Office Etiquette

Duration: 600 ft.

Year Published: 1950

Creator: encyclopedia britannica

Complete Record: Typing class, CU of typewriter, woman doing typing exercises in a classroom setting with other young people. Female teacher gives pep talk about preparing for an office job. She says we should treat others as you would like to be treated. Be considerate of everyone and you’ll all get along in the office world. Students resume typing. CU job application being filled out by Joan. She hands the application to a man and he asks when she can start. They are a small organization and they believe in getting along together. Pan around the office with people working at desks. Joan shows us her first day of work. She waits for her supervisor and is shown around by her. She is introduced to others around the office. She looks nervously around and then starts her work. LS group of women eating lunch at a diner at lunch break. They laugh and talk. MS of Joan working at home, at her office. She brings in a memo to her boss and is reprimanded for making a mistake. She learned to accept her mistakes and ask for help when she needed it. MS of other women in the office. One woman eats candy while typing and smudges the paper. One man reads the sports section instead of working. One woman writes a love letter while she is supposed to work. One woman gossips on the phone when she should be working. One man yawns and nods off at work because he didn’t get enough sleep. One woman prepares for a date after work while at work. A man turns on a fan and it blows another man’s papers off his desk. Another man looks at private papers when he shouldn’t have. MS of women working together, being neat and organized. She was eventually promoted to Mr. Arnold’s secretary. She answers the phone politely and takes a good message. A man comes in for an appointment and gets an application to fill out. CU of her name plate on her desk. She interviews another young woman who just graduated and wants a job. The hopeful applicant leaves the office and longingly looks around.