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April 2006. Celebrate the 8 hour day by working an 8 hour day!

Video Description
Office worker sitting at her desk, yawning. The clock is ticking, the cleaner is vacuuming the carpet.

The office worker is doing repetitive menial tasks, stamping papers, hitting the 'enter' button on the keyboard. The boss points his finger at the full in-tray and says 'Do it! Do it! Do it!'.

The phone rings, frazzled office worker answers, holds her head in exasperation, she types fast on the keyboard. The pace of the music builds. More stamping papers, typing, answering the phone.

The office worker's actions are speeding up. She reaches for something in the in-tray and knocks it down, papers cascade to the floor.

The office worker screams in frustration.

She picks up the telephone and dials 8 8 8. A zapping sound, she fades from the screen in a white flash, and a binary code appears in her place very faintly. The telephone receiver remains in the air for a second before falling down.

The office worker is in casual clothes on a banana lounge beside a pool. She raises her cocktail, smiles and nods.

Text screen: Eight Hour Day logo. April 2006. Celebrate the 8 hour day by working an 8 hour day! www.8hourday.org.au

Credits: Created by Publicity Works. Thanks to Fiona Harris, Dan Laurence and Leanne Shingles

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