A female Glasgow telecoms engineer is dialling off after 5 decades of keeping Scots connected - being the only person in its 3,400-strong Scottish workforce to notch up 50 years.
Scotland's longest serving telecoms engineer hangs up after 50 years, marking a major milestone in the company.
Alison started in the city’s Pitt Street exchange, connecting local calls to operators in exchanges around Scotland, then moved to International Enquiries and into clerical roles. “Nowadays it’s all changed and you can call the world. My old granny and grandpa were amazed with a cordless phone, never mind a mobile! If they could see where we are now they’d think it can't be real, it’s space age stuff.
“I've been thoroughly happy being an engineer and climbing ladders and what have you. Ultimately it’s all about getting the customer connected up to whatever service they want. I run the wiring and suddenly they're connected to the world.” Now that she’s retiring, Alison says she’ll miss the camaraderie with other engineers, and she’s already planning to check on any she spots working locally.
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