Notwithstanding long hours (perhaps longer than in factory jobs), service professionals enjoyed much greater control over their daily lives and workplace decisions. Teachers, nurses, and waiters were not paid nearly as well, but they, too, were released from the humdrum mechanical drudgery of the shop floor.
同样重要的是，办公室工作提供了工厂工作所不具备的一定程度的自由和自主性。尽管工作时间很长（可能比工厂岗位更长），但服务业专业人士能更好地控制日常生活和决定工作场合。教师、护士和侍应生的薪酬并不是很高，但他们可以摆脱商场中单调乏味的机械式工作。