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Corporate Chronicles: Unseen Struggles of Women in the Typing Pool
Lyrics
Once again the office floor
Reference to a repetitive setting, possibly an office environment.
Some decision making by the Men-in-suits
Decision-making by authoritative figures represented as "Men-in-suits."
"And do we consult the girls?"
Raising the question of whether women are consulted in decision-making.
Girls are pushing 40 in the typing pool
Describing the aging female workforce in the typing pool.
Treat us like a herd and we are cowed
Feeling treated like a herd, indicating a lack of individual consideration.
Relegated to a basic usefulness
Being reduced to basic utility, possibly implying a sense of dehumanization.
Girls are pushing 30 on the till
Highlighting the age of female workers at the cash register.
Girls are pushing 40 in the typing pool
Reiteration of the aging typing pool, emphasizing the passing of time.
You did not even see her
Suggesting a lack of recognition or acknowledgment for an individual.
You did not know her second name
Emphasizing a lack of personal connection, not knowing someone's second name.
She just had always been there
Describing a person's constant presence, possibly taken for granted.
If you think it does not count
Questioning the significance of an action, implying it does matter.
I could pick a couple sharpest names for you
Suggesting the ability to criticize or name shortcomings in others.
Naming is what marks us down
Highlighting the importance of naming, possibly in defining identity or status.
Girls are pushing 40 in the typing pool
Reiteration of the aging typing pool, emphasizing the passage of time.
Even though the woman is your mother
Challenging the notion that age exempts one from mistreatment, referencing a mother figure.
You would cut experience from under her
Suggesting a willingness to undermine or devalue the experience of others.
Girls are pushing 30 on the till
Highlighting the age of female workers at the cash register.
Girls are pushing 40 in the typing pool
Reiteration of the aging typing pool, emphasizing the passing of time.
You did not even see her
Suggesting a lack of recognition or acknowledgment for an individual.
You did not know her second name
Emphasizing a lack of personal connection, not knowing someone's second name.
She just had always been there
Describing a person's constant presence, possibly taken for granted.
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