Tape 1 - Jean Forde

Tape 1 - Jean Forde – Side A

00.20 - Secretary to the Merchandise Controller of Soft Goods from 1964 for 18 months

03.20 - General Manager promoted her to Secretary of the Personnel Department

06.20 - Changes in retailing affected The Store

07.10 – Extension and inclusion of mezzanine floor

07.30 - Conference room used to practice for the Store on Stage

08.15 - Introduction of Kmart resulted in loss of a lot of staff in early 1970s

08.45 - Late night shopping led to panic – staff didn’t want to do it

09.00 – Introduction of permanent, part-time & casual positions

09.15 – Birth of Store on Stage out of the above turmoil as a way to encourage and retain staff

15.00 – a culture of its own because of the co-op movement – nepotism run riot

17.00 – interview process for getting her job at The Store

21.45 – stranger in a camp of people so well known to one another

25.00 – difficulties with other staff and work tasks and need for unions

29.00 – girls having to resign when they got married – not progressive

31.00 – The Store was wonderful but it didn’t belong to the real world

Tape 1 - Jean Ford – Side B

00.15 – Flight of the Bumblebee performance

01.30 – Maggie Kirkpatrick / store announcer during 60s

04.15 – Les Gibbs