Griddlesode S18-002: Did Robert Get the Job?

About this episode

The episode explores three historical job offer letters addressed to Robert Werth from Bausch and Lomb Optical Company and investigates whether he accepted the position.

I found three, 125-year-old job offer letters from the Bausch and Lomb Optical Company--all to a Robert Werth. I had many questions. Why three letters? Why were two of them typed and one of them hand-written? And most importantly, did Robert accept the position? If you’d like to know the answers to these and other questions, sit back and listen to a story that I call: “Did Robert Get the Job?”

People in this episode

Host: Griddlecakes Radio

Topics covered

• job offers
• history
• employment
• letters
• Bausch and Lomb

Keywords

• job offer
• Bausch and Lomb
• Robert Werth
• employment history
• letters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bausch and Lomb Optical Company

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