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From: carnes@gargoyle.UUCP (Richard Carnes)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.singles
Subject: I Was A Male Kelly Girl
Message-ID: <379@gargoyle.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 18-Mar-86 16:58:49 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 18 16:58:49 1986
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Summary: True confessions

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