What Would Emily Post Post if Emily Post Could Post Posts?

She would probably post something like this, from her 1957 handbook "Etiquette":

Business Women

The president of a great manufacturing concern supported his objection to women employees by the following criticism: "A man comes into the office at nine sharp, hangs his hat on a peg and sits down at his desk seconds after coming in the front door. A woman comes in just as conscientiously at a minute to nine, goes into the dressing-room, and it is anywhere from ten to twenty minutes before she has finished brushing her dress, and fixing her hair, and powdering her nose--and heaven alone knows what!"

Another important shortcoming of many business women is an inability to be impersonal--for instance being unable to take a criticism of their work without feeling it is a personal affront.

Tell it sister.

And what of secretaries?

The perfect secretary, figuratively speaking, should not even admit knowingly that she is a human being and thus be the most completely efficient aid at all times.

She should respond to his requirements exactly as a machine responds to the touch of a lever or accelerator. If he says "Good morning," she answers "Good morning" with a smile and cheerfully. She does not volunteer a remark, unless she has messages of importance to give him.

Very prudent advice by Ms. Post here. What office couldn't benefit from such professionalism?