Cartoons: Office Observations
Just another day at the office…hiring, firing, and dealing with nutty co-workers.
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Tag Archives: jobs
Classic Covers: How Labor Has Changed
You don’t often see a coachman these days, or a blacksmith. In honor of Labor Day, we invite you to think of other professions that have ceased to exist as you enjoy yesterday’s labors as shown on our covers.
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Circumstances
Of jobs it’s true today, There’s a disastrous dearth. Grown kids move home to stay. You’re back to giving berth. Lois Muehl Iowa City, Iowa
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War, Work, and Women, Part II
According to some 1944 critics, you just couldn’t get good war workers anymore.
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War, Work, and Women
Life on the home front offered many American women rare work experience, and an unexpected education.
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Dismayed in the USA
“There’s one thing I’d really like to see made in America—more jobs,” says Editor-in-Chief of The Saturday Evening Post in regards to the Jul/Aug feature stories.
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The Day Mom Called the White House
In a true story, a proud son recalls how his determined Irish mother phoned President Kennedy on a Sunday afternoon—a call that changed their lives forever.
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Signs of Economic Recovery
Dr. Franklin believed in looking squarely and unflinchingly at problems, and never indulging in the luxury of comforting lies. He continually warned his almanac readers not deceive themselves, to be skeptical, and never abandon themselves to wishful thinking. (“He that lives upon hope will die fasting.”)
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Harman International Industries Vs. Munro Shoes
How do two different companies led by extraordinary men with old-fashioned corporate values adapt to the issue of succession and changing market forces?
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