BOSS’S MOVING OFFICE KEEPS WORKERS BUSY (Jun, 1936)
BOSS’S MOVING OFFICE KEEPS WORKERS BUSY
When the manager of a European shoe factory discovered that shop work lagged on the floors that he seldom visited, he adopted the novel solution of transferring his office into a special elevator erected against the outside wall of the building. Now, by merely pressing a button, he can move to any floor without leaving his desk or even interrupting a telephone conversation. The arrangement has proved so successful that a new office is planned which will move horizontally as well as vertically.
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Wasn’t there a TV commercial where the boss has his office in an elevator?
Can’t remember what it was for… maybe FedEx?
Dang! YouTube, you’ve failed me for the first time!
Yeah, there was, but I can’t recall what it was for either (not exactly a ringing endorsement of it’s advertising effectiveness, eh?).
This is elevator in Baťa (shoe vendor) factory, located in Zlin (Czech Republic).
http://en.wikipedia.org…
This is elevator in Baea (shoe vendor) factory, located in Zlin (Czech Republic).
http://en.wikipedia.org…
He was a big man. Real icon. I think that someone told me that it is still there! His office had working water tap and everything. I was born in Kromeriz cca 30km away but i have never seen this myself. Shame..