is to collect all the money.

]]> By: PinkWithIndignation http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640145 PinkWithIndignation Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640145 There are ladies in almost every area. Applicable to the job description or assumed secretaries? It's nice someone even thought to put them in though! There are ladies in almost every area. Applicable to the job description or assumed secretaries? It’s nice someone even thought to put them in though!

]]> By: Rosetta Maranos http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640142 Rosetta Maranos Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640142 When Dunder Mifflin ruled the world. The guy in the middle bottom is even wearing a shirt in Dwight Shrute mustard. When Dunder Mifflin ruled the world. The guy in the middle bottom is even wearing a shirt in Dwight Shrute mustard.

]]> By: xzzy http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640133 xzzy Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640133 You have to become a manager first. Shortly after that your entire work week will be consumed by meetings/conferences. The only time subordinates will be able to find you to discuss anything will be in the parking lot. Which will generally result in scheduling a conference to deal with whatever the crisis is. Short version: be careful what you wish for. You have to become a manager first. Shortly after that your entire work week will be consumed by meetings/conferences. The only time subordinates will be able to find you to discuss anything will be in the parking lot. Which will generally result in scheduling a conference to deal with whatever the crisis is.

Short version: be careful what you wish for.

]]> By: mack http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640124 mack Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640124 Does this mean there's no future for me here in the Motor Pool? Does this mean there’s no future for me here in the Motor Pool?

]]> By: EH http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640123 EH Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640123 Oscar's in Accounting, you insensitive clod! Oscar’s in Accounting, you insensitive clod!

]]> By: Cameron Postelwait http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640118 Cameron Postelwait Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640118 been trying to get a job in the conference dept for years. been trying to get a job in the conference dept for years.

]]> By: Rick Adams http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640111 Rick Adams Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640111 There's a job called "conference?" I want that job. There’s a job called “conference?” I want that job.

]]> By: carillon246 http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640112 carillon246 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640112 Looking at "Stenographic" and wondering what happened to the ladies who typed Looking at “Stenographic” and wondering what happened to the ladies who typed

]]> By: Rick Dekkard http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640106 Rick Dekkard Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640106 Today most of those folks in that graphic would be Asian or Mexican Today most of those folks in that graphic would be Asian or Mexican

]]> By: nixiebunny http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/hammermill-papers-jobs-of-19.html#comment-1640096 nixiebunny Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209245#comment-1640096 True, I sure couldn't stay in business without my printer. So why has it started squeaking every time I ask it to print a couple pages?  True, I sure couldn’t stay in business without my printer. So why has it started squeaking every time I ask it to print a couple pages? 

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