@OldGuy:
First job was a lot of phone work using a rotary. We would dial (really crank) the 11 digit long distance number, which invariably was all 8s and 9s. Then we had to dial an 8 digit long distance code, all of which took forever. Then wait for the connect, aaaaaand BUSY! Start over. More than once I pushed the whole thing on the floor.
And this was at a major oil company. When we finally got the push button phones we were able to reduce staff. 4951