It’s quite intriguing to look back about 40-50 years ago — how did people work in an office back then, assuming you aren’t scheduling appointments like a doctor might, nor are you a lathe operator who needs to physically craft things, nor a scientist, but just a manager. First off, it’s already hard to envision such a project that requires sitting in an office instead of a place where something tangible is being made — like constructing a building, a bridge, or planting trees. But let’s strain our imaginations and visualize it. Most probably, it would have been a government job, regardless of the country. In the office, you would have had a desk and a telephone. You arrive at work and sit at this empty desk. Then, over the course of 8 hours, the options are either talking to coworkers (about work or otherwise) or making calls and solving little issues, should something unexpectedly break down in the processes. It’s hard to imagine that distractions from work-related interactions could only be non-work-related interactions with colleagues, and nothing else. Thus, it’s very likely that you’d be burdened with some tedious nonsense – like sorting papers into three piles. It’s interesting to see how everything has changed. And how many managers now don’t need to step out from behind their computers in their offices.
Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev. 