Friendship cont.

For those who were not on the lines, perhaps as room examiners or checkweighers, the isolation from other women could prove difficult. In the sound clip Audrey explains how as a room examiner she sometimes felt left out by not knowing the latest gossip. Amy refused promotion to the role of Overseer because she preferred to work as part of a team, “I didn’t want to be bossing people about…I liked working with the girls as a group, not as one individual.”