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Operator Toll Dialing

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Question 1:

Teamwork is the name of the game as a toll operator in 1949 America. If a co-worker asked you to help out with call, what was the politically-correct term to let them know you could help out?

	But of course my lovely!			Certainly

	Surely

Question 2:

Corporations had already been well on their way in 1949 to developing "Corporate speak." Instead of asking a co-worker to help out, or assist, the company would tell you this was which type of situation?

	"Generating possibilities"			"A collaborative effort to make a win for our customer"

	"An opportunity to team"

Question 3:

"Miss Kelly is waiting for the called party to come to come to the telephone on one call, when she notices it is time to make a subsequent attempt on another." What does she do?

	Miss Kelly, the teamplayer, asks for assistance			Miss Kelly pushes herself too far, too fast, and burns out

	Miss Kelly refuses to allow anyone else to help her, she lets her ego get in the way of doing a good job

Question 4:

Working together well with your fellow operators accomplishes two important tasks. Skillful operators furnish their customers with speedy service, as well as?

	Use the phone circuits efficiently			Keep the phone company monopoly intact

	Require fewer operators to be hired