Luddites unite!
Progress is inevitable, as I was reminded last night, watching The Blue Gardenia on TCM Noir Alley. After George “Superman” Reeves lights up in this video, there are telephone switchboard operators hard at work.
https://youtu.be/-QewqQUs8aE?t=2152
Are there even clerical secretaries anymore? Many minimum wage jobs in food service and retail used to be filled by students who quickly left those jobs, and by women making money for family vacations, Christmas presents, and college funds. Today, many people depend upon those jobs to support themselves and their families. The economy has changed a lot since I started working part-time as a high school kid 50 years ago.