Thomas! I loved reading this post. The more things change, the more things stay the same, eh? It's remarkable how the value proposition is essentially the same, and the issues are the same (demo speed and connectivity, executive "assistance," etc). I'm not sure I've ever seen a written history of the HR Payroll industry, let alone one so entertaining. What a terrific keynote pres this would make (not that you haven't totally thought of that and/or delivered one already). All the best, Sue
Thomas! I loved reading this post. The more things change, the more things stay the same, eh? It's remarkable how the value proposition is essentially the same, and the issues are the same (demo speed and connectivity, executive "assistance," etc). I'm not sure I've ever seen a written history of the HR Payroll industry, let alone one so entertaining. What a terrific keynote pres this would make (not that you haven't totally thought of that and/or delivered one already). All the best, Sue
Thanks Susan, lovely to hear from you. I’ve not really presented it, but I have written a bit about it.
This is absolutely fascinating. Thanks so much for putting this together Thomas. I had no idea about this history.
Thanks Tim
Love this post! At Check, we are deep payroll history buffs, and I happened to write a similar post a few years back: https://www.checkhq.com/post/the-unlikely-story-of-a-british-tea-company-the-first-business-computer-and-payroll. This is one of the weirdest stories in the history of tech that I've come across so glad it's getting more visibility :)