The AMC television series "Mad Men" portrays life at the fictitious early 1960s Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency. By today's standards, typical office behavior at Sterling Cooper might seem politically incorrect to an extreme. But have these behaviors really disappeared -- or are we just more careful not to let them show?
In a Seattle Times article, three Human Resources professionals were asked to watch "Mad Men" and pick out the behaviors that would likely get the characters in trouble today -- from merely being let go to landing in a full-blown lawsuit.
Find out how much these HR folks felt office life has really changed in 40+ years here.
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You're not "just" a secretary.
You're the one who holds it all together.
You're the hum and flash of that well-oiled machine they call The Office.
You make the city's big shots look brilliant.
You're a juggler, a gatekeeper, a diplomat.
You bring home the bacon and you fry it up in the pan.
And at Just a Sec, we salute you.
Keep on goin' strong, administrative superheroes!
This blog is for you!
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