From a job description I just read:

[fizzawrites]

Receives visitors, answers phones, and provides information related to Project activities; prepares a variety of forms, correspondence, and reports on a PC and typewriter.

Wha? Typewriter? Does this job involve time travel? If so, sign me up

Comments

[eleigh.livejournal.com]

I had to use a type writer at this job and when I was in grad school and worked in the history department. Only the type writer was kind of fancy and computerized and the only type writer I ever used was our ancient electronic one so I can use a really old type writer and a computer but the new type writers are beyond my capabilities. It's kind of sad.

[baked-goldfish.livejournal.com]

If it's a job that deals with some gub'ment offices, there are certain forms you'll have to fill out on a typewriter because those offices aren't advanced enough to understand how to, you know, purchase and use Adobe.

We have exactly one typewriter in our office for these forms.

[fizzawrites.livejournal.com]

Actually, now that I think about it, I remember someone using a typewriter once at my old job. I was weirded out then too.

[fizzawrites.livejournal.com]

See, I love the aesthetic of the old typewriter, but the idea of working on one is terrifying to my backspacing/ctrl-x-c-v happy self.