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1953EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE RECEPTIONIST'S FINDS THAT DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC CAN BE EITHER PLEASANT OR UNPLEASANT DEPENDING AND IS A DIRECT A REFLECTION OF HOW YOU DEAL WITH THEM. IF YOU ARE PLEASANT, PATIENT, PROFESSIONAL WITH THEM THEY WILL BE THAT WAY WITH YOU, ON THE OTHER HAND IF YOU ARE ANTAGONISTIC, NASTY, IMPATIENT, WITH THEM THEY WILL BE SAME WAY WITH YOU.

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MCU FEMALE SECRETARY / RECEPTIONIST RUTH) AT HER DESK TYPING CLIENT ENTERS SHE GREETS HIM CORDIALLY, COURTEOUSLY, HE SITS WITH SMILE ON FACE FILE CABINET, COAT RACK, IN B/G. CU SECRETARY ANSWERING PHONE WITH PLEASANT SMILE ON FACE, MAN ON OTHER END IS SAME. CU MONTAGE VARIOUS VIEWS SHOWING HOW SECRETARY'S DEMEANOR TOWARDS PUBLIC IS INFECTIOUS. DICTATES PUBLIC'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS HER..
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MCU SECRETARY / RECEPTIONIST BARBARA AT TYPEWRITER LOOKS ANNOYED AS SHE TYPES, DISPLAYS HOSTILE ATTITUDE TOWARDS MALE CLIENTS ENTERING OFFICE. IN COMPLETE CONTRAST TO SECRETARY RUTH.. CU FACE SHOTS OF SECRETARY DISPLAYING HOSTILITY, RECEIVING SAME HOSTILITY AND ANGER IN FACES OF CLIENTS . MAN'S ANGRY FACE IN CAMERA. HAND POUNDING ON DESK .GOOD SHOTS.
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SECRETARY RUTH COMES HOME FROM WORK IN DEPRESSED MOOD, IS MET BY SISTER RUTH, WEARING APRON, SAYS SHE IS GOING TO QUIT JOB BECAUSE THE NASTY TREATMENT SHE RECEIVES FROM PUBLIC. RUTH SAYS SHE LOVES THE PUBLIC AND THEY TREAT HER WELL WHISTLING SOUND OF TEA POT, RUTH RUNS INTO
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MCU RUTH AT STOVE TURNS DOWN HEAT FOR TEA POT STIRS FOOD IN OTHER POTS ON STOVE.,
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RUTH POURS TEA INTO CUPS ON KITCHEN SINK AS SHE TELLS BARBARA SHE FOUND OUT THAT DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC IS USUALLY A REFLECTION OF HERSELF. "IF I WAS CROSS WITH THEM, THEY WERE CROSS WITH ME". "IF YOU'RE MICE WITH PEOPLE THEY ARE USUALLY NICE WITH YOU"
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WOMAN WITH APRON ADDS SPICES TO FOOD IN POT ON STOVE AS SHE CHATS WITH SISTER..
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MS BARBARA SITS ON COUCH, FLIPS THROUGH MAGAZINE , FALLS ASLEEP, DREAMS SHE IS IN OFFICE WAITING ROOM, WAITING WITH OTHERS.
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CU FOOT IN HIGH HEELS, IMPATIENTLY TAPPING RUGGED FLOOR. TILT UP FINGERS TAPPING IMPATIENTLY ON ARM REST OF CHAIR. BARBARA ASKS FEMALE NEXT TO HER "HOW MUCH LONGER DO WE HAVE TO WAIT?"
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MAN WALKS INTO OFFICE TO SECRETARY. BACK TO CAMERA. ASKS TO SEE BOSS. SECRETARY TREATS HIM RUDELY, HE WALKS OUT ANGRILY, OTHER CLIENTS SEATED IN ROOM, AS WELL AS BARBARA. WATCHING EVENT IN B/G
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CU SECRETARY, BACK TO CAMERA, ANSWERS PHONE IS VERY IMPATIENT, ANTAGONISTIC TO CALLER, HANGS UP . CLIENTS SEATED IN B/G WATCH, AS ANOTHER CLIENT WALKS INTO ROOM..
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MAN ASKS SECRETARY TO SEE HER BOSS, SHE ASKS HIM TOO MANY QUESTIONS IN NASTY TONE, MAN ANGRILY WALKS OUT WHEN SHE TELLS HIM BOSS ISN'T IN. MAN LOOKS AROUND AT WAITING CLIENTS, KNOWS SHE IS LYING, WALKS OUT IN ANGER.
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BARBARA GETS ANGRY WHEN SHE HEARS SECRETARY THAT BOSS ISN'T IN GETS UP TO GIVE SECRETARY A PIECE OF HER MIND. SHE APPROACHES SECRETARY, SHOWS SHOCK AS SHE SEES IT IS HERSELF. CU EXPRESSION OD DISBELIEF ON BARBARA'S" FACE. CU ZOOM AWAY SLEEPING GIRL IS AWAKENED FROM BAD DREAM,
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MS VARIOUS VIEWS SECRETARY AT DESK BEING COURTEOUS AND NICE TO PEOPLE ENTERING OFFICE, ON THE PHONE
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SECRETARY LEADS CLIENT INTO BOSS'S OFFICE, INTRODUCES HIM TO BOSS, LAYS OUT PAPERWORK ON DESK IN FRONT OF BOSS. SECRETARY HANDS WRITTEN MESSAGE TO BOSS WHO IS HAVING MEETING WITH CLIENT.
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MS SIDE VIEW SECRETARY TYPING AS SHE READS FROM NOTES/. PLACES STICK OF GUM IN MOUTH.
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SECRETARY SWALLOWS GUM AS BOSS SURPRISINGLY APPROACHES HER WITH PAPERS.
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SECRETARY HOLDS HER COMPOSURE AS WOMAN TRIES TO ARGUE WITH HER.
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MALE CLIENT SITS ON EDGE OF SECRETARY'S DESK TRIES TO GET INSIDE INFORMATION FROM HER, SHE TACTFULLY GETS HIM OUT OF THERE..
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SHE USES TACT IN GETTING RID OF PERSISTENT CLIENT WITH BRIEFCASE.
00:35:35 599.17 thumbnail
CU TELEPHONE RINGING ON SECRETARY'S DESK. PAN SHE ANSWERS POLITELY, FRIENDLY, TAKES NOTES ON "WHILE YOU WERE OUT PAD"...
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CU TYPING SECRETARY KEEPS WAITING CLIENT, IN B/G, INFORMED.
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CU MONTAGE FACE SHOTS SECRETARY BEING PLEA TO PUBLIC, PUBLIC ACTING SAME WAY.
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