This was so much fun to read. When I was in high school in 1970, my summer job was as a switchboard operator on Long Island (Bell Telephone) along with some other high school friends. We were temporary employees, trained and covered vacations of the full-time operators. They still used cord boards and we would compete to fan them out the best and fastest with incoming calls. I worked summers for 6 years and by around the third year we’d switched to consoles. It’s the job that helped put me through college. My grandmother was a telephone operator in Brooklyn from rge 1940’s till she retired in the 1960’s. She had the stories!
Jolene, Thank you! This was so incredible to learn about your family connection. What interesting and fun stories you must have about your experience. Perhaps, we might feature you in the future?
Thank you, Julia, would love that. I have the best stories from grandmother. She was a member of the ‘Pioneers’ after she retired. Have a great weekend.
This was so much fun to read. When I was in high school in 1970, my summer job was as a switchboard operator on Long Island (Bell Telephone) along with some other high school friends. We were temporary employees, trained and covered vacations of the full-time operators. They still used cord boards and we would compete to fan them out the best and fastest with incoming calls. I worked summers for 6 years and by around the third year we’d switched to consoles. It’s the job that helped put me through college. My grandmother was a telephone operator in Brooklyn from rge 1940’s till she retired in the 1960’s. She had the stories!
Jolene, Thank you! This was so incredible to learn about your family connection. What interesting and fun stories you must have about your experience. Perhaps, we might feature you in the future?
Thank you, Julia, would love that. I have the best stories from grandmother. She was a member of the ‘Pioneers’ after she retired. Have a great weekend.
That's so exciting! I look forward to learning more!