A Saturday job always sounds like a good idea when you’re hankering for some spending money, but there was often a catch back in the day. From bowling alley pinsetters to coal heavers facing harsh conditions and rat catchers chasing terriers with ferrets, there weren’t a lot of glamorous opportunities in your grandparents’ day to earn a quick buck…
Also known as ‘hello girls’, these phone operators manually connected calls
Switchboard operator
Before we were regularly typing away on touchscreens, phone calls required a little assistance to reach their intended recipient. That’s where the switchboard operators came in.
Nicknamed ‘hello girls’…
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