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Free-falling Advice
Hi there, guys and dolls! Welcome to another edition of Free Advice Friday. Let’s get right to it and see who I can help or hinder this week. Dear Barbara Jean, We all suspect that the new girl in our … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's Slang, advice, advice column, Americana, blogaday, city life, Conversation, daily blog, day job, Domestic life, Etiquette, Family, family life, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flirting, Gossip, Historical, historical fiction, home life, Humor, jealousy, letters, Office life, Office work, opinion, Perspective, postaday, Retro, slang, Social Mores, Socializing, suburbia, Teens, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950s, 1950s business, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50s fun, 50s workplace, advice, advice column, executives, family life, free advice, Free Advice Friday, Funny, home life, letters, lies, parents, promotions, Retro, secretarial pool, secretaries, teenage girls, teenagers, Vintage, work life, work place
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What that Really Means
Hi there, guys and dolls! How’s your Workday Wednesday? I know, exactly. If you are a secretary like me, then you probably spend most of your day lying for your boss and covering up all of the old dear’s delightful … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950's Ads, 1950s business, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's Fashions, 50's Slang, Alter Ego, Americana, Beauty, big business, blogaday, Careers, city life, Communication, creative writing, daily blog, day job, diary, entertainment, Etiquette, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, flirting, Gossip, Historical, historical fiction, Humor, long read, model, Nostalgia, Office life, Office work, opinion, Perspective, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, slang, Social Mores, Socializing, telephones, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950's Culture, 1950s business, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50s fun, 50s workplace, advertising, big business, boss, city life, day job, executives, Funny, golf, hooky, office humor, Office life, Office work, Retro, secretaries, swimsuit models, Vintage, vintage glamour, work life, work place, workday wednesday
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Barbara Jean, Take a Letter
Hi there, guys and dolls! Well, another Workday Wednesday is upon us, and let me tell you, I’ve had better. Or, let me tell you about it and I’ll feel better…. Anyhoo, I went in to work as per usual, … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s business, 1950s fun, Alter Ego, Americana, big business, Blogs, Careers, Characters, city life, collaboration, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, Dating, day job, diary, Etiquette, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, Historical, historical fiction, Humor, journal, letters, long read, Nostalgia, Office life, Office work, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, Uncategorized, Vintage, workday
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s, 1950s business, 1950s humor, 50s fun, 50s workplace, big business, day job, diary, dictation, Funny, Humor, letters, Nostalgia, office humor, Office life, Office work, Retro, secretaries, shorthand, stenographer, Vintage, work life, workday wednesday
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Do Not Push His Buttons
Hi there, guys and dolls! Welcome to the ups and downs of Workday Wednesday. Let me introduce you to a man who surely knows how to ride ’em. Heck, he even runs them. Just don’t push his buttons…. yep, you’ll … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s business, 1950s fun, Alter Ego, Americana, big business, blogaday, city life, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, day job, diary, entertainment, Fiction, flash fiction, flirting, Historical, historical fiction, Humor, Nostalgia, Office life, Office work, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, Vintage
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s, 1950s business, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s humor, 50's business, 50s workplace, big business, career, career girls, city life, day job, dear diary, diary, elevator operator, flirting, Funny, Humor, office humor, Office life, Office work, secretarial pool, secretaries, work life, workday wednesday
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Oh Where, Oh Where, Should the Mistletoe Go?
Hi there, guys and dolls! Just get through one holiday and onto the next. I will admit, I love Christmas and parties, therefore I love Christmas parties. And mistletoe, I like mistletoe. So it should come as no surprise to … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s fun, Alter Ego, blogaday, Blogs, Careers, Characters, Christmas, city life, cocktail culture, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, day job, diary, entertainment, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, flirting, Historical, historical fiction, Holiday Parties, Holidays, Humor, long read, Nostalgia, Office life, Office work, Parties, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, Romance, Social Mores, Socializing, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950s, 1950s business, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s humor, 50s dating, 50s fun, 50s workplace, Christmas, day job, dear diary, diary, Funny, Holidays, journal, Mistletoe, Nostalgia, office humor, Office life, Retro, secretaries, Vintage, workday wednesday
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